Goldston will serve as President of the new group.
Mayer and Staggs held senior executive posts at Disney during Goldstons tenure at ABC.
They launched Candle in 2021 with backing from private equity firm Blackstone.
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Initial investments have included the acquisition of Moonbug Entertainment and a significant stake in Reese Witherspoons Hello Sunshine.
Along with daily news programming, he oversaw podcast and documentary projects for Hulu and Disney+.
Im thrilled to work with this brilliant group to create premium content based on the most compelling true-life stories.
Last year he also brought his story-telling acumen to producing the January 6 hearings in Washington DC.
Aquitanias extensive development slate will join Goldston and his team at Candle Media.
We look forward to working with him to integrate and expand these capabilities as part of Candle.
