Seth Needle
US distributor Screen Media, owned by Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, has promoted Seth Needle to exec VP of global acquisitions and coproductions and hired Katharyn Howe as VP of the same department.
Needle has worked at Screen Media for 10 years as senior VP of global acquisitions and coproductions. He oversees all acquisition efforts at the company, including product for domestic new releases and foreign sales, as well as all programming on streaming platform Crackle Plus, in addition to overseeing Screen Media’s copro efforts.
In her new role, Howe will report to Needle and will be responsible for continuing the company’s acquisitions and production efforts, while also managing the department’s staff, including creative executive Conor McAdam and acquisition managers Brendan Murray and Logan Taylor.