SEATTLE, Sept. 3, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- thePlatform,
the leading white-label video publishing company and independent
subsidiary of Comcast, today announced that it has been selected by
Cinedigm, the leading distributor and aggregator of independent
content, to provide back-end video services for its newest OTT
subscription networks. Specifically, thePlatform's mpx will support
CONtv, a joint venture between Cinedigm and Wizard World, a leading
producer of live pop culture multimedia conventions, providing
multiplatform OTT services geared toward the Comic Con community,
and the Dove Channel™, an upcoming family oriented video network
from The Dove Foundation.
CONtv offers free-to-consumer, ad-supported streaming, as well
as a premium subscription option for $6.99/month, featuring exclusive access to Comic
Con events, panels, talent, and related content. The Dove Channel
is a digital streaming subscription service, launching in fall
2015, targeted to families and kids seeking high quality and family
friendly content approved by The Dove Foundation, best known for
its film reviews, ratings and endorsements of family programming.
Under today's agreement, thePlatform's mpx will serve as the
cloud-based, central video publishing system for the digital
networks, and support other video-related initiatives, for viewers
on PCs, smartphones, tablets, and TVs, via Xbox, Roku, Apple iOS,
Android, and Samsung devices.
"Cinedigm continues to propel the industry forward with robust
digital entertainment networks, like ConTV and the Dove Channel,"
said Marty Roberts, co-CEO of
thePlatform. "As a testament to the speed, flexibility and
scalability of our solution, we're excited to play a key role in
supporting Cinedigm's video publishing efforts across some of its
newest, multiplatform initiatives."
"At Cinedigm, we're committed to bringing broadcast-quality TV
experiences to audiences, wherever and whenever they want to
watch," said Erick Opeka, EVP
Digital Networks, Cinedigm. "thePlatform is globally recognized as
a leading video management and publishing company for the TV
industry, and its mpx system provides us with the ability to
efficiently scale our existing and next-gen content distribution
services across virtually any device."
Spanning cult TV, sci-fi, horror and fantasy films, grindhouse
classics, martial arts adventures, and more, CONtv's extensive
program offering includes: Voltron, Godzilla,
Hellraiser, Blade of Kings, Legend of Zelda,
Super Mario Bros, Stargate
Infinity, Yu-Gi-Oh, Digimon, and others.
Additionally, CONtv will debut original series throughout the
remainder of the year, including the innovative horror/reality
series, Fight of the Living Dead, with digital celebrities
Joey Graceffa, Jesse and Jeana
(PrankvsPrank), and Justine Ezarik
(iJustine); Last Fan
Standing, hosted by pop culture icon Bruce Campbell (The Evil Dead); and My
Morphing Life, which follows actor and Wizard World regular
Jason David Frank, the original
Green Power Ranger.
The Dove Channel will feature newly acquired and original
programming, as well as offerings from Cinedigm's vast library of
family-friendly, faith and kids' content, including
VeggieTales, Fraggle Rock, The Adventures of Black
Beauty, Swiss Family Robinson, Davey &
Goliath, Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss, Where the Red
Fern Grows, and more.
Additional information about Cinedigm is available at:
http://www.cinedigm.com/. More information about thePlatform is
available at www.thePlatform.com.
About Cinedigm:
Cinedigm is a leading independent
content distributor in the United
States, with direct relationships with thousands of
physical retail storefronts and digital platforms, including
Wal-Mart, Target, iTunes, Netflix, and Amazon, as well as the
national Video on Demand platform on cable television. The
company's library of films and TV episodes encompasses
award-winning documentaries from Docurama Films®, next-gen Indies
from Flatiron Film Company®, acclaimed independent films and
festival picks through partnerships with the Sundance Institute and
Tribeca Films and a wide range of content from brand name
suppliers, including National Geographic, Discovery, Scholastic,
NFL, Shout Factory, Hallmark, Jim
Henson and more.
Additionally, given Cinedigm's infrastructure, technology,
content and distribution expertise, the Company has rapidly become
a leader in the quickly evolving over-the-top digital network
business. Cinedigm's first channel, DOCURAMA, launched in
May 2014, and is currently available
on iOS, Roku, Xbox and Samsung, with additional platforms
currently being rolled out. Cinedigm launched CONtv, a
Comic Con branded channel in partnership with WIZARD WORLD,
on March 3, 2015. The Company's third OTT
channel, DOVE ENTERTAINMENT CHANNEL, will be a digital
streaming subscription service targeted to families and kids
seeking high quality and family friendly content approved by Dove
Foundation. Adding to Cinedigm's diversified portfolio of
digital networks in early 2015 the Company announced an OTT
partnership with TV4 Entertainment and the planned launch of the
BRIGHT edu-tainment OTT channel.
Cinedigm™ and Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp™ are trademarks of
Cinedigm Corp. www.cinedigm.com. [CIDM-G]
About thePlatform
thePlatform® is the TV
industry's leading video management and publishing company.
Companies rely on thePlatform as their cloud-based, central hub for
managing, monetizing, and distributing shows, movies, and other
videos across any screen around the globe. Customers include: the
majority of the top 50 most-watched cable programming networks,
including USA Network, History
Channel, A+E, E!, Syfy, Travel Channel Media, and others; top
broadcasters' properties from CBS, FOX, NBCUniversal, CBC, Bell
Media, Shaw Media, and others; the largest pay TV providers in the
world, including Liberty Global, Comcast, Time Warner Cable,
Cablevision, Cox, Rogers, BT, Telstra, and others; and OTT
subscription services such as shomi, Stan, Viaplay, and others.
Founded in 2001, thePlatform is an independent subsidiary of
Comcast based in Seattle, with
offices in New York, Washington DC, Toronto, London, and Sydney. For more information:
www.thePlatform.com.
All products, brands, and service names listed in this
release remain property of their parent companies and do not
indicate official support or endorsement for thePlatform or its
products and services.
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