Cinedigm Signs Development Deal with Trevor Pryce’s Outlook Company to Launch & Distribute an All-New Digital-First Network...
April 10 2019 - 11:00AM
Cinedigm (NASDAQ: CIDM) announced today the signing of a
development deal with former NFL star Trevor Pryce and his
Baltimore-based multimedia organization Outlook Company. As part of
the agreement, Cinedigm will serve as the development and
distribution partner when Outlook’s digital-first network is ready
to launch. Cinedigm Digital Networks will provide full digital
distribution of the channel, including third-party platforms, a
linear channel, home entertainment licensing support and AVOD and
SVOD services across all major mobile devices, connected TVs, and
set-top boxes. Cinedigm will also build all direct-to-consumer
apps.
The new platform is the brainchild of Outlook
Company CEO Trevor Pryce. Following his acclaimed 14-year career in
the National Football League, Pryce wrote the award-winning young
adult novel and comic series Kulipari: An Army Of Frogs, which was
adapted into a popular animated series by Netflix in 2016. In its
inaugural season, the series featured the voice talents of notable
stars such as Keith David, Lacey Chabert, Phil LaMarr, Wendie
Malick, Laraine Newman, and Charlie Adler. In its second season,
Kulipari: Dream Walker, film icon Mark Hamill joined the series as
the wise hermit Old Jir—a role that recently earned the veteran
voice actor a Daytime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Performer In
An Animated Program. Kulipari chronicles several Australian Outback
species as they fight for power and survival.
The linear channel’s content will be created by
Pryce and his team, with a morning block offering original animated
programming for pre-school children under the Towns of Lil’ Look
banner, followed by afternoon and evening blocks putting the
spotlight on Kulipari. The channel will also include the
adult-oriented late night lineup We Check ID, focusing on podcasts,
music, animation, and pop culture. Viewers can expect to enjoy new
and original content created by Outlook Company’s Maryland-based
studio OVFX, where a talented roster of artists and creators are
currently working on the channel’s programming.
Cinedigm recently announced that it has entered
into a definitive agreement to acquire Future Today, one of the
globe’s major AVOD channel networks. Future Today owns and operates
more than 700 content channels with over 60 million app installs,
and manages 200,000-plus film, television and digital content
assets that currently receive over 85 million video views per month
in a variety of categories such as entertainment, movies, food
& lifestyle, animation, and kids. Cinedigm will be accessing
the power of Future Today’s expansive digital footprint to further
the growth of Pryce’s new channel.
“Cinedigm is proud to partner with Trevor Pryce
and Outlook Company, as we spearhead the development, launch, and
distribution of this exciting new channel,” said Erick Opeka,
President of Cinedigm Digital Networks. “Following in the footsteps
of some of our most popular networks, this new platform will
feature programming that appeals to a diverse audience. Our team is
skilled in creating content and strategies for a wide range of
demographics and tastes, and we look forward to using this
expertise to make this new channel successful utilizing the
strength of Future Today.”
“We couldn’t be more excited to be working with
Cinedigm on our new channel, which was nothing more than an idea
when we met them,” Pryce said. “They understood the vision from the
very beginning, and have been supportive in all facets of this
partnership. We can’t wait for the world to see what we’ve been
working on and with Cinedigm’s partnership you will.”
ABOUT CINEDIGM
Since 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.
Press Contact for Cinedigm Digital
Networks:Cindy Ronzonicronzoni@cinedigm.com
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