Ownership & Funding Disclosure
Last updated: April 27, 2026
Seasonal Entertainment Source (SES) is committed to transparency about who owns this publication, how it is funded, and what relationships exist between SES and the companies it covers. This page is intended to give readers a clear picture so they can evaluate our reporting with full context.
Ownership
Seasonal Entertainment Source is owned and operated by Philip Hernandez as a sole proprietorship.
Philip Hernandez also serves as Chief Executive Officer of Gantom Lighting Controls, a manufacturer of lighting equipment for the themed entertainment, attractions, and live entertainment industries.
Mailing address:
Seasonal Entertainment Source
PO Box 1115
Canyon Country, CA 91386
Editorial contact: [email protected]
Funding
SES is currently funded primarily through operational support from Gantom Lighting Controls as part of Gantom’s content marketing strategy. SES is part of a broader content ecosystem that includes industry research, podcasts, an annual print magazine, and live events.
Planned and upcoming revenue streams include:
- Print advertising in the SES annual print magazine, scheduled to launch later this year
- Sponsored content, which will be clearly labeled as such and visually distinct from editorial content when introduced
- Event sponsorship for the SES Symposium and other in-person programming
SES does not currently run display advertising, affiliate links, or paid placements within editorial articles. If any of these revenue streams are introduced in the future, this page will be updated and the relevant disclosures will be added to the affected content.
The Gantom Relationship & Editorial Independence
Because the owner of SES is also the CEO of a company in the industry SES covers, we want to be specific about how this relationship works in practice.
What Gantom does:
- Provides operational funding for SES
- Has a commercial interest in the seasonal and themed entertainment industries that SES covers
- Manufactures lighting products that some companies covered by SES use in their projects
What Gantom does not do:
- Review SES articles before publication
- Approve, veto, or request changes to coverage decisions
- Direct which companies, designers, projects, or topics SES covers
- Provide subjects of coverage with access to articles before they are published
- Receive any editorial considerations beyond what is offered to other industry sources
Editorial independence in practice:
SES regularly covers companies, designers, projects, and venues that have no relationship with Gantom Lighting Controls. Coverage of non-clients is a deliberate editorial requirement, not an exception. Our editorial standards specifically commit to balanced industry coverage that reflects the full landscape of the field, not a curated view of Gantom’s commercial interests.
When SES covers Gantom directly, a Gantom product, or a paying Gantom client whose work is the primary subject of an article, we add a clearly marked disclosure at the top of that article. This policy took effect April 27, 2026, and applies to articles published on or after that date. The trigger conditions are:
- The article is about Gantom or a Gantom product (such as a product launch or company announcement)
- The article is a profile or case study of a paying Gantom client whose work is the primary subject
- The article covers a project where Gantom equipment is a central technical element of the story
The disclosure does not apply when Gantom or a Gantom client is mentioned in passing, when an article covers an industry trend that includes both Gantom clients and non-clients, or when reporting references multiple companies including Gantom-affiliated ones.
Editorial Standards
For our complete editorial philosophy, fact-checking protocol, sourcing standards, and AI policy, see our Editorial Standards & Ethics page.
For our procedures around correcting factual errors, see our Corrections Policy page.
Questions
Questions about ownership, funding, or our editorial independence policies can be sent to [email protected].