CIDM - Mergers and acquisitions

LOS ANGELES, May 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cinedigm has acquired all North American rights to the 80s-inspired horror comedy Shaky Shivers, from director Sung Kang, known for his role as Han in Fast X which hits theaters this Friday. The Company plans to release Shaky Shivers in theaters this fall, followed by an exclusive release on its horror streaming platform SCREAMBOX. After winning the Grand Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature at the Gasparilla International Film Festival, the film is now set to have its Canadian premiere in June at the Dark Bridges Saskatoon Horror Fil

LOS ANGELES, May 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cinedigm announced today that the Company has acquired all North American rights to the highly anticipated revenge flick Til Death Do Us Part. The Company plans to release the film exclusively in theaters nationwide this summer. Til Death Do Us Part is a uniquely entertaining, genre-bending ride led by Cam Gigandet (Twilight, Never Backdown), Jason Patric (The Lost Boys, Speed 2: Cruise Control), Natalie Burn (Black Adam, The Enforcer) and Orlando Jones (The Time Machine, Drumline). Directed by Emmy® Award Winner Timothy Woodward Jr., T

Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls  Plans to release the horror-comedy in theaters this fall, followed by an exclusive launch on the Company's horror streaming service SCREAMBOX LOS ANGELES, April 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cinedigm has acquired all North American rights to the buzzed-about horror-comedy Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival 2023 Midnight Section to rave reviews, recently played at Fright Fest at the Glasgow Film Festival and the Calgary Underground Film Festival and will continue its festival run at the Chattanooga Film Festival, the Dark Bridges Film Festival and Fantasia International. Cinedigm plans to re

LOS ANGELES, April 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cinedigm, (NASDAQ:CIDM), the premier independent streaming entertainment company super-serving enthusiast audiences, announced today that the Company has acquired the groundbreaking anime series "NADIA: The Secret of Blue Water" from animation producer and distributor GKIDS for its popular streaming service RetroCrush. The newly remastered version will stream exclusively on the channel beginning this June and is expected to bolster the service's already robust anime catalog. Released in the early 1990s, the 39-episode series quickly

LOS ANGELES, April 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cinedigm has acquired all North American rights to the disturbing sci-fi/horror film New Religion. The film had its North American premiere last month at the Slamdance Film Festival and was nominated for Best Narrative Feature. It previously screened at festivals around the world to rave reviews with Horror DNA calling it "a powerful debut." This includes its World Premiere at Arrow Video Frightfest, Osaka Asian Film Festival (Nominee Japan Cuts Award), the Warsaw International Film Festival (Best Film Nominee) and MotelX - Lisbon International Horror Film Festival.

LOS ANGELES, March 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cinedigm has acquired all US rights to the Japanese sci-fi horror movie CUBE. A remake of the 1997 award-winning Canadian cult classic, CUBE takes a deeper, darker and deadlier look at isolation and gore. Cinedigm plans to release the remake on its horror streaming platform, SCREAMBOX, which is powered by Bloody Disgusting, on April 11 as a SCREAMBOX Original. Directed by Yasuhiko Shimizu ("Pension: Love Is Pink"), CUBE, which released theatrically last year in Japan, follows a group of strangers who find themselves trapped in a sadi

LOS ANGELES, March 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cinedigm has acquired all North American rights to The Ancestral, the disturbing new horror film from renowned director Le-Van Kiet (The Requin). The Company plans to release The Ancestral on its horror streaming platform, SCREAMBOX, which is powered by Bloody Disgusting, later this year as a SCREAMBOX Original. After suffering a family tragedy, a widower moves his two daughters to a centuries-old ancestral home. When both daughters fall prey to sleep paralysis and night terrors, their father seeks the help of a local psychologist. T

LOS ANGELES, March 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cinedigm Corp. ("Cinedigm" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:CIDM), a premier content streaming technology and entertainment company super-serving enthusiast audiences, today released the following comments by Chairman and CEO Chris McGurk: Dear Fellow Shareholders, Following a quarter that underscored how our diversified strategy led to very strong top and bottom-line performance, I would like to discuss the stock repurchase program we announced yesterday and share why it is tangible evidence of the confidence that the Board of Directors and

