CHATSWORTH, Calif. & TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Image Entertainment, Inc. (OTCQB: DISK) and Entertainment One (eOne) today announced the extension of their existing exclusive distribution agreement of Image product in Canada.
Over the last five years, eOne has distributed Image Entertainment properties in Canada, including theatrical, home entertainment, television and digital. The agreement covers Image’s vast library of film, television, lifestyle and music properties as well as the critically-acclaimed Criterion Collection and also includes any upcoming titles that may be acquired by Image Entertainment. The new agreement also includes titles from Image/Madacy Home Entertainment. The agreement was announced by Image Chairman and CEO, Ted Green and David Reckziegel, Co-president, Entertainment One Films Canada.
“The extension of this agreement is representative of our commitment to continue offering quality product across all platforms in Canada,” stated Green. “eOne has been a terrific distribution partner and we’re pleased to continue our arrangement with them.”
“We are thrilled to be extending our relationship with Image Entertainment as well as bringing the Image/Madacy Home Entertainment line into the mix,” said Reckziegel. “Ted Green and his team at Image continue to build an impressive catalog of titles and we look forward to making them available across all media formats to our Canadian customers through our extensive national distribution network.”
This new agreement will continue through 2015 and will include the recent acquisitions of Kenny Chesney’s concert as well as the recent theatrical release, Burning Palms, the Criterion Collection’s upcoming releases of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Jean-Luc Godard’s Breathless and Brazil. It also includes the company’s 2010 successful release of “The Twilight Zone,” the Jeff Dunham series of titles, the award-winning film Short Circuit and the long-awaited TV series featuring Boris Karloff entitled “Thriller.”
ABOUT ENTERTAINMENT ONE
Entertainment One (LSE:ETO) is a leading international company that specializes in the acquisition, production and distribution of entertainment content. The company’s comprehensive network extends around the globe including Canada, the U.S., the UK, Ireland, Benelux, France, Germany, Scandinavia, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Through established Entertainment and Distribution divisions, the company provides extensive expertise in film distribution, television and music production, kids programming and merchandising and licensing. Its current rights library is exploited across all media formats and includes more than 20,000 film and television titles, 2,400 hours of television programming and 45,000 music tracks.
ABOUT IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT
Image Entertainment, Inc. is a leading independent licensee and distributor of entertainment programming in North America, with approximately 3,200 exclusive DVD titles and approximately 340 exclusive CD titles in domestic release and more than 450 programs internationally via sublicense agreements. For many of its titles, the Company has exclusive audio and broadcast rights, as well as digital download rights to over 2,100 video programs and approximately 400 audio titles containing more than 6,000 individual tracks. The Company is headquartered in Chatsworth, California. For more information about Image Entertainment, Inc., please go to www.image-entertainment.com.