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'''Paul Scanlan''' is an American entrepreneur and co-founder and CEO of Legion M, the world’s first fan-owned entertainment company<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.forbes.com/sites/simonthompson/2016/03/09/seth-green-among-the-backers-of-hollywoods-first-fan-owned-entertainment-company/#4a5dfabe4700|title=Seth Green Among The Backers Of Hollywood's First Fan-Owned Entertainment Company|last=Thompson|first=Simon|work=Forbes|access-date=2018-04-24|language=en}}</ref>.  Scanlan is also the co-founder of [[MobiTV]],  one of the first companies to stream live and on-demand TV to mobile devices.
'''Paul Scanlan''' is an American entrepreneur and co-founder and CEO of Legion M, the world’s first fan-owned entertainment company<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.forbes.com/sites/simonthompson/2016/03/09/seth-green-among-the-backers-of-hollywoods-first-fan-owned-entertainment-company/#4a5dfabe4700|title=Seth Green Among The Backers Of Hollywood's First Fan-Owned Entertainment Company|last=Thompson|first=Simon|work=Forbes|access-date=2018-04-24|language=en}}</ref>.  Scanlan is also the co-founder of [[MobiTV]],  one of the first companies to stream live and on-demand TV to mobile devices.

Scanlan, along with business partner and [[MobiTV]] co-founder Jeff Annison, founded Legion M  in 2016 as the industry’s first fan-owned media company<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-legion-m-startup-20160701-snap-story.html|title=Legion M, a fan-owned entertainment company, gives viewers a say for $7 a share|last=Hersko|first=Tyler|website=latimes.com|access-date=2018-04-24}}</ref>. Legion M is the first entertainment studio that allows fans to invest in and be part of the creation of new movies, television shows, virtual reality and other pieces of entertainment content<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-legion-m-startup-20160701-snap-story.html|title=Legion M, a fan-owned entertainment company, gives viewers a say for $7 a share|last=Hersko|first=Tyler|website=latimes.com|access-date=2018-04-24}}</ref>. The company has raised $3 million in funding from more than 7,000 fan owners as of March 2018<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Legion-M-and-Electric-Entertainment-Team-Up-on-Upcoming-Thriller-BAD-SAMARITAN-20180222|title=Legion M and Electric Entertainment Team Up on Upcoming Thriller BAD SAMARITAN|last=Desk|first=TV News|access-date=2018-04-24|language=en}}</ref>. It drives revenue through partnerships with creators, independent filmmakers, and established Hollywood studios<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bleedingcool.com/2018/03/24/david-tennant-bad-samaritan-wondercon/|title=David Tennant Reacts to Fans Reacting to David Tennant in Bad Samaritan Trailer During Legion M Wondercon Panel - Bleeding Cool News And Rumors|date=2018-03-24|work=Bleeding Cool News And Rumors|access-date=2018-04-24|language=en-US}}</ref>. The first major release backed by the company, ''Colossal'', starring Anne Hathaway and Jason Sudeikis, premiered in 2017<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://variety.com/2017/biz/spotlight/legion-m-transforms-the-face-of-media-start-ups-1202497902/|title=Legion M Transforms the Face of Media Start-Ups|last=Tedder|first=Michael|date=2017-07-18|work=Variety|access-date=2018-04-24|language=en-US}}</ref>.

Individuals can invest as little as $100 to retain an ownership stake<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20160316/FREE/160319951/advisers-take-heed-investment-crowdfunding-coming-soon-to-a-client|title=Advisers take heed: Investment crowdfunding coming soon to a client near you|last=Benjamin|first=Jeff|website=www.investmentnews.com|access-date=2018-04-24}}</ref>. The Legion, the name for the collective group of owners, pitches, produces and promotes the film’s projects<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-legion-m-startup-20160701-snap-story.html|title=Legion M, a fan-owned entertainment company, gives viewers a say for $7 a share|last=Hersko|first=Tyler|website=latimes.com|access-date=2018-04-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://filmdaily.co/news/legion-m-leading-content-revolution/|title=How Legion M is leading a content revolution - Film Daily|date=2018-03-05|work=Film Daily|access-date=2018-04-24|language=en-US}}</ref>. Legion M’s crowdfunding model was made possible after the SEC passed Title IV of the JOBS Act, allowing non-accredited investors to make investments in small businesses<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.fastcocreate.com/3057606/introducing-the-worlds-first-fan-owned-entertainment-company|title=Introducing “The World’s First Fan-Owned Entertainment Company”|date=2016-03-09|work=Fast Company|access-date=2018-04-24|language=en-US}}</ref>. Owners are invited to private shareholder meetings and profit directly from the projects<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bleedingcool.com/2018/03/24/david-tennant-bad-samaritan-wondercon/|title=David Tennant Reacts to Fans Reacting to David Tennant in Bad Samaritan Trailer During Legion M Wondercon Panel - Bleeding Cool News And Rumors|date=2018-03-24|work=Bleeding Cool News And Rumors|access-date=2018-04-24|language=en-US}}</ref>. Individuals can become a member of Legion M at no cost to gain access to opportunities such as the Legion M Scout Program, which allows the community to help find and evaluate projects. Members are also invited to meetups and events, such as the Legion M lounge at Sundance Film Festival<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://filmdaily.co/news/legion-m-leading-content-revolution/|title=How Legion M is leading a content revolution - Film Daily|date=2018-03-05|work=Film Daily|access-date=2018-04-24|language=en-US}}</ref>.