Top Movie Review & Ratings Service and Streaming Platform Properties to be joined with Dove Channel to Super-Serve Faith & Family Audiences LOS ANGELES, Feb. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cinedigm (NASDAQ:CIDM), the leading independent streaming company super-serving enthusiast audiences, today announced a major step towards becoming the premier provider of Faith & Family content with the acquisition of movie review and ratings service Dove.org and faith-based streaming platform Christian Cinema from Giving Company. These two well-known brands will be combined with Cinedigm's existing streaming service the Dove Channel, providing a single-stop solution for faith and family entertainment across su

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cinedigm has acquired all North American rights to the morbid horror film Pensive out of EFM. The Company plans to release the bloody slasher on its horror streaming platform, SCREAMBOX, which is powered by Bloody Disgusting, later this year as a SCREAMBOX Original. Inspired by local legends, Pensive follows a group of privileged high school classmates. After these classmates destroy a set of life-size wooden statues during a wild graduation party, a mysterious killer begins picking the group off one by one. The thriller is produced b

Horror Streaming Service Posts Single Day and Weekly Subscriber Records, With Total Subscribers up 144% Since Launch‘Terrifier 2' Tracks as a Top 10 Digital Transactional Release Across Multiple Platforms as the Film Surpasses $11M in Worldwide Box OfficeLOS ANGELES, CA / ACCESSWIRE / November 18, 2022 / Cinedigm announced today that the Company has seen a record number of subscriber sign-ups for its horror streaming service SCREAMBOX with the launch of Terrifier 2. Backed by Bloody Disgusting, one of the world's foremost horror brands, SCREAMBOX has become a go-to for fans looking for exceptional and carefully curated content.Launched on October 31st, the release of Terrifier 2 has led to t

Films include We Are Art Through the Eyes of Annalaura, Blind Vision, and Napoli EdenLOS ANGELES, CA / ACCESSWIRE / November 8, 2022 / Cinedigm Corp. (NASDAQ:CIDM) has acquired the worldwide rights (excluding Italy) to three Italian documentaries by Annalaura di Luggo. They are We Are Art: Through the Eyes of Annalaura, Blind Vision, and Napoli Eden. The films, which were acquired at the AFM, are set to stream in early 2023.We Are Art Through the Eyes of Annalaura has been submitted for consideration in this year's Academy Awards'® for Documentary Feature and for the original song "We Are Art." Filmed on location in Naples, it involves the creation of a giant eye made of recycled aluminum, s

Available Everywhere On Demand & Digital; Followed by Cinedigm's Streaming Channel ConTVLOS ANGELES, CA / ACCESSWIRE / August 12, 2022 / Cinedigm announced today that the Company has acquired all North American rights to the documentary GoldenEra. Twenty-five years after its release, 1997's GoldenEye on Nintendo 64 is still considered one of the greatest video games of all time. Featuring interviews with its creators, the documentary takes an in-depth look at the rise and fall of the innovative team behind the landmark game. The film is set to release on digital August 23rd ahead of the 25th anniversary of the game, and then will be made available on Cinedigm's streaming channel ConTV.Golden

Based on the work of author Barry Gifford, the film premieres October 18 on TVOD and FandorLOS ANGELES, CA / ACCESSWIRE / August 5, 2022 / Cinedigm has acquired all North American rights to the jazzily impressionistic documentary Roy's World: Barry Gifford's Chicago, about the life of cult author and David Lynch collaborator Barry Gifford. After premiering at the Glasgow Film Festival before screening all over the world (including at SF Doc Fest, Manchester Film Festival, and the Museum of the Moving Image in NYC), Roy's World premieres on transactional video on demand and on Cinedigm's indie discovery platform Fandor on October 18, timed to celebrate Barry Gifford's 76th birthday.Hailed as

