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Cinedigm Acquires Leading Faith & Family Streaming Media Properties Dove.org and Christian Cinema from Giving Company
Top Movie Review & Ratings Service and Streaming Platform Properties to be joined with Dove Channel to Super-Serve Faith & Family Audiences LOS ANGELES, Feb.
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[{"type":"text","content":"Top Movie Review & Ratings Service and Streaming Platform Properties to be joined with Dove Channel to Super-Serve Faith & Family Audiences\nLOS 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 subscription, advertising, commerce, editorial and podcasts.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nFounded in 1991, Dove.org's mission is \"to encourage and promote the creation, production, distribution and consumption of wholesome family entertainment.\" Its legacy goes back two decades to the organization's first \"Dove Approved\" seal of approval given to thousands of titles since inception. Today the organization publishes reviews, news, podcasts and rates films, TV shows, video games, online content and more through its website, email newsletters and social channels to help families make informed media choices. Cinedigm and Dove.org first partnered in 2015 to launch the family-focused Dove Channel, and Cinedigm will now operate both services by integrating them together in order to super-serve consumers seeking safe, family-friendly content. \nThe acquisition dramatically strengthens Cinedigm's position in the fast-growing Faith & Family film & TV market vertical, which, according to a study published by Grandview Research in 2020, is estimated at more than $1.5 billion dollars annually in North America and is expected to grow at 20% CAGR through 2027.\nChristian Cinema is a leading transactional video-on-demand (TVOD) service for faith-based films, offering the ability to buy or rent movies with Christian values via ChristianCinema.com as well as leading app platforms such as Apple TV, iOS, Android, Roku, Chromecast, Amazon Fire TV, and Amazon Fire tablets. \n\"Over the last few years, we have perfected what we think is the best approach to enthusiast streaming: giving customers more of what they want in the medium they want – movies, podcasts, ed...