As of 2017, Legion M had a community of roughly 12,000 members and stated its long-term goal to attract 1 million fans as shareholders of the company<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://variety.com/2017/biz/spotlight/legion-m-transforms-the-face-of-media-start-ups-1202497902/|title=Legion M Transforms the Face of Media Start-Ups|last=Tedder|first=Michael|date=2017-07-18|work=Variety|access-date=2018-04-24|language=en-US}}</ref>. Less than two years after launch, the global community has since grown to more than 30,000 members, including it’s more than 7,000 fan-owners<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.anenglishmaninsandiego.com/newsfromtheverse/movies/wondercon-2018-legion-m-dan-berry-in-conversation-with-paul-scanlan-and-news-on-new-projects|title=WonderCon 2018: Legion M (Dan Berry In Conversation with Paul Scanlan) and news on new projects|date=2018-04-03|work=An Englishman In San Diego|access-date=2018-04-24|language=en-GB}}</ref>.

Advisors of the company include Stoopid Buddy Stoodios (“Robot Chicken,” “Supermansion”); Neon’s and Alamo Drafthouse’s Tim League; president of Legendary Digital Networks Adam Rymer; and head of comedy TV at Sony Scott Landsman<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://variety.com/2017/biz/spotlight/legion-m-transforms-the-face-of-media-start-ups-1202497902/|title=Legion M Transforms the Face of Media Start-Ups|last=Tedder|first=Michael|date=2017-07-18|work=Variety|access-date=2018-04-24|language=en-US}}</ref>.

''Mandy,'' starring Nicolas Cage, premiered at Sundance Film Festival in 2018 and was named one of the “12 Best Movies of the 2018 Festival” by ''IndieWire''<ref>{{Citation|last=Cosmatos|first=Panos|title=Mandy|date=2018-01-19|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt6998518/|others=Nicolas Cage, Andrea Riseborough, Linus Roache|accessdate=2018-04-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.indiewire.com/2018/01/sundance-2018-best-movies-mandy-wildlife-sorry-to-bother-you-1201922134/|title=Sundance 2018: The 12 Best Movies of This Year’s Festival|last=Harris|first=Eric Kohn,Kate Erbland,David Ehrlich,Anne Thompson,Steve Greene,Dana|date=2018-01-28|work=IndieWire|access-date=2018-04-24|language=en-US}}</ref>. This is the first project from the company’s Legion Midnight series, which seeks to produce “dark, offbeat, or even strange” projects that attract passionate audiences<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://legionm.com/shareholder-updates/2017/11/28/introducing-legion-midnight|title=Introducing Legion Midnight|work=Legion M|access-date=2018-04-24|language=en-US}}</ref>. ''Bad Samaritan'', a thriller starring David Tennant and directed and produced by Dean Devlin, will hit theaters on May 4th, 2018<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://gogeekgirl.com/interview-paul-scanlan-legion-m/|title=GoGeekGirl Exclusive Interview: Paul Scanlan of Legion M - GoGeekGirl|date=2018-04-01|work=GoGeekGirl|access-date=2018-04-24|language=en-US}}</ref>. The company also produced a virtual reality interview series with Kevin Smith and Stan Lee called “Icons: Face to Face,” in which participants are able to experience a virtual interview with Lee<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.fastcompany.com/3069267/with-icons-legion-m-is-creating-pop-culture-time-capsules-and-pushing-vrs-limits|title=With “Icons,” Legion M Is Creating Pop-Culture Time Capsules And Pushing VR’s Limits|date=2017-03-29|work=Fast Company|access-date=2018-04-24|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.smartmeetings.com/technology/100487/event-tech-expect-comic-con|title=Futuristic Event Tech to Expect at Comic-Con 2017 {{!}} Smart Meetings|date=2017-07-11|work=Smart Meetings|access-date=2018-04-24|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-legion-m-startup-20160701-snap-story.html|title=Legion M, a fan-owned entertainment company, gives viewers a say for $7 a share|last=Hersko|first=Tyler|website=latimes.com|access-date=2018-04-24}}</ref>.

