NEW YORK, April 4, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --YOU On Demand Holdings, Inc.(NASDAQ: YOD) ("YOU On Demand"), a leading multi-platform entertainment and Video On Demand company inChina, today announced the expansion of its cooperation to offer feature films from global film and television studio,Miramax, via YOU On Demand's mobile service.
YOU On Demand will now make available Miramax's library titles including Oscar®-winners "Chicago" and "The English Patient," through its Subscription Video On Demand (SVOD) package and via its Transactional Video On Demand (TVOD) offering.
"The Miramax library includes some of the best known, award-winning and critically acclaimed filmsHollywoodhas to offer," saidShane McMahon, Chairman of YOU On Demand. "We are very excited to expand our partnership with Miramax and continue YOU On Demand's pursuit toprovide rich and diverse content to customers anytime and anywhere on a wide variety of platforms, including mobile, digital cable, IPTV and Over-the-Top."
About YOU On Demand Holdings, Inc. (http://corporate.yod.com)
YOU On Demand (NASDAQ: YOD), is a leading multi-platform entertainment company delivering premium content, including leading Hollywood and China-produced movie titles, to customers across China via Subscription Video On Demand and Transactional Video On Demand. The Company has secured alliances with leading global media operators and content developers. YOU On Demand has content distribution agreements in place with many ofHollywood's top studios including Disney Media Distribution, Paramount Pictures, NBC Universal, Warner Bros., Miramax Films, Lionsgate and Magnolia Pictures, as well as a broad selection of the best content from Chinese filmmakers. The Company has a comprehensive end-to-end secure delivery system, governmental partnerships and approvals and offers additional value-added services. YOU On Demand has strategic partnerships with the largest media entities in China, a highly experienced management team with international background and expertise in Cable, Television, Film, Digital Media, Internet and Telecom. YOU On Demand is headquartered in New York, NY with its China headquarters in Beijing.
About Miramax
Miramax is a leading worldwide film and television studio with a library of more than 700 motion pictures containing some of the most original and acclaimed independent films, such asPulp Fiction,Chicago,Good Will Hunting,The English Patient,Life is Beautiful, andCity Of God- as well as scores of commercially successful films such asBridget Jones's Diaryand the Scream,Scary MovieandSpy Kidsfranchises. Collectively, the Miramax library has received 284 Academy Award® nominations and 68 Oscars®, includingfour Best Picture awards. Miramax's world-class global distribution team has successfully brought this acclaimed collection of titles to existing and emerging platforms in nearly every country in the world.
Miramax's new development projects include both television and film. Currently the studio is working with industry luminaries to create new derivative television series based on their respective award-winning stories and characters. These titles includeGangs of New Yorkwith Martin Scorsese,Cop Landwith James Mangold, and Robert Rodriguez'sFrom Dusk Till Dawn: The Series, currently in active production. Film projects include Jeremy Garelick'sThe Wedding Ringer(starring Kevin Hart, Josh Gad and Kaley Cuoco) to be released by Sony's Screen Gems January 16, 2015. Miramax also recently announced a multi-title, multi-year agreement with The Weinstein Company to create derivative work for film, television and stage.
Miramax was purchased in 2010 by Qatar Holding, together with the investor group led by Miramax Chairman Thomas J. Barrack, Jr.'s Colony Capital, and is headquartered in Santa Monica, California with a sales office in London. For more information, please visit miramax.com.
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CONTACT:
Jason Finkelstein | Robert Rinderman or Norberto Aja |
YOU On Demand | JCIR |
212-206-1216 | 212-835-8500 |
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@youondemand |
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