Radial Entertainment: Forging a Content Distribution Giant

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In this episode, we feature Garson Foos, CEO of Radial Entertainment, a company recently formed by the merger of Shout! Studios and FilmRise. Garson discusses the deal, the diverse content libraries of both companies, and the vision for the new entity. He highlights that the merger combines the best of both worlds in film and TV distribution.

We’ve got such a broad array of content that there’s so many categories that we can make that make sense in [FAST channels] … now we are bringing these two libraries from [Shout] and [FilmRise] together and we’ve got all the bases covered.

Podcast Chapters

Start Time Chapter Title
00:00 Introduction to Radial Entertainment and Recent Merger
06:02 Diversity of Content and Libraries
12:18 Business Model and Revenue Streams
18:24 Expansion into Co-Productions and International Markets
26:31 Localization and AI Opportunities
32:53 Future Plans and Growth Strategies

It’s very much a merger of equals and taking best practices from each side to put it together to be an even better company than the two companies [Shout] and [FilmRise] could have been separately.

Key Takeaways:

  • Radial Entertainment was formed by the merger of Shout and FilmRise, which is described as a “merger of equals.”
  • The combined company holds a diverse library of over 70,000 films and TV episodes.
  • Their business model relies on multiple revenue streams, with the largest coming from the FAST and AVOD businesses.
  • The company, with the support of Oak Tree Capital Management, plans to grow through acquisitions of other companies and content.
  • They are expanding into new content formats, such as distributing content from YouTube creators and video podcasts, while also focusing on international growth.

Sound Bites:

  • “We’ve got all the bases covered between the two companies, best in class distribution capability in all these revenue streams.”
  • “We don’t rely on movie theaters for our distribution. We’re really a direct-to-consumer business.”
  • “To me, it just always goes back to the content. That content always wins out.”
  • “The more places that you put things up, the more business that you do.”
  • “You hear mixed things about private equity, but these guys are both really incredible, hard-driving business people and really good people.”

Future Plans and Growth Strategies

  • The company is actively looking to acquire more content libraries, channels, and international companies.
  • Radial plans to expand its co-production business, especially in the true crime genre.
  • They are focusing on distributing content from YouTube creators and video podcasts to other streaming platforms.
  • International expansion is a key focus, with particular interest in the UK and Germany.
  • The company is even considering potential acquisitions in production and technical infrastructure.

About Radial Entertainment

Radial Entertainment is a global content distribution company formed by the merger of Shout and FilmRise. Backed by Oak Tree Capital Management, the company boasts a diverse library of over 70,000 movies and episodes. Radial Entertainment aims to be a premier distribution platform, providing content across various channels including FAST, AVOD, TVOD, and physical media. Garson Foos serves as the company’s CEO.

Why Partner With Radial Entertainment?

  • The company has a massive library of over 70,000 films and TV episodes from both Shout and FilmRise.
  • Radial Entertainment provides comprehensive, best-in-class distribution across multiple platforms, including FAST, AVOD, TVOD, and physical goods.
  • Backed by Oak Tree Capital Management, the company is actively seeking to acquire more content libraries, channels, and companies.
  • Radial is expanding into emerging content, co-producing new factual programming and distributing content from YouTube creators and video podcasts.
  • The company has a strong operational infrastructure and a collaborative work environment with low employee turnover.

Projects Mentioned in the Podcast

21 Jump Street, Battle Beyond the Stars, Dark Crystal, Dick Van Dyke show, Forensic Files, Gordon Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares, Halloween, Hardboiled, Heartland, Hot Ones, Hunter, John Woo movies, Johnny Carson Tonight Show, Labyrinth, Piranha, Preston Playz, Princess Mononoke, The Greatest American Hero, The Killer, The Rifleman, Unsolved Mysteries, Unspeakable, Untold Stories of the ER, World’s Most Evil Killers

In Conversation With

Garson Foos Radial Entertainment Shout Studios
Garson Foos
CEO at Radial Entertainment

Garson Foos is the CEO of Radial Entertainment, a company formed from the merger of Shout and FilmRise. With a career spanning nearly 40 years, he has a long history in the music, film, and TV industries.

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