'''MobiTV'''

Scanlan partnered with Phillip Alvelda and Jeff Annison to found MobiTV (originally known as Idetic) in 1999. His first role was VP of marketing, moving to the position of chief operating officer in 2005 and then president in 2007<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.multichannel.com/news/mobitv-announces-top-management-changes-300804https://www.multichannel.com/news/mobitv-announces-top-management-changes-300804|title=MobiTV Announces Top-Management Changes|work=Multichannel|access-date=2018-04-24|language=en-us}}</ref>. He has also been a member of the board since inception<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bloomberg.com/profiles/people/17312448-paul-m-scanlan|title=Paul Scanlan, Mobitv Inc: Profile & Biography|website=Bloomberg|language=en|access-date=2018-04-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mobitv.com/leadership/|title=Our Team – MOBITV|website=www.mobitv.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-04-24}}</ref>.

At its peak, MobiTV’s mobile live television service had 7 million subscribers across 350 handheld devices and 20 different carrier networks. Scanlan and MobiTV secured partnerships with ESPN, ABC, NBC, Discovery, Sprint and AT&T<ref>{{Cite journal|date=2005-06-13|title=Cable nets find traveling companions: partnerships make channels of content mobile.(BroadbandWeek: Advanced Technologies for Video, Voice and Data Services)(MobiTV)|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-133369285.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=0VBxzGWNDx0C&pg=PA219&lpg=PA219&dq=Paul+Scanlan&source=bl&ots=DZm12jF_Pi&sig=HZDqx584Q_RfkOKS6Ale1khJ-oo&hl=en&sa=X&ei=LqslVNTyL4qHyAT894CYCg&ved=0CEAQ6AEwBzg8#v=onepage&q=Paul%20Scanlan&f=false|title=Venture Capitalists at Work: How VCs Identify and Build Billion-Dollar Successes|last=Shah|first=Tarang|last2=Shah|first2=Sheetal|date=2011-11-16|publisher=Apress|isbn=9781430238379|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2010/06/29/mobitv-iphone-app/|title=The #WorldCup Drives 1 Million Downloads Of MobiTV iPhone App – TechCrunch|website=techcrunch.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-04-24}}</ref>. Scanlan has also helped to raise more than $100 million in investment for the company<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=2gcU1zLwkmQC&pg=PA388&dq=Paul+Scanlan&hl=en&sa=X&ei=gKslVPuJNND2yQStr4DgAg#v=onepage&q=Paul%20Scanlan&f=false|title=Media Now, 2010 Update: Understanding Media, Culture, and Technology, Enhanced|last=Straubhaar|first=Joseph|last2=LaRose|first2=Robert|last3=Davenport|first3=Lucinda|date=2009-07-28|publisher=Cengage Learning|isbn=0495570087|language=en}}</ref>.

In 2005, Scanlan and his team were awarded an Emmy for Technical Achievement in Advancing Television<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/tech/products/services/2005-09-27-mobitv_x.htm|title=USATODAY.com - TV on cellphones? Funny but profitable|website=usatoday30.usatoday.com|access-date=2018-04-24}}</ref>. ''Forbes'' published in 2011 that “With tablets and smart phones hitting critical mass, the revolution very well could be televised... on small screens. And Paul Scanlan deserves a lot of credit for tuning in early.”<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelhumphrey/2010/12/10/names-you-need-to-know-in-2011-paul-scanlan-of-mobitv/2/#3c91b27e616b|title=Names You Need to Know in 2011: Paul Scanlan of MobiTV|last=Humphrey|first=Michael|work=Forbes|access-date=2018-04-24|language=en}}</ref>

Revision as of 03:49, 24 April 2018

Paul Scanlan is an American entrepreneur and co-founder and CEO of Legion M, the world’s first fan-owned entertainment company[1].  Scanlan is also the co-founder of MobiTV,  one of the first companies to stream live and on-demand TV to mobile devices.

Scanlan, along with business partner and MobiTV co-founder Jeff Annison, founded Legion M  in 2016 as the industry’s first fan-owned media company[2]. Legion M is the first entertainment studio that allows fans to invest in and be part of the creation of new movies, television shows, virtual reality and other pieces of entertainment content[3]. The company has raised $3 million in funding from more than 7,000 fan owners as of March 2018[4]. It drives revenue through partnerships with creators, independent filmmakers, and established Hollywood studios[5]. The first major release backed by the company, Colossal, starring Anne Hathaway and Jason Sudeikis, premiered in 2017[6].

