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Dolphin Entertainment, Inc. develops and markets entertainment and lifestyle properties through a venture-studio and agency-consortium model. The company creates, produces, finances, markets and promotes content, products and experiences, while its marketing businesses serve clients across film, television, music, gaming, hospitality, fashion, sports, consumer brands and purpose-driven initiatives.
Recurring news for DLPN covers earnings releases, conference calls, agency client wins, festival and event communications, awards activity involving represented clients, and expansion of subsidiaries such as 42West, The Door, Shore Fire Media, Elle Communications, Special Projects and The Digital Dept.
Dolphin (NASDAQ:DLPN) CEO Bill O'Dowd was featured on Variety's "Strictly Business" podcast on March 3, 2026. O'Dowd discussed Dolphin's evolution from a production company to a full-service entertainment marketing firm, its strategy of acquiring PR and influencer specialists, and the creator economy's role in product launches.
The interview highlights Dolphin's combined talent-representation and brand-campaign model, examples of influencer-driven exits, and the company's view that the mobile internet has democratized consumer-product launches.
Dolphin (NASDAQ:DLPN) expanded its Miami Coral Gables office to accommodate team growth across subsidiaries, including The Digital Dept. and The Door. The larger Alhambra office is positioned as a strategic national hub to support hiring, cross-agency collaboration, and expanded influencer marketing, PR, and integrated communications capabilities.
The Digital Dept. added Chris Fleming as VP of Sales and Aileen Manso as Director-level talent manager, reinforcing revenue and creator-management capacity as Dolphin scales in South Florida.
Dolphin (NASDAQ:DLPN) and DealMaker announced a strategic partnership on February 18, 2026 to expand access to growth capital for celebrity, influencer, and entertainment-led consumer and lifestyle brands. The alliance combines DealMaker's equity crowdfunding platform with Dolphin's marketing, talent network, and creator-economy relationships to help founders raise capital while building audiences and community.
The collaboration will source opportunities from Dolphin's roster and network, supporting raises across growth-stage consumer products and established businesses pursuing scale, and aims to convert investors into engaged users and long-term stakeholders.
Dolphin (NASDAQ:DLPN) closed with Vaneast Pictures to handle international sales for the sports drama Youngblood, which premiered at TIFF 2025 and will be presented at the European Film Market during the Berlin International Film Festival (Feb 12–22, 2026). The film has US and Canada release partners Well Go USA and Photon for March 6, 2026.
The production features NHL collaboration for on-ice sequences and lists major cast and production partners, with financing from Telefilm Canada and regional funds.
Dolphin (NASDAQ:DLPN) led multiple Super Bowl LX brand activations across four subsidiaries — 42West, Disrupt at The Door, The Digital Dept., and Elle Communications — driving national ad campaigns, live events, editorial storytelling, and social media engagement around Feb 4–10, 2026.
Highlights include a Bad Bunny adidas shoe debut via DISRPT, a Funko Pop! Seahawks set, City Year community field opening in East Palo Alto, T-Mobile influencer content with Becca Tilley, and 42West publicity for Puppy Bowl XXII.
Dolphin (NASDAQ:DLPN) subsidiaries Shore Fire Media and 42West celebrated client successes at the 68th Annual GRAMMY Awards on February 3, 2026, with clients presenting, performing and winning multiple awards across categories.
Highlights include Samara Joy's Best Jazz Vocal Album, PJ Morton's Best Gospel Album, Joni Mitchell's Best Historical Album, Fela Kuti's Lifetime Achievement Award, and performances by clients including Andrew Watt, Bilal and Trombone Shorty.
Harbor Fund, a client of Dolphin (NASDAQ:DLPN) subsidiary Elle Communications, announced Sundance Mountain Resort as the long-term home of the annual Harbor Film Forum beginning summer 2026.
The move aims to preserve independent filmmaking in Utah, convene filmmakers and funders, and continue impact-driven storytelling after Sundance Film Festival's departure.
Dolphin (NASDAQ:DLPN) subsidiary 42West earned six nominations at the 98th Academy Awards, with the telecast scheduled for March 15, 2026 in Los Angeles and hosted again by longtime 42West client Conan O'Brien.
Highlights include producer Ashley Schlaifer among nominees for TRAIN DREAMS (Best Picture contention), Andrew Jarecki's nomination for Best Documentary Feature for THE ALABAMA SOLUTION, and nominations for documentary projects MR. NOBODY AGAINST PUTIN and CHILDREN NO MORE: "WERE AND ARE GONE". Distributor GKIDS, another 42West client, received nominations for Best Animated Feature for LITTLE AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN and Best Makeup and Hairstyling for KOKUHO.
Dolphin (NASDAQ:DLPN) subsidiary 42West will present a slate of nine film and television projects at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, running January 22 – February 1, 2026. The slate spans six programming areas—documentary, narrative, episodic, NEXT, Midnight, and Family Matinee—and includes titles actively seeking distribution.
Highlights include U.S. Documentary Competition titles SEIZED, JOYBUBBLES, and WHO KILLED ALEX ODEH?; U.S. Dramatic TAKE ME HOME; NEXT films GHOST IN THE MACHINE and NIGHT NURSE; Midnight BUDDY; Family Matinee COOKIE QUEENS (exec produced by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex); and episodic SOFT BOIL. 42West is partnering with IndieWire and working with multiple agencies on festival bookings.
Dolphin (NASDAQ:DLPN) released the official trailer and key art for YOUNGBLOOD, Hubert Davis' contemporary remake of the 1986 hockey drama, starring Ashton James and Blair Underwood. The film premiered at TIFF 2025 and will open in North American theaters on March 6, 2026, distributed by Well Go USA in the U.S. and Photon Films and Media in Canada. Produced by Aircraft Pictures with Dolphin and Photon, the trailer and poster are now available.