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Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment’s Screen Media Acquires Documentary ‘Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road’

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Tuesday, September 28, 2021

COS COB, Conn., Sept. 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment (Nasdaq: CSSE) announced today Screen Medias acquisition of all North American rights to Ley Line Entertainments feature documentary Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road.

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  • COS COB, Conn., Sept. 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment (Nasdaq: CSSE) announced today Screen Medias acquisition of all North American rights to Ley Line Entertainments feature documentary Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road.
  • Screen Media is incredibly excited to bring his legendary musical journey to audiences across the country, said Screen Media in a statement.
  • The company also acquires and distributes video content through its Screen Media subsidiary and produces original long and short-form content through Landmark Studio Group, Chicken Soup for the Soul Unscripted, APlus.com and Halcyon Television.
  • Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment is a subsidiary of Chicken Soup for the Soul, LLC, which publishes the famous book series and produces super-premium pet food under the Chicken Soup for the Soul brand name.

Puppeteer Caroll Spinney Announces Retirement from Sesame Street

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Wednesday, October 17, 2018

NEW YORK, Oct. 17, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Puppeteer Caroll Spinney today announced that he is stepping down from the roles of Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, which he has performed on Sesame Street since its 1969 premiere.

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  • NEW YORK, Oct. 17, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Puppeteer Caroll Spinney today announced that he is stepping down from the roles of Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, which he has performed on Sesame Street since its 1969 premiere.
  • Spinney even met his wife of 45 years, Debra, on the Sesame Street set in 1973.
  • "Caroll has been one of the leading lights of Sesame Street from the very beginning," said Joan Ganz Cooney, co-founder of Sesame Workshop.
  • Sesame Workshop is the nonprofit media and educational organization behind Sesame Street, the pioneering television show that has been reaching and teaching children since 1969.