CANDLE MEDIA℠

Overview

Candle Media is a media company based in Los Angeles, co-founded in 2021 by former Disney executives Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs. The company focuses on empowering creators and inspiring audiences through a range of creator-driven brands, franchises, and premium content across various platforms. Since its inception, Candle Media has made significant investments in content companies, acquiring 13 businesses for approximately $4 billion.

Operating as a "house of brands," the company nurtures independent creator intellectual property through a content-community-commerce model. Its portfolio includes subsidiaries such as Moonbug Entertainment, known for children’s properties like CoComelon and Blippi, and Hello Sunshine, Reese Witherspoon’s production company. Candle Media also produces nonfiction content through its Candle True Stories division, with projects like the anthology series Crime Nation. The company emphasizes delivering premium content across streaming services, broadcast, and social platforms, engaging directly with audiences.

Basic Information

Contact Details

• Phone: +1 941-761-4400
• Website: komi.io
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/candlemedia

Key Focus Areas & Initiatives

• Entertainment providers
• Creator-driven content
• Media production
• Audience engagement
• Digital entrepreneurship
• Monetization hub
• All-in-one platform
• Brand partnerships
• Affiliate marketing
• Audience insights
• Content distribution
• Strategic acquisitions
• Children’s entertainment
• Premium content
• Direct-to-consumer
• Content-community-commerce
• Analytics
• User-friendly interface
• Personalized support
• Innovative storytelling
• Multi-platform distribution
• Licensing
• Live events
• Commerce integrations
• Digital marketing
• Influencer collaboration
• Entertainment franchises
• Media conglomerate
• Streaming services
• Social media storytelling
• Web search portals, libraries, archives, and other information services
• Analytics and insights
• Creator economy infrastructure
• Coaching and courses
• Payment processing
• Multi-profile management
• Digital products
• Information technology and services
• Fan engagement tools
• Content selling
• Fan data capture
• Influencer marketing automation
• E-commerce
• Digital media
• Community management
• Digital storefront
• Creator monetization
• Business intelligence
• Services
• Social media integration
• Exclusive content
• Automated content updates
• Data analytics
• Customizable mini-site
• Monetization tools
• Fan data management
• Email marketing
• Multi-platform integration
• Brand collaboration platform
• Influencer marketing
• B2C
• Education
• Consumer products & retail
• Marketing & advertising
• Information technology & services
• Events services
• Consumer internet
• Consumers
• Internet

Technologies Used

• AI
• CloudFlare Hosting
• Cloudflare DNS
• Gmail
• Google Apps
• Remote
• Zendesk

Affiliated Organizations & Regional Branches