The Critically Acclaimed Fest Favorite Will Release Theatrically in the U.S. This Fall, Followed by an Exclusive Launch on the Company's Streaming Service FandorLOS ANGELES, CA / ACCESSWIRE / August 3, 2022 / Cinedigm announced today that the Company has acquired all North American rights to Finnish writer-director Teemu Nikki's thrillingly immersive The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic. An official selection of SXSW 2022 after winning the Audience Award at last year's Venice Film Festival, this unique and poignant feature stars Petri Poikolainen (A Northern Boy), a wheelchair user with MS whose character faces similar struggles. Cinedigm plans to release the film theatrically this

LOS ANGELES, CA / ACCESSWIRE / August 1, 2022 / Cinedigm announced today that the Company has acquired all North American rights to one of the most successful Latin horror films of all times, History of the Occult, from FilmSharks. The film, which was successfully released across Latin America, Europe and Asia, is now ready to make its debut in the US & Canada this December.History of the Occult was notably the highest-rated horror movie of 2021 on Letterboxd's Year in Review roundup, as rated by Letterboxd users.The Lovecraftian horror film, which premiered at the Cannes' Blood Window sidebar and was also an Official Selection at the Mar del Plata & Sitges Film Festivals, has also been pick

LOS ANGELES, CA / ACCESSWIRE / July 27, 2022 / Cinedigm Corp. (NASDAQ:CIDM) announced today that the Company has acquired all North American rights to the playful, provocative narrative/doc hybrid Sell/Buy/Date, Executive Produced by Meryl Streep. The film, which was a 2022 SXSW Official Selection, offers a progressive look at the sex industry, and is the directorial debut of Tony Award-winner Sarah Jones, who also stars, alongside interviews and cameos from Rosario Dawson, Bryan Cranston, Ilana Glazer and others.The deeply personal film is set to be released theatrically this fall for an awards season push, before streaming exclusively on Fandor with a wider digital release to follow.Sell/B

Deal Adds 10 New Channels and 7,500 Movies and Television Series to Cinedigm's Booming Streaming BusinessLOS ANGELES, CA / ACCESSWIRE / March 29, 2022 / Cinedigm Corp. ("Cinedigm" or the "Company"), a premier streaming technology and entertainment company super-serving enthusiast fan bases, today announced that the Company has closed the acquisition of Digital Media Rights (DMR), a diversified specialty streaming, advertising, and content distribution company with significant expertise in building audiences for global content in North America. The acquisition closed on March 28, 2022 with a purchase price of $16.4 million, payable in installments. The Company paid the first payment of $8 mil

Cinedigm will provide over 40 films and TV series to stream on Shout! Factory TVCinedigm will receive over 120 Shout! Factory films/series to use across popular streaming channels such as Fandor and ScreamboxLOS ANGELES, CA / ACCESSWIRE / December 20, 2021 / Cinedigm (NASDAQ:CIDM), the leading independent streaming company super-serving enthusiast fan bases, announced they have signed a rights-in and rights-out streaming deal with Shout! Factory, a multi-platform media company. Through this agreement, Cinedigm will provide Shout with over 40 films and TV series for Shout! Factory TV, a digital entertainment streaming service that brings timeless and contemporary cult favorites to pop culture

The Film, From the Duplass Brothers, Debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival Earlier This YearLOS ANGELES, CA / ACCESSWIRE / November 17, 2021 / Cinedigm announced today that the Company has acquired all North American rights to the romantic comedy 7 Days, which premiered at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival. The film stars Karan Soni (Deadpool, Office Christmas Party), who also co-wrote the film, Geraldine Viswanathan (Blockers, Bad Education), Gita Reddy (Orange Is The New Black), Zenobia Shroff (The Big Sick), Aparna Nancherla (The Great North) and Mark Duplass (The Morning Show). The rom-com is set to release in theaters in early 2022.7 Days was Written and Directed by Roshan Sethi, who began

The Company Has Acquired A Number Of Unique Properties To Attract and Retain Enthusiasts Across Its Wide Portfolio Of Streaming NetworksLOS ANGELES, CA / ACCESSWIRE / October 27, 2021 / On the heels of two record-breaking quarters in Fiscal 2022, Cinedigm (NASDAQ:CIDM), the leading independent streaming company super-serving enthusiast fan bases, announced that the Company has acquired more than 1,500 new hours of premium films and TV programs over the past few months. Cinedigm continues to strengthen its position within the competitive landscape of streaming networks, the popularity of which has led to its most recent record-setting digital sales quarter. Over 990 films, 31 new series and 8

