Cinedigm Further Expands Distribution Footprint, Launching Several Popular Networks on the Global OTT Streaming Service Distr...
January 06 2020 - 12:00PM
Cinedigm (NASDAQ: CIDM) announced today a partnership with global
OTT streaming service DistroTV to bring eight of the Company’s
popular networks—the fanspace-based outlet CONtv and CONtv Anime,
the family-focused Dove Channel, and the fact-based Docurama, as
well as Chinese pop culture channel BAMBU, stand-up special
supplier Comedy Dynamics, combat sports hub COMBAT GO, and global
Asian pop culture community HallyPop—to the free-to-use platform’s
programming roster.
With the move, Cinedigm becomes one of the first
major partners to join forces with the rapidly growing free
streaming platform—further expanding the Company’s robust
footprint, which already includes worldwide distribution on the
industry’s top streaming services and devices. The block of
channels is slated to debut on DistroTV this month.
An offshoot of international tech company
DistroScale, DistroTV provides premium content designed to feed the
passions and spark the curiosities of a globally-minded audience.
Forging partnerships with producers and distributors across the
world, DistroTV offers a diverse range of programming options
covering sports, news, entertainment, travel, film, television,
fashion, fitness, music and more in live, linear, and on-demand
formats. DistroTV is available for free on iOS, Android, Amazon
Fire TV, and Roku devices.
"As one of the first major partners of the
DistroTV streaming service, Cinedigm is once again breaking new
ground—expanding our distribution footprint event further with the
launch of eight of our most popular networks on the growing
entertainment platform," said Tony Huidor, Cinedigm’s General
Manager of Digital Networks. “DistroTV and Cinedigm share a similar
vision of redefining the traditional television experience and
putting the power back in the hands of the user. This agreement
plays an integral role in our mission to deliver our unique
channels and programming to viewers all across the globe, opening
up our eclectic offerings to a whole new audience. We look forward
to supplying DistroTV with more of the same top-quality content
that our networks are known for.”
“We are thrilled to team with Cinedigm and to
deliver their exciting suite of channels,” said Navdeep Saini, CEO
and Founder of DistroTV parent company DistroScale. “The
quality and variety of their content fits perfectly with our global
free streaming platform DistroTV.”
About CinedigmSince inception,
Cinedigm (NASDAQ: CIDM) has been a leader at the forefront of the
digital transformation of content distribution. Adapting to the
rapidly transforming business needs of today’s entertainment
landscape, Cinedigm remains a change-centric player focused on
providing content, channels and services to the world’s
largest media, technology and retail companies. Cinedigm’s
Content and Networks groups provide original and aggregated
programming, channels and services that entertain consumers
globally across hundreds of millions of devices. For more
information, visit www.cinedigm.com.
About DistroTVDistroTV is a
streaming service operated by DistroScale, which takes a
video-as-a-service platform approach to help publishers,
advertisers and content creators leverage and monetize the massive
shift to video without having to invest in infrastructure. More
than 4,000 media properties depend on DistroScale’s comprehensive
solutions to engage over 250 million users around the world on a
range of platforms from mobile to desktop to OTT. DistroScale is a
global company with headquarters in the San Francisco Bay Area and
offices in New York City, London and India. For more information,
visit www.distroscale.com.
Press Contact for CIDM:Cindy
Ronzonicronzoni@cinedigm.com
Press Contact for DistroTV:Kent
ReesDistroScale/DistroTV917-647-1605krees@distroscale.com
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