Individuals can invest as little as $100 to retain an ownership stake[7]. The Legion, the name for the collective group of owners, pitches, produces and promotes the film’s projects[8][9]. Legion M’s crowdfunding model was made possible after the SEC passed Title IV of the JOBS Act, allowing non-accredited investors to make investments in small businesses[10]. Owners are invited to private shareholder meetings and profit directly from the projects[11]. Individuals can become a member of Legion M at no cost to gain access to opportunities such as the Legion M Scout Program, which allows the community to help find and evaluate projects. Members are also invited to meetups and events, such as the Legion M lounge at Sundance Film Festival[12].

As of 2017, Legion M had a community of roughly 12,000 members and stated its long-term goal to attract 1 million fans as shareholders of the company[13]. Less than two years after launch, the global community has since grown to more than 30,000 members, including it’s more than 7,000 fan-owners[14].

Advisors of the company include Stoopid Buddy Stoodios (“Robot Chicken,” “Supermansion”); Neon’s and Alamo Drafthouse’s Tim League; president of Legendary Digital Networks Adam Rymer; and head of comedy TV at Sony Scott Landsman[15].

Mandy, starring Nicolas Cage, premiered at Sundance Film Festival in 2018 and was named one of the “12 Best Movies of the 2018 Festival” by IndieWire[16][17]. This is the first project from the company’s Legion Midnight series, which seeks to produce “dark, offbeat, or even strange” projects that attract passionate audiences[18]. Bad Samaritan, a thriller starring David Tennant and directed and produced by Dean Devlin, will hit theaters on May 4th, 2018[19]. The company also produced a virtual reality interview series with Kevin Smith and Stan Lee called “Icons: Face to Face,” in which participants are able to experience a virtual interview with Lee[20][21][22].

MobiTV

Scanlan partnered with Phillip Alvelda and Jeff Annison to found MobiTV (originally known as Idetic) in 1999. His first role was VP of marketing, moving to the position of chief operating officer in 2005 and then president in 2007[23]. He has also been a member of the board since inception[24][25].

At its peak, MobiTV’s mobile live television service had 7 million subscribers across 350 handheld devices and 20 different carrier networks. Scanlan and MobiTV secured partnerships with ESPN, ABC, NBC, Discovery, Sprint and AT&T[26][27][28]. Scanlan has also helped to raise more than $100 million in investment for the company[29].

In 2005, Scanlan and his team were awarded an Emmy for Technical Achievement in Advancing Television[30]. Forbes published in 2011 that “With tablets and smart phones hitting critical mass, the revolution very well could be televised... on small screens. And Paul Scanlan deserves a lot of credit for tuning in early.”[31]

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  8. ^ Hersko, Tyler. "Legion M, a fan-owned entertainment company, gives viewers a say for $7 a share". latimes.com. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
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  12. ^ "How Legion M is leading a content revolution - Film Daily". Film Daily. 2018-03-05. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  13. ^ Tedder, Michael (2017-07-18). "Legion M Transforms the Face of Media Start-Ups". Variety. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
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  15. ^ Tedder, Michael (2017-07-18). "Legion M Transforms the Face of Media Start-Ups". Variety. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
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  20. ^ "With "Icons," Legion M Is Creating Pop-Culture Time Capsules And Pushing VR's Limits". Fast Company. 2017-03-29. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  21. ^ "Futuristic Event Tech to Expect at Comic-Con 2017 | Smart Meetings". Smart Meetings. 2017-07-11. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
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  23. ^ "MobiTV Announces Top-Management Changes". Multichannel. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  24. ^ "Paul Scanlan, Mobitv Inc: Profile & Biography". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  25. ^ "Our Team – MOBITV". www.mobitv.com. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  26. ^ "Cable nets find traveling companions: partnerships make channels of content mobile.(BroadbandWeek: Advanced Technologies for Video, Voice and Data Services)(MobiTV)". 2005-06-13. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  27. ^ Shah, Tarang; Shah, Sheetal (2011-11-16). Venture Capitalists at Work: How VCs Identify and Build Billion-Dollar Successes. Apress. ISBN 9781430238379.
  28. ^ "The #WorldCup Drives 1 Million Downloads Of MobiTV iPhone App – TechCrunch". techcrunch.com. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  29. ^ Straubhaar, Joseph; LaRose, Robert; Davenport, Lucinda (2009-07-28). Media Now, 2010 Update: Understanding Media, Culture, and Technology, Enhanced. Cengage Learning. ISBN 0495570087.
  30. ^ "USATODAY.com - TV on cellphones? Funny but profitable". usatoday30.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  31. ^ Humphrey, Michael. "Names You Need to Know in 2011: Paul Scanlan of MobiTV". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
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