Cinedigm's classic film restoration and streaming channel company, The Film Detective, has acquired Holland Releasing's motion picture library of over 100 classic films and television episodesLOS ANGELES, CA / ACCESSWIRE / September 7, 2021 / Cinedigm / (NASDAQ:CIDM), the leading independent streaming company super-serving enthusiast fan bases, announced today that The Film Detective, the classic film restoration and streaming company, has acquired Los Angeles-based Holland Releasing's motion picture library of over 100 classic films and television shows.The expansive library includes rare archival film prints and negatives of such Hollywood classics as Frank Capra's Meet John Doe (1941), Ma

LOS ANGELES, CA / ACCESSWIRE / April 7, 2021 / After a great reception on the horror festival circuit, Cinedigm Corp (NASDAQ:CIDM) announced today that it has acquired all North American rights to the horror film THE STAIRS. The film is anchored by a cast of acting veterans, led by John Schneider (The Dukes of Hazzard) and Academy Award® nominated Kathleen Quinlan (Apollo 13); it also features Adam Korson (Imposters), Brent Bailey (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) and Stacey Oristano (Friday Night Lights). This chilling new film will be available on demand and digital this Summer. THE STAIRS signals a further commitment by Cinedigm to invest in this rapidly growing genre. Last month, the Company ann

Executive Produced by Shaquille O'Neal LOS ANGELES, CA / ACCESSWIRE / April 5, 2021 / Cinedigm Corp (NASDAQ:CIDM) announced today that it has acquired North American rights to the inspirational film STEPS. After years of self-sabotage, a man comes face to face with the one who wronged him in this moving story of recovery and reconciliation. The film is anchored by a group of stellar performances, led by Rob Morgan (Just Mercy), Walter Fauntleroy ("The Oval"), Robert McKay (Hidden Figures) and Tia Dionne Hodge ("One Life to Live"). As cord cutting continues to be a major motivator within the digital space, Cinedigm is strengthening their investment in content that serves enthusiasts looking

ACQUISITION ADDS OVER 150 FEATURE FILMS AND REMAKE RIGHTS; AS WELL AS OVER 500 HOURS OF AUDIO PROGRAMMING TO HELP POWER CINEDIGM'S GROWING STREAMING BUSINESS LOS ANGELES, CA / ACCESSWIRE / March 16, 2021 / Cinedigm (NASDAQ:CIDM) announced today the acquisition of the Films Around the World, Inc. content library. With more than 150 feature films and more than 500 hours of audio programs, the Films Around The World library was one of the largest remaining independently owned rights managed classic film libraries and will be used to provide unique and sought after content to Cinedigm's growing streaming channel initiatives. Additionally, the FATW library includes remake rights to over 150 feat

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LOS ANGELES, CA / ACCESSWIRE / February 12, 2021 / Cinedigm Corp. (NASDAQ:CIDM) today announced that it acquired Screambox, a popular enthusiast streaming service targeting the highly lucrative horror genre. Called "The Perfect Horror Streaming Alternative to Netflix" by Tech Times and named one of the best Streaming Services for 2021 by PC Mag, Screambox features a broad mix of content for casual and die-hard horror fans alike with films and episodes delivering every type of terror imaginable -- Supernatural, Slashers, Classics, Zombies, Extreme, Psychological, Cult, Underground, and more. The service, which launched in 2015, is widely available across the web, mobile devices, Connected TV

LOS ANGELES, CA / ACCESSWIRE / January 19, 2021 / Cinedigm (NASDAQ:CIDM) announced today that the Company has acquired Fandor®, the leading global independent film subscription streaming service with the largest collection of independent films, documentaries, and international features in the market. Called "The Netflix for Indie Film" by The Wall Street Journal and "A streaming rabbit hole worth falling down" by The New York Times, Fandor® has been delighting film-loving audiences around the world for more than a decade, with its catalog of over 4,600 film titles from more than 400 global and diverse partner film companies. Fandor's acclaimed film offerings range from high-quality studio c