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Former Showtime CEO Blank joins CuriosityStream Board

CuriosityStream, the independent factual media company reaching more than 13 million paying subscribers worldwide, has appointed entertainment and cable industry pioneer Matthew Blank to its board of directors effective immediately. Blank is the former Chairman and CEO of Showtime Networks, responsible for iconic global franchises including Homeland, Dexter and Billions. The announcement was made by […]

August 26, 2020

CuriosityStream merges to go public

CuriosityStream Inc and Software Acquisition Group, a public special purpose acquisition company, (SPAC), which raised $150 million in November of 2019, announced that they are merging to turn Curiosity Stream into a NASDAQ company. The announcement was made by John Hendricks, Chairman of CuriosityStream, and Jonathan Huberman, Chairman of Software Acquisition Group. The combined company […]

August 11, 2020

CuriosityStream appoints Davis Head of International

CuriosityStream has named international media executive Bakori Davis to the newly created position of Managing Director and Head of International. As the latest executive to join CuriosityStream’s leadership team, Davis will focus on driving the expansion of the popular factual entertainment brand, currently reaching more than 13 million paying subscribers, across all global markets and […]

July 23, 2020

CuriosityStream expands into Sweden

Independent factual media company CuriosityStream and Swedish TV operator Com Hem have announced a new partnership that brings hundreds of hours of world-class nonfiction programming to viewers throughout Sweden. Com Hem subscribers now have access to CuriosityStream’s award-winning original series and specials through its linear service, with SVoD and Comhem Play+ streaming coming soon. The […]

July 8, 2020

Goodwyn joins CuriosityStream

CuriosityStream has named media, entertainment and digital education veteran Bill Goodwyn to the newly created role of Chief Revenue Officer and Executive Vice President of Strategy, Business Development & Partnerships. CuriosityStream President and CEO Clint Stinchcomb, to whom Goodwyn will report, made the announcement. Stinchcomb said: “Imagine if Bill’s fellow Tarheel Michael Jordan returned to […]

July 2, 2020