Cinedigm Signs Worldwide Content Deal with Allied Vaughn Entertainment for over 240 Hours of Content
October 30 2020 - 11:00AM
Business Wire
Content Acquired for Streaming Channel
CONtv, Dove and Docurama And Includes Such Popular Series as Ghost
Hunters and Magna Carta Unlocked
Cinedigm (NASDAQ: CIDM) announced today that the Company has
added over 240 hours of content to its content offerings through a
partnership with Allied Vaughn Entertainment, one of the largest
licensors of Digital, Blu-ray, DVD and 4K content with over 16,000
titles from 200 studios and networks.
“With more than 15 million viewers monthly, Cinedigm’s channel
viewership rivals many basic cable networks,” said Erick Opeka,
President of Cinedigm Networks. “Allied Vaughn’s premium content
will not only delight our viewers with high-quality, bingable
movies and series, but it will also help attract national brand
advertisers as they transition their ad budgets to streaming.”
Included in the recent acquisition:
- 90 films, including 25 documentaries, such as Finding
Home and Brutal Bigfoot
- 6 series, including factual series such as Animal X,
Decrypting the Codes series, Ghost Hunters (SyFy Channel) and Magna
Carta Unlocked.
Allied Vaughn Entertainment is a recognized industry leader in
the distribution of film, TV and specialty content on DVD, Blu-ray,
and Digital. The Company eliminates capital investment, supply
chain costs and inventory risk through a distribution model that
maximizes income for content providers. AV Entertainment connects
content from major studios, broadcast networks, distributors and
filmmakers to a global network of consumers, retailers, and
emerging distribution channels - providing a forward leaning
solution that includes sales channel development, consumer and
retail marketing, along with asset prep, manufacturing and
fulfillment.
“After a terrific 8 years partnering with Cinedigm to release
titles on DVD and Blu-ray, we are excited to expand our
relationship to bring digital content to Cinedigm’s growing network
of OTT channels,” says Doug Olzenak, Allied Vaughn Entertainment
President.
Cinedigm offers global streaming linear, on-demand branded
channels while distributing digital films and TV series on every
meaningful transactional, SVOD, and AVOD global platform. The
Company distributes tens of thousands of hours of film and TV
content to over 70 digital platforms in 180+ territories. Branded
content includes co-productions in the action, western and military
genres along with family (Hallmark, ZDF), anime (Konami Cross
Media) and sports championship programs (NFL, NHL).
Cinedigm has leaned into digital monetization since its
inception offering content providers a path to global reach on
streaming platforms. Data and analytics guide our decisions to
follow growth trends such as AVOD and the team closed eight new
AVOD deals including Redbox, Google and Fuse. In addition, five
more expansion deals are in process. When the advertising dollars
flow back into the ecosystem, Cinedigm’s content is positioned to
capture not only the views but ad dollars.
The deal was negotiated on behalf of Cinedigm by Josh Thomashow,
with AV Entertainment represented by Doug Olzenak.
ABOUT CINEDIGM
For more than twenty years, Cinedigm (NASDAQ: CIDM) has led the
digital transformation of the entertainment industry. Today,
Cinedigm entertains hundreds of millions of consumers around the
globe by providing premium content, streaming channels and
technology services to the world’s largest media, technology and
retail companies. For more information, visit
http://www.cinedigm.com/.
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