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Cinedigm Acquires Fandor(R), the Leading Global Independent Film Subscription Streaming Service
LOS ANGELES, CA / ACCESSWIRE / January 19, 2021 / Cinedigm (NASDAQ:CIDM) announced today that the Company has acquired Fandor®, the leading global independent
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[{"type":"text","content":"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 classics to festival favorites to essential award-winning foreign cinema features.Tapping into the $4.8 billion-dollar global market for independent film, Cinedigm plans to leverage its substantial content library, technology, engineering and distribution capabilities to rapidly expand Fandor's content offering, relaunch the service's apps and dramatically expand distribution to Cinedigm's global footprint of over 900 million connected devices. The Company anticipates the service could reach seven figure subscriber levels within the next 24-30 months with a focus on rapid global expansion and distribution. Cinedigm will continue to offer the service ad-free, but also plans to offer a free, ad-supported on-demand tier as well as a linear streaming channel to further broaden the service's reach to audiences of all viewing preferences.Cinedigm plans to heavily draw from a pool of more than 7,000 relevant film titles in its library, including thousands of classic, cult and foreign titles from streaming service The Film Detective, which it acquired in December 2020. The Company also plans on ramping up new and existing content partnerships with distribution partners from around the globe to make Fandor the preeminent destination for emerging global voices. The Company also plans to relaunch Keyframe, Fandor's web and video-based publication dedicated to covering the art of cinema. Phil Hopkins, President of Cinedigm's Film Detective division and life-long cinephile, will oversee Fandor and Keyframe, with the goal of relaunching the service in the coming quarter.\"This acquisition of Fandor, coming on the heels of our Film Detective acquisition, s...