Oaktree Acquires FilmRise and Merges It with Shout! Studios to Form Radial Entertainment
July 1, 2025
Funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. acquired FilmRise and merged it with existing portfolio company Shout! Studios to create Radial Entertainment, a combined film and TV distribution, production, and streaming platform. The new company unites complementary content libraries (roughly 70,000 titles) and leadership from both businesses to scale distribution, streaming (FAST/AVOD), and monetization capabilities across paid, hybrid and ad-supported tiers.
- Buyers
- Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.
- Targets
- FilmRise, Shout! Studios
- Platforms
- Shout! Studios
- Industry
- Media & Entertainment
- Location
- New York, United States
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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