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Channel 4 orders Marilyn Manson docu-series

UK/US producer Lightbox, founded by Simon Chinn and Jonathan Chinn is in production on a premium three-part documentary series co-financed by Channel 4 and Fifth Season examining the recent controversy around the rock star Marilyn Manson. Marilyn Manson: Behind the Mask (working title) charts the musician’s rise to fame, significance and role as a counterculture […]

October 11, 2023

Lightbox in production on Bad Host: Hunting the Couchsurfing Predator

UK/US producer Lightbox, founded by Academy Award-winner Simon Chinn and Emmy Award-winner Jonathan Chinn, is in production on a premium three-part documentary series for Sky Documentaries telling the extraordinary story of a group of young women from across the globe who join forces to bring down a predatory Italian policeman. Based on the hit podcast, […]

September 28, 2023

LightBox TV raises £1m in seed funding round

LightBox TV, the AdTech company in the CTV sector, has secured £1 million in a joint funding round led by UK-based FirstPartyCapital and US-based AperiamVentures. Founded in London in 2021, LightBox TV is an independent management solution for media buyers to plan, manage and analyse advertising campaigns across the complex TV media landscape. With walled […]

November 22, 2022

Lightbox exits C4’s Indie Growth Fund

London and LA based production company Lightbox is to exit Channel 4’s Indie Growth Fund (IGF). Lightbox was one of the first companies to join Channel 4’s IGF when it launched in 2014, and has now jointly agreed with Channel 4 to buy back its shares for an undisclosed amount. Channel 4 says the decision […]

February 5, 2021