The film is part of a strong pipeline of original content planned for 2018
TORONTO and LONDON, 2018-01-12 13:50 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
Breaking Data Corp. (TSXV:BKD) (OTC:BKDCF) ("Breaking Data" or the "Company")
is pleased to announce that GIVEMESPORT's in-house content studio Formation has
launched its debut original feature production "The 10."
The short film, which will be streamed on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and
givemesport.com from Jan 11, tells the story of a teenage boy who dreams of
following his passion all the way to America to become a National Basketball
Association superstar.
Titled "The 10" to represent a basketball player's focus on making the dunk,
the film reveals the sacrifices and struggles a young player has made in his
determination to pursue his passion. The film features UK Basketballer Kayne
Henry-McCalla in the title role and his younger brother Lorenzo Henry-McCalla
playing the role of the younger boy.
Nick Thain, Chief Executive of Breaking Data and GIVEMESPORT said, "It's great
for GIVEMESPORT to be able to launch a short film as beautiful and inspiring as
'The 10' as part of a much bigger commitment to high-quality original
production that you will see across 2018. It's a story about trying to reach
your goal and better yourself and demonstrates how sport can change people's
lives, which is very much part of our brand values. High-quality original
production will be a big feature in 2018 for us and we look forward to more
announcements around our work."
Jae Chalfin, Chief Commercial Officer of GIVEMESPORT said, "Being able to
deliver strong feature-standard content alongside quality branded content
demonstrates our scope as content-creators year has included high-quality
feature stories, high-value branded campaigns, live streams of major sporting
events such as the PGA Golf Championships and the World Tennis Championships
from Abu Dhabi and a host exclusive content from partners including the NFL and
the NBA and other partners. We are able to bring content to an 18-34 audience
who lean into mobile and social and consume content in new ways."
About Breaking Data Corp
http://www.breakingdatacorp.com/
Breaking Data Corp. is a technology provider of a range of Artificial
Intelligence services including; semantic search, machine learning and natural
language processing ("NLP"). The Company's technology platform has many
practical applications, in multiple business and consumer verticals that are
immersed in massive media and data rich settings. The Company's showcase app,
BreakingSports, utilizes semantic machine learning and NLP to track social
media in a fully automated, real-time manner for significant sports information
and events and distributes summarized information through real-time push
notifications to consumers.
GIVEMESPORT:
http://www.givemesport.com/
GIVEMESPORT, Breaking Data's recent acquisition, is a leading next generation
sports media company with the largest single publisher Facebook page in the
world, with over 26.28 million fans. The next largest single sports publisher
Facebook page is ESPN with 18.46 million fans. GIVEMESPORT's content generates
over 3.1 billion impressions (Aug-17), reaching over 119 million unique users
(Aug-17) per month on Facebook alone. Visit GIVEMESPORT's Facebook page at
facebook.com/GiveMeSport.
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Contact Information:
Breaking Data Corp.
Jae Chalfin, CCO
(905) 761-9200, Ext. 21
jc@givemesport.com
www.breakingdatacorp.com
www.givemesport.com
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