Docuseries HBCU Homecomings: The Journey to the
Yard, The HBCU Honors Award Show, and powerful historical
documentary Miami’s Richmond Heights: The Black Shangri-La are now
available to stream for free on Redbox and Crackle
Series are part of an ongoing relationship with
Publicis Media’s APX Content Ventures to create quality content
that elevates diverse voices and storylines
American Family Insurance is a presenting
sponsor of HBCU Homecomings: The Journey to the Yard
Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment (NASDAQ: CSSE) continues
celebrating Black History Month with the premiere of three new
original series. The docuseries HBCU Homecomings: The Journey to
the Yard presented by American Family Insurance, The HBCU Honors
Award Show, and the powerful historical documentary Miami’s
Richmond Heights: The Black Shangri-La are now available to stream
for free through the Redbox and Crackle apps. The titles were
produced by Hip Rock Star, an award-winning, socially-conscious
media production and 360 agency, and are part of an ongoing
relationship with Publicis Media’s APX Content Ventures to create
quality content that elevates diverse voices and storylines.
“We’re thrilled to be working with Hip Rock Star and APX Content
Ventures to bring these amazing series to our viewers,” said Phil
Oppenheim, chief content officer of Chicken Soup for the Soul
Entertainment. “I know our audience will find them inspiring and
insightful.”
“The debut of these highly anticipated series parallel so
harmoniously with the importance of telling and preserving Black
history,” said Jessica Garrett Modkins, CEO and founder of Hip Rock
Star and the docuseries’ executive producer, director, and writer.
“It is our mission to be a catalyst for truth – to provide
intentional documentation of our Black experience. APX’s support of
Black content curators is unprecedented and provides an opportunity
for filmmakers to continue to validate the life experiences of
Black people. Telling these stories and honoring the amazing
individuals in our projects is essential to preserving our history.
I am honored that we can give viewers distinctive, meaningful, and
comprehensive content and entertainment that elevates our unique
experiences, voices, and timeless stories surrounding the Black
community.”
The new series available starting today on Redbox and Crackle
include:
HBCU Homecomings: The Journey to the
Yard
Through narration, interviews, archival photographs, videos, and
much more, HBCU Homecomings: The Journey to the Yard showcases the
exhilarating journey of homecomings at Historically Black Colleges
and Universities (HBCUs). From packing and missed flights to cars
towed and late-night parties, it is all Black joy! An authentic
walk through the HBCU experience and culture, schools featured
include Bethune Cookman University, Florida A&M University,
Grambling State University, Hampton University, Howard University,
North Carolina A&T State University, and Jackson State
University.
The HBCU Honors Award
Show
The inaugural HBCU Honors Award Show showcases the "Who's Who of
HBCUs," and celebrates the best and brightest HBCU alumni across
various industries. The event was held at the Black
Archives-Historic Lyric Theater in Miami, Florida. Emmy
award-winning actress and producer Wendy Raquel Robinson, a Howard
University alumna, hosted the all-star night of Black Excellence.
HBCU Honors salute game-changers, innovators, legends, and
history-makers. The event pays tribute to HBCU alumni who have made
an indelible mark on the Black community and beyond. With recent
HBCU historical firsts, including the inauguration of United States
Vice President Kamala Harris, these institutions of higher learning
have been placed on the world's center stage. Eight esteemed HBCU
alumni were lauded during the awards ceremony who excelled at the
highest levels in aerospace and aviation, business,
entrepreneurship, public service, media, entertainment, and
academia. Visit https://hbcuhonors.org for more information.
Miami’s Richmond Heights: The Black
Shangri-La
Based on the book, "Images of America: Miami's Richmond Heights"
by co-authors Patricia Harper Garrett and The Historical Society's
Founder and Executive Director, Jessica Garrett Modkins, Miami's
Richmond Heights: The Black Shangri-La explores the lives of early
Black World War II veterans in detail and the rationale of the
white developer Captain Frank C. Martin who perpetuated social
change during Jim Crow. Martin made a bold and unpopular decision
in 1949 to build a self-contained community for these veterans. The
documentary introduces the grandchildren of the 1949 Black World
War II veteran homeowners. It explores how the tight-knit community
propelled them to their chosen professions and how the legacy
continues today. The documentary will also take a closer look at
the socioeconomic fabric of this time, segregation, and civil
rights.
