Courtney Holt, a veteran media and tech exec who joined CoComelon and Blippi producer Moonbug Leisure final February, has been upped to Managing Director, Americas.
He’s changing Andy Yeatman, who’s exiting Moonbug for a yet-to-be-revealed new publish.
Holt will lead the Candle Media-owned firm’s artistic and industrial groups in North America, reporting to René Rechtman, founder and CEO of Moonbug. Holt joined Moonbug as the corporate’s first International Head of Music and Strategic Audio Initiatives, and people duties will proceed in his newly expanded function. After the shuffle, Holt will oversee Moonbug’s originals technique. The corporate, which the Blackstone-backed Candle acquired for $3 billion in 2021, creates and distributes longer-form movie and TV content material by varied international companions.
“As a mum or dad, I’m impressed by Moonbug’s means to craft CoComelon, Blippi and different reveals with creativity and care,” Holt stated in a press launch. “Hundreds of thousands of households love these reveals as a result of they’re enjoyable and enriching. I’m excited to forge new partnerships and amplify present ones so these reveals can resonate with extra households within the area.”
Rechtman saluted Holt’s monitor document of “constructing and scaling media and music applications,” which he stated can be will likely be very important to bringing Moonbug’s manufacturers to the following stage.” He additionally acknowledged Yeatman, saying his “management was essential to our development within the Americas. We’re grateful for his contributions and want him the most effective in his subsequent endeavor.”
Previous to Moonbug, Holt spent three a long time in management roles at Spotify, the place he led their international podcast enterprise, in addition to Disney, Viacom, and Common Music Group.