Heyou Media Announces Its “Stroller Gangs” Web Series is Available on Amazon Prime Video & a Successful First Round of Fi...
August 09 2017 - 10:00AM
Business Wire
Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready featured in newly
released Stroller Gangs episode
Comedy series written and directed by Emmy
Award-winning actor Tom Skerritt
Heyou Media, Inc., a new media content aggregator company
founded by actor and filmmaker Tom Skerritt is already showing
signs of fast momentum and acceptance of its new media business.
The Seattle company announced today that it has secured its first
round of financing and that its web series, “Stroller Gangs” is now
available for viewing on Amazon Prime Video through the Amazon
Video Direct self-service distribution platform. Today’s
announcement marks the first of many distribution platforms to be
leveraged for Heyou Media content.
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Tom Skerritt's Heyou Media comedy web
series, Stroller Gangs is now available on Amazon Prime Video
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“Heyou Media is feeling the buzz from all of the interest and
traction,” said Tom Skerritt, Heyou Media Founder and Chairman.
“Entertainment and technology industries see the value and are
quickly resonating with our mission and unique approach. An
alternative media revolution is burgeoning and our company creates
a viable new media and visual entertainment content business to
produce, aggregate, curate and distribute outstanding content from
around the world.”
“Stroller Gangs,” based on true stories, is a comedy web series
that follows a pack of Seattle quad-shot latte moms who push
strollers while they push the limits into unending raucous
shenanigans. Viewers can find the show at http://a.co/aosEuH5
“You don’t want to mess with this posse,” added Skerritt.
“Stroller Gangs’ story lines are already receiving positive
feedback from a growing number of viewers – all without any
promotion done to date.”
Distribution of the series on Amazon Prime Video through Amazon
Video Direct is the first of many key partnerships to be forged by
the company. However, Skerritt stressed that Amazon is critical to
Heyou Media’s distribution strategy, because of its extensive reach
and scale, as well as the ability to attract a premium audience
with Amazon Video. “Amazon brings global, high-quality
infrastructure combined with a large fan base and focus on
excellent customer service,” said Skerritt.
Pearl Jam manager Kelly Curtis sits on the Heyou Media advisory
board and underscores the importance that music adds to the Heyou
Media vision. Recently inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of
Fame, the Seattle rock band’s Mike McCready is featured in one of
the “Stroller Gangs” segments.
“It’s awesome to be connected to what will be another
significant creative marker and movement,” said Curtis. “Like what
happened with the innovative music that erupted from Seattle, Tom’s
Heyou Media offers an exciting vehicle for all forms of interesting
content and will bring dynamic ways to highlight the abundance of
creative talent in our region.”
Heyou Media also met its financing goals for its first round of
fund raising through a variety of undisclosed investors.
The initial fund amount was not unveiled, but the company stated
that the monies would be used to support productions, marketing,
content acquisition and distribution deals, according to
Skerritt.
“Heyou Media presents another significant reason to put Seattle
on the map,” added Curtis.
An Emmy Award actor, director and writer in the entertainment
industry, Skerritt is recognized for his work in the award-winning
films M*A*S*H, TURNING POINT, ALIEN, TOP GUN, A RIVER RUNS THROUGH
IT, STEEL MAGNOLIAS and CONTACT; innumerable television shows, the
16-Emmy Award CBS series, PICKET FENCES; and Broadway productions.
Skerritt founded The Film School in 2003 and in 2012, the RED BADGE
PROJECT, a storytelling program for veterans with Post Traumatic
Stress (PTS).
About Heyou Media
Founded in late 2016 by Tom Skerritt, Heyou Media, Inc.
(www.heyoumedia.com) is an aggregator of new media visual
entertainment content, including music, theatrical long-form,
short-form video, web series, virtual reality and special interest
videos. Heyou Media is focused on curating, creating and
distributing web content from around the world. In addition to the
recently announced award-winning “Widow Walk,” Heyou Media is
co-producing David Guterson’s “East of the Mountains,” Skerritt’s
PTS-focused “What We Came to Be” and will continue to produce the
“Stroller Gangs” web series.
Heyou Media, Inc. is based in Seattle, Washington.
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