Publicis Media’s APX Content Ventures is a next-generation unit
within Publicis Media that seeks to find, fund, and elevate
partners and properties that amplify diverse voices, empower women,
and build community, connection, and trust. APX clients will have
the exclusive opportunity to be featured prominently in the series
via deep brand integrations, custom content, sponsorships, and
other show-adjacent segments. The companies previously came
together to produce the Crackle original series Inside the Black
Box, which features revealing conversations, exciting performances,
workshops, and discussions about race's role in the entertainment
industry.
Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment’s Crackle and Redbox
streaming services are currently distributed through nearly 160
touchpoints in the US on platforms including Amazon Fire TV,
RokuTV, Apple TV, Smart TVs (Samsung, LG, VIZIO), gaming consoles
(PS4 and Xbox One), Plex, iOS, and Android mobile devices and on
desktops at Crackle.com and Redbox.com.
About Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment
Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment (Nasdaq: CSSE) provides
premium content to value-conscious consumers. The company is one of
the largest advertising-supported video-on-demand (AVOD) companies
in the US, with three flagship AVOD streaming services: Redbox,
Crackle, and Chicken Soup for the Soul. In addition, the company
operates Redbox Free Live TV, a free ad-supported streaming
television service (FAST), with over 160 channels as well as a
transaction video on demand (TVOD) service, and a network of
approximately 34,000 kiosks across the US for DVD rentals. To
provide original and exclusive content to its viewers, the company
creates, acquires, and distributes films and TV series through its
Screen Media and Chicken Soup for the Soul TV Group subsidiaries.
Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment is a subsidiary of Chicken
Soup for the Soul, LLC, which publishes the famous books series and
produces super-premium pet food under the Chicken Soup for the Soul
brand name.
About the American Family Insurance Group
Based in Madison, Wisconsin, American Family Insurance
has been serving customers since 1927. We inspire, protect and
restore dreams through our insurance products, exceptional service
from our agency owners and employees, community investment and
creative partnerships to address societal challenges. We act on our
belief in diversity and inclusion by constantly evolving to meet
customer needs and preferences. American Family Insurance group is
the nation’s 12th-largest property/casualty insurance group,
ranking No. 251 on the Fortune 500 list. The group sells American
Family-brand products, primarily through exclusive agency owners in
19 states. The American Family Insurance group also includes
CONNECT, powered by American Family Insurance, The
General, Homesite and Main Street America
Insurance. Across these companies the group has more than
13,000 employees nationwide.
Forward-Looking Statements
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the meaning of the federal securities laws. Forward-looking
statements are statements that are not historical facts. These
statements are based on various assumptions, whether or not
identified in this press release, and on the current expectations
of management and are not predictions of actual performance. Such
assumptions involve a number of known and unknown risks and
uncertainties, including but not limited to our core strategy,
operating income and margin, seasonality, liquidity, including cash
flows from operations, available funds, and access to financing
sources, free cash flows, revenues, net income, profitability,
stock price volatility, future regulatory changes, price changes,
the ability of the Company’s content offerings to achieve market
acceptance, the Company’s success in retaining or recruiting
officers, key employees, or directors, the ability to protect
intellectual property, the ability to complete strategic
acquisitions, the ability to manage growth and integrate acquired
operations, the ability to pay dividends, regulatory or operational
risks, and general market conditions impacting demand for the
Company’s services. For a more complete description of these and
other risks and uncertainties, please refer to Item 1A (Risk
Factors) in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
three- and nine-month period ended September 30, 2022, filed with
the SEC on November 14, 2022. If any of these risks materialize or
our assumptions prove incorrect, actual results could differ
materially from the results implied by the forward-looking
statements contained in this press release. Information regarding
the acquisition of Redbox and related transactions is qualified by
reference to the Company’s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with
the SEC on May 11, 2022 (as amended May 12, 2022), June 6, 2022,
August 12, 2022, and November 14, 2022, and all exhibits filed with
respect to such reports and the aforementioned registration
statement. The forward-looking statements contained in this press
release speak only as of the date hereof and the Company expressly
disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any
updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained
herein to reflect any change in the Company’s expectations with
respect thereto or any change in events, conditions or
circumstances on which any statement is based.
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