Kevin Hart is merging his Laugh Out Loud and HartBeat Productions to form HartBeat. It launches with a $100 million investment from a private equity firm. Peacock, NBCUniversal are shareholders. The company has an unscripted first look deal with Peacock, a film deal with Netflix, a partnership with SiriusXM and a deal with Audible in partnership with Charlamagne.
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