Red Seat Ventures Acquires Supercast

Fox Corporation Acquires Red Seat Ventures

February 10, 2025

Media & Entertainment

Fox Corporation has acquired Red Seat Ventures, a creator-economy digital media company that produces podcasts, subscription products and live events. Red Seat will operate independently within Fox's Tubi Media Group; financial terms were not disclosed.

Simply.TV Acquires Red Bee Media’s Content Discovery Business; Summit Partners Takes Majority Growth Stake in Simply.TV

April 2, 2025

Media & Entertainment

Simply.TV has acquired Red Bee Media’s Content Discovery Business to accelerate its expansion into the U.S. market. In conjunction with the acquisition, Simply.TV secured a majority growth equity investment from Summit Partners, marking its first institutional funding and supporting further global growth.

Skillshare Acquires Superpeer's Operating Assets

March 13, 2024

Education

Skillshare has acquired the technology and key operating assets of creator-platform Superpeer to expand its marketplace beyond on-demand classes into live sessions, 1-on-1s, and other creator monetization tools. Superpeer’s co-founder Fatih Acet will join Skillshare to lead development as the companies integrate Superpeer’s offerings into Skillshare’s learning ecosystem.

Cast & Crew Acquires Backstage Holdings

February 1, 2022

Media & Entertainment

Cast & Crew has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Backstage Holdings, the subscription-based talent marketplace and content-creation platform. The acquisition (financed with cash and stock) brings Backstage's marketplaces and creative tools into Cast & Crew's end-to-end production platform, expanding capabilities across talent, payroll, HR, finance and creative workflow; Backstage will continue to operate as a distinct brand under existing leadership.

SuperAwesome Acquires Starglow Media

January 13, 2026

Media & Entertainment

SuperAwesome has acquired Starglow Media, an independent kids and family audio content network that delivers over 120 million annual listens across 45+ shows. The deal expands SuperAwesome's cross-channel youth engagement offering by adding audio capabilities and positions Starglow to scale monetization and brand-safe advertising across kids and family audio.

PrestoSports Acquires SuperFan, Inc.

September 27, 2021

Software

PrestoSports, the college-athletics SaaS platform within Clubessential Holdings, has acquired SuperFan, Inc., a Louisville-based mobile fan engagement, fundraising and electronic ticketing platform. The acquisition expands PrestoSports' athletic-network suite by adding fan engagement, fundraising and ticketing capabilities for college and high-school athletic programs.