Cinedigm’s Extends Partnership With ZEASN, The World’s Leading Global Provider of OTT-enabled Smart TVs, To Bring Cinedig...
September 02 2020 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Included in the deal are worldwide
distribution rights for AVOD, SVOD and Linear Streaming on tens of
millions of ZEASN’s Whale OS-powered televisions including select
Philips, Magnavox and AOC TVs
Cinedigm (NASDAQ: CIDM) and ZEASN, the world’s leading provider
of OTT and Smart TV solutions, today announced a partnership to
bring Cinedigm’s OTT channels and assortment of content to tens of
millions of ZEASN-enabled Smart TVs powered by ZEASN’s Whale OS,
including all Philips, Magnavox and many other television OEMs.
Through this collaboration, Cinedigm’s channels will be
available on ZEASN-supported devices, including selected Philips,
Magnavox, and AOC smart televisions. Users can enjoy Cinedigm’s
diverse channels from WhaleLive, a brand new Ad-supported Live
streaming service developed by ZEASN.
ZEASN already carries Cinedigm’s Viewster app and will now make
available the following channels from Cinedigm’s growing portfolio
of premium linear channels:
- The Bob Ross Channel - The official Bob Ross channel! Get your
daily dose of the iconic, bucolic pop culture icon. Find the joys
of painting and a thousand happy accidents!
- Comedy Dynamics - The largest collection of stand-up comedy!
It’s a no-drink minimum stand-up show 24/7, with the top names of
comedy in new & classic performances.
- Bambu - The 1st network for top Chinese entertainment. Way more
than Kung-Fu flicks! Check out top Chinese serial dramas, rom-coms,
action, sci-fi and game shows.
- Docurama - The first network dedicated solely to documentary
and factual entertainment. Enjoy full-length feature films & TV
series spanning arts, politics, science, music & history.
Everything Else Is Pure Fiction.
- CONtv - Waste the best years of your life on hours of pop
culture essentials: enigmatic sci-fi, fantasy, horror, cringe-worth
grindhouse and retro film & TV series.
- MyTime Movie Network - The First Female Focused Streaming Film
Network Featuring Hundreds of Award-Winning Films, Original Series,
Exclusive Content, & More
- CONtv Anime - Meeting the needs of anime fans with a wide range
of iconic anime series & movies… cyberpunk, supernatural tales,
gripping dramas and epic fantasy adventures!
- Whistle Sports - Whistle Sports unites top athletes,
influencers and celebrities in a frenzied assembly of short,
scripted and episodic content.
“As we have seen with the worldwide success of Netflix, Disney+
and others, we are experiencing a dramatic transformation in how
movies and television content is distributed and consumed across
the globe. As more and more content is streamed directly into the
home, we are pleased to extend our partnership with ZEASN and
become a key content provider for them," said Tony Huidor,
Cinedigm’s General Manager of Digital Networks. “As such, this
partnership gives us a strategic advantage by providing a direct
means of launching our OTT channels in various formats worldwide
and reaching a global audience.”
“Cinedigm has played a leading role as the premier independent
content distributor in this market segment, and we’re extremely
excited to deliver their premium contents through our Ad-supported
live streaming service WhaleLive to all the users around the
world,” said Jason He, Chief Executive Officer of ZEASN. “This
partnership further improves the streaming experience on our Whale
Eco, we will continue to provide our partners with leading
technologies, tools and expertise to help them to scale with speed,
while delivering compelling customer experiences all over the
world. ”
ABOUT ZEASN
Beijing ZEASN Information Technology Co., Ltd. was established
in 2011. The company focuses on the intelligent home industry, it
is the world’s leading OTT and Smart TV solutions provider. Through
self-developed cloud services and tool products, ZEASN has
established the Whale Ecosystem with global developers, content
providers, service providers, and top tier manufacturers.
ZEASN provides customized and diversified intelligent home
solutions for many world-renowned brands covering more than 100
countries or regions around the world. Whale OS is the core product
of its Whale Ecosystem. ZEASN takes ‘BRING THE WORLD HOME’ as its
mission, and aims to become the most innovative company in the
intelligent home industry.
ABOUT CINEDIGM
For twenty years, Cinedigm (CIDM) has been at the forefront of
the digital transformation of entertainment. Today, Cinedigm
continues that mission by providing content, channels and services
to the world’s largest media, technology and retail companies. Our
content aggregation and distribution services power the world’s
leading digital platforms and retailers. Cinedigm’s Digital
Networks group provides channels and services that entertain
consumers globally across hundreds of millions of devices. For more
information, visit www.cinedigm.com.
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