Biography
JC Cangilla helms all business, operations and strategy for New Form. Cangilla oversees and executes distribution deals, partnership development, licensing agreements, operations, marketing, communications and legal for the studio. Leveraging New Form’s high-profile production partners and talent, Cangilla develops customized opportunities across multiple platforms that are redefining business models for digital video success.
During his tenure at New Form, Cangilla has overseen the sale of 20 series to market with such partners as TBS, Freeform, go90, YouTube Red, CW Seed and Refinery29. He is active in the digital video industry, speaking at conferences and summits, in addition to serving as an industry source for leading media outlets, metrics leaders and investors in the digital video ecosystem.
Prior to New Form, Cangilla ran the video licensing business for Yahoo, securing content deals with more than 75+ partners, including Saturday Night Live, Comedy Central, CBS, Discovery Networks. His experience in the digital video space has been squarely focused on business development and redefining the way deals are done. Since his dive into the digital pool with SpotRunner in 2005, Cangilla has established himself as one of the leading dealmakers in digital video.
Cangilla is a graduate of Kenyon College and is based in Los Angeles.