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Cineverse to Launch "Dog Whisperer" Channel on Heels of Securing Worldwide Rights to all 9 Seasons with Over 160 Episodes
Powered by its Proprietary Matchpoint™ Technology, Cineverse to Unleash One of the Most Iconic Animal Series as a New Global FAST and AVOD Channel LOS
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[{"type":"text","content":"Powered by its Proprietary Matchpoint™ Technology, Cineverse to Unleash One of the Most Iconic Animal Series as a New Global FAST and AVOD Channel\nLOS ANGELES, Aug. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cineverse Corp. (NASDAQ: CNVS), a global streaming technology and entertainment company with one of the world's largest portfolios of streaming channels and content libraries, today announced that it has secured global rights to one of the most popular animal shows: Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan. Originally airing on the National Geographic Channel, this popular series starring Cesar Millan and everybody's favorite pet dogs, ran for 9 seasons with more than 160 episodes.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nCineverse, which was previously known as Cinedigm, has secured rights to distribute the entire Dog Whisperer series across multiple digital platforms as part of the overall deal. This includes distribution via ad-supported video-on-demand (AVOD), as well as the creation of a new free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channel -- the \"Dog Whisperer\" channel -- that will be made available on the Company's flagship Cineverse service, as well as third-party streaming platforms around the world. \nDog Whisperer with Cesar Millan made its debut in 2004 as thirty-minute episodes on the National Geographic Channel. The following year, the series transitioned to primetime and became a one-hour program. Additional highlights include:\nBy 2010, the show had entered syndication via FOX, greatly expanding its audience reachBy 2011, the series had achieved a global presence by airing in over 80 countries across the worldIn the U.S., Dog Whisperer – which has welcomed guest celebrities such as Jada Pinkett Smith, Denise Richards, Howie Mandel and Virginia Madsen - at one point attracted more than 10 million viewers per week\"Dog Whisperer\" held the position of National Geographic's highest-rated series for a span of six yearsThe show also received Emmy nominations for Outstanding Reality Program in both 2006 and 2007\"Dog Whisperer\" won the People's Choice Award for Favorite Animal Show in 2008\"The market for pet products and services surged to more than $136 billion dollars last year, and more than 2,000 advertisers spent $1.18 billion on ads – the vast majority of that was on video,\" said Erick Opeka, President & CSO of Cineverse. \"Given the massi...