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Dendy Direct announces launch date and reveals distribution partners

Dendy Cinema has announced its streaming service Dendy Direct will be launching on August 6, revealing ABC Commercial, Beyond Home Entertainment, Entertainment One Australia,Icon, Madman Entertainment, Pinnacle Films, Roadshow, Transmission, and Umbrella Entertainment are the first distributors to sign deals with the on demand platform.

The announcement:

Dendy are pleased to announce that ABC Commercial, Beyond Home Entertainment, Entertainment One Australia,Icon, Madman Entertainment, Pinnacle Films, Roadshow, Transmission, and Umbrella Entertainment are the first
distributors to sign distribution deals with their video on demand platform, Dendy Direct.

Greg Hughes, Dendy CEO, says “Our customers are going to be very excited by the variety of quality content that will be available from our new distribution partners. 11 of the partners we’ve signed up have distinctive offerings that suit our core Dendy customer and we’re looking forward to building a collaborative and mutually beneficial relationship.”

Greg Sneddon, Executive Director of Distribution and Strategy for Roadshow Digital, says “Roadshow is pleased to be part of Dendy’s exciting move into the digital environment. Dendy Direct will offer a wide range of our new release and catalogue titles including The Wolf of Wall Street, The Lego Movie, Red Dog and upcoming titles Transendence and Edge of Tomorrow. We’re proud to be a part of an innovative digital platform that will enable more fans to enjoy our fantastic slate of films.”

Andrew Mackie, Joint Managing Director of Transmission Films, says “Transmission Films are excited to bring our feature content to the Dendy Direct platform. Dendy has been a vital exhibition partner for Transmission and we look forward to extending that relationship into the home environment for films such as Tracks, The Railway Man, Chinese Puzzle and Nymphomaniac.”

Huw Perkins, Home Entertainment Sales Director for Pinnacle says “Pinnacle are delighted to be one of the first distributors to have signed terms with Dendy Direct. There is certainly great potential in this market for a quality service like Dendy Direct and we’ve got a fantastic line-up of content for the second half of 2014 which the discerning Dendy customer will love.”

Dendy Direct are close to deals with a number of other independent and studio distributors.

Dendy Direct is scheduled to launch on 6th August 2014.

Source: Dendy media release

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