ZONEMEDIA SIGNS LICENSING AGREEMENT WITH MAXIM MEDIA INTERNATIONAL FOR ITS ZONE HORROR CHANNELS IN THE UK, IRELAND AND THE NETHERLANDS
Deal to bring popular horror titles to UK and the Netherlands
London – March 19, 2007 Zonemedia has signed its second licensing agreement with Maxim Media International which will bring 20 new film titles to its Zone Horror channels in the UK, Ireland and the Netherlands. Under the terms of the agreement, Zonemedia will gain the non-exclusive rights to the films for two years. The announcement was made by Adam Robinson, Zone Horror’s Head of Programming and Acquisition.
“It has been a pleasure working with the team of Maxim Media over the past year. From contract negotiations to the delivery of final product, it’s been a seamless process.” Robinson continues, “Horror is a booming genre around the world and with great independent horror films coming from companies such as Maxim Media International & Brain Damage Films, we have been able to expand our channel offering by addressing the needs of our growing audience”.
Among the films acquired for the UK, Ireland and the Netherlands are Richard Griffin’s, Raving Maniacs, Steve Charles Castle’s, Predator Island and Benjamin Cooper’s The Brink. The films will be premiering on Zone Horror this Spring as part of the ‘Grindhouse 2000’ season.
“This is a great stepping stone for us,” Darrin Ramage, President of Maxim Media International said, “we have been focusing our attention on the broadcast market for quite some time now and to be able to work with Zonemedia and Zone Horror shows us that we are doing something right.”
About Maxim Media International & Brain Damage Films
Maxim Media International is the global sales division of Maxim Media Marketing Inc., the Tempe, AZ based company formed by Darrin Ramage. Ramage has over 11 years experience in international licensing and distribution. Ramage has been involved in the overseas marketing of over 600 feature films. He has attended the American Film Market (AFM), MIP Asia, MIPTV, MIPCOM, Hong Kong Filmart and Cannes Film Festival and has had tremendous success at these film markets.
Darrin G. Ramage, with 14 years of domestic US video distribution, founded M3 in 2000 to continue the powerful distribution of independent films to video stores in the USA and the licensing & distribution of film rights on the world market. Maxim Media International has grown to be recognized as the most powerful distributors of independent Horror films to the world market while Brain Damage Films has grown to be recognized as one of the largest independent Horror video labels in the United States.
www.eMaximMedia.com
www.BrainDamageFilms.com
About Zone Horror
Zone Horror, owned and operated by Zonemedia, is dedicated to the dark side of cinema. Currently available to over 9.9 million subscribers in the United Kingdom and Netherlands, the channel sources horror films and series from around the world, providing a powerful schedule guaranteed to keep even die-hard horror fans on the edge of their seats. From kitsch cult classics and comedies, to Hammer House of Horror productions and modern box-office thrillers, Zone Horror offers an engaging and continuous service designed to appeal to all types of horror fans; from the obsessive fan to the sporadic fright seeker.
Zone Horror is part of Zonemedia, which is 90 percent owned by Chellomedia, a subsidiary of Liberty Global Inc.
www.zonehorror.tv
About Zonemedia
Based in London, Zonemedia is a leading international broadcaster, distributor and representative of thematic television channels. The company was founded in 1991 and today has 18 offices and studios throughout Europe, Asia and Latin America. In 2006, Zonemedia was acquired by Chellomedia, a division of Liberty Global Inc.
Zonemedia owns and operates nine thematic channels: Zone Reality, Zone Reality Extra, Zone Europa, Zone Romantica, Zone Club, Zone Horror, Zone Thriller, Zone Fantasy and Extreme Sports Channel, which are broadcast in over 125 countries in 24 languages. Its consolidated audience reaches 88 million households. Through joint ventures and additