Ordinary People, Extraordinary Ideas
Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment (Nasdaq: CSSE), a
growing media company building online video-on-demand (“VOD”)
networks that provide video content for all screens, and Edison
Nation, Inc. (Nasdaq: EDNT), a multifaceted ecosystem that fosters
innovation and drives IP, media, and consumer products, today
jointly announced that the 5th season of the Emmy Award–winning
series, Everyday Edisons, will debut exclusively on Crackle, a
leading free streaming platform. The series is set to premiere in
March.
The series originally ran on PBS for four seasons beginning in
2006. Featuring real inventors and their brilliant ideas, the
reboot includes eight new episodes, four judges and 24 new
inventors who are ready to change the world with their ideas.
Everyday Edisons connects inventors with a team of mentors who
provide invaluable advice in advance of their pitch before a panel
of judges.
Bringing the series back are Chris Ferguson, CEO of Edison
Nation, Michael Cable, original series producer and winner of 23
Emmy Awards—including one for Outstanding Educational /
Informational Program for Everyday Edisons—and Louis Foreman, CEO
of Eventys Partners and original series co-creator.
As CEO of Edison Nation, Ferguson is enthusiastic about having
viewers watch the series on Crackle. “With its tremendous audience
reach and reputation for original inspirational reality programming
such as Going from Broke and On Point, Crackle is the perfect home
for Everyday Edisons.”
“We are thrilled to be the exclusive home for Everyday Edisons,”
noted Philippe Guelton, president of Crackle Plus. “There is no
doubt that the series will inspire and entertain Crackle users. It
is part of our constant effort to offer audiences content that is
premium, exclusive, and always free.”
The Everyday Edisons inventors gain insight on how extraordinary
ideas are taken from, for example, a sketch on a napkin to a store
shelf. Each episode features three inventors, each of whom has been
coached by Everyday Edisons mentors including 2019 PBA Player of
the Year Jason Belmonte. The mentors offer expert advice and help
the inventors refine their pitch before presenting their unique
idea to a panel of respected industry professionals. The panel
includes Foreman, Ferguson, and Kelly Bagla, CEO of Go Legal
Yourself, as lead judges. A fourth guest judge will appear in each
of the episodes, including the following:
- Lily Winnail—Winnail is a mompreneur, CEO and founder of
Padalily.
- Brian Fried—A successful inventor himself, Fried mentors and
represents "Individual Inventors" to "Celebrities" at all stages of
the invention process and is known as the Inventor Coach.
- Tiffany Norwood— Norwood is a serial entrepreneur, global
speaker and inventor who raised $670 million to fund WorldSpace,
the first ever global digital satellite radio start-up.
- Fred Cary— Cary is a senior executive, strategic consultant,
attorney and investment banker. He is also the co-founder of
IdeaPros.
- Howie Busch—Serial Inventor and Founder of DudeRobe (as seen on
Shark Tank).
One winner will be announced at the end of each episode. This
inventor will receive a monetary prize of $5,000 plus a chance to
work with Edison Nation to bring their product to market.
Michael Cable, producer of Everyday Edisons, notes, “When
Everyday Edisons first premiered in 2006, there was no other
program like it. It is the original ‘pitch’ program and has
launched many successful inventions. The new series will showcase a
number of incredible new ideas and we are excited to be working
with many of these inventors to bring their ‘baby’ to the
marketplace.”
This season will showcase various products ranging from new oral
care products for individuals with disabilities to innovative new
shovels, blow dryer accessories, 3-dimensional playing cards,
customizable blankets, and more.
While viewers wait for the premiere of season 5, they catch up
on season 4 of Everyday Edisons for FREE on CRACKLE starting
today.
“Nobody has been more committed to supporting the inventor
community in a fair and meaningful way than Edison Nation,” notes
Ferguson. “We continue to support the inventor community in a
myriad of ways that will enable them to bring their innovations to
market.”
Leading up to the premiere of the new season, Edison Nation is
opening a series of new product searches to make its services
available to more innovators. By submitting ideas to these
searches, innovators will be placed under consideration to compete
on the next season of Everyday Edisons.
Founded in 2008, Edison Nation has been connecting inventors
with companies as a means of bringing worthwhile, innovative
products to market. The team at Edison Nation uses a proven
approach to commercialize each product idea and is responsible for
the introduction and success of numerous products in daily use
today.
For more information, please visit edisonnation.com or
everydayedisons.com.
About Edison Nation, Inc.
Edison Nation, Inc. (Nasdaq: EDNT), is a multifaceted ecosystem
which fosters innovation and drives IP, media and consumer
products. Edison Nation offers innovation sourcing, product design,
sales, manufacturing, and fulfillment services. Edison Nation’s
model is to source innovative ideas to launch internally or license
to brand partners. Edison Nation hopes to leverage its television
property, Everyday Edisons, to become the recognized leader in the
innovator community. For more information, please visit
www.edisonnation.com.
About Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Inc.
Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSSE)
(the “Company”) is a growing media company building and acquiring
streaming video-on-demand networks (VOD) that provide content for
all screens. The Company owns a majority stake in Crackle Plus, a
joint venture with Sony Pictures Television, which owns and
operates a variety of ad-supported and subscription-based VOD
networks including Crackle, Popcornflix, Popcornflix Kids, Truli,
Pivotshare, Españolflix and FrightPix. The Company also acquires
and distributes video content through its Screen Media subsidiary
and produces long and short-form original content through Landmark
Studio Group, its Chicken Soup for the Soul Originals division and
through APlus.com. Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment is a
subsidiary of Chicken Soup for the Soul, LLC, which publishes the
famous book series and produces super-premium pet food under the
Chicken Soup for the Soul brand name.
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About Crackle
Crackle is a leading free to use video entertainment network
featuring full length movies, TV series and original programming.
It is available on a wide variety of platforms including connected
TVs, mobile devices, set top boxes, video game consoles and online
at www.crackle.com. Crackle is one of seven AVOD networks in
Crackle Plus, a Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment company.
Crackle Plus owned and operated networks boast approximately 10
million monthly active users, 49,000 combined hours of programming,
1 billion minutes streamed monthly and 90+ content
partnerships.
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involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements are
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Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment’s Annual Report on Form
10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 1,
2019, as amended April 30, 2019 and June 4, 2019) and uncertainties
which could cause actual results to differ from the forward-looking
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Investor Relations: FOR EDISON NATION: Aimee Carroll
Phone: (484) 893-0060 Email: Investors@edisonnation.com
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