UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 28, 2019

 

Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Delaware		001-38125		81- 2560811
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

132 E. Putnam Avenue, Floor 2W, Cos Cob, CT		06807
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (855) 398-0443

 

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company x

 

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Item 7.01

Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

On March 28, 2019, Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Inc. (the “Company”) published an infographic in connection with a new streaming video joint venture to be branded “Crackle Plus”. A copy of the infographic is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

The information furnished under this Item 7.01, including the exhibit related thereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any disclosure document of the Company, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such document.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

 

(d)       Exhibits:

 

	Exhibit	Description
	99.1	Infographic.

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

Dated: March 28, 2019	CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL
	ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
	By:	/s/ William J. Rouhana, Jr.
		Name: William J. Rouhana, Jr
		Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

The All New Crackle Plus Leading free AVOD service in the U.S. 10M 26M+ MONTHLY ACTIVE USERSPLUS AD REP NETWORK REGISTERED USERS 90+ 100+ 1.3B+ CONTENT PARTNERSHIPS 38K+COMBINED HOURS OF PROGRAMMING VOD NETWORKS MINUTES STREAMED IN JANUARY 2019 A Clear Strategic Fit + Scaled direct-to-consumer offering Robust content library oMonthly audience of nearly 10 million active users on owned-and-operated networksoPlus, millions more on ad rep networko7 online networks: Crackle, Popcornflix, Popcornflix Kids, Popcornflix Comedy, Espanolflix, Frightpix and TrulioSVOD networks through Pivotshare Access to library assets from Sony PicturesTelevision, CSS Entertainment's original programsand Screen Media Ventures 90+ content partners Includes Crackle Original programming Growth strategy Offerings for advertising partners Scale enables advertisers to reach broad audience Over 26 million registered users enables unique targetingfor advertisers Serves billions of ad impressions for advertisers andagencies Continued aggressive rollup of AVODnetworks Niche rollout of SVOD networks usingPivotshare technology