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Screen Media, a Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment (Nasdaq: CSSE) company, announced today the acquisi on of all ad-supported rights to Men of West Hol- lywood, a 10-part unscripted docuseries from Get Me Out Produc ons that follows the lives, drama and rela onships of six men in West Hollywood. The series will premiere as a Crackle Original on January 20. Meet six of the biggest male socialites in West Hollywood: "Mr. California" David Barta, a model and personal trainer; Jus n Jedlica, a plas c surgery consultant, known around the world as the "human ken doll"; Darren Tieste, a celebrity photographer; Murray Swanby, a club promotor and top underwear model; Brennen Taylor, a You- Tube star; and Landon We erstrom, a lux- ury property owner. These men, along with their boyfriends and girlfriends, give a glimpse into their lavish Los Angeles lifestyle, making their way through WeHo's ho est par es and glamorous red carpets with drama at every turn. The series also fea- tures Nick Masc, Hannah Coehlo and Laron Seals. "We're thrilled to bring Men of West Hollywood and all of its excitement and drama to Crackle's audience. It's been a pleasure collabora ng with Screen Media on this project, and we can't wait for viewers to en- joy," said Akim Anastopoulo, President & CEO and Sco Emmer, Head of Acquisi ons & Sales of Get Me Out Produc ons. Screen Media's Seth Needle added, "Screen Media was instantly enamored with Men of West Holly- wood, a vibrant, charming reality series full of engag- ing characters and nonstop, highly-bingeable enter- tainment." Men of West Hollywood was created, co-directed and execu ve produced by Hali Anastopoulo. The series was co-directed, and execu ve produced by Akim Anastopoulo. Sydney K. edited and produced. Seth Needle, EVP of Global Acquisi ons and Co-Pro- duc ons at Screen Media nego ated the deal with Akim Anastopoulo on behalf of the produc on. About Screen Media Ventures, LLC Screen Media Ventures, LLC, a Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment (Nasdaq: CSSE) company, ac- quires the rights to high quality, independent televi- sion series and feature films. Screen Media Ventures acquires worldwide rights for distribu on through theatrical, home video, pay-per-view, free, cable and pay television, video-on-demand, and new digital media pla orms. The company acquires AVOD rights for third party networks and is the main supplier of content for Crackle Plus and other Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment proper es. With a library of over 1,500 television series and mo on pictures, Screen Media Ventures is one of the largest indepen- dent suppliers of high-quality tv series and mo on pictures to U.S. and interna onal broadcast markets, cable networks, home video outlets and new media venues. For more informa on, visit: www.screenme- dia.net. About Crackle Plus Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Inc. (Nas- daq: CSSE) operates streaming video-on-demand networks (VOD). The company owns Crackle Plus, 18 |Diversity Rules Magazine | Dec 2021 Screen Media Acquires Men of West Hollywood Unscripted Docuseries to Premiere as Crackle Original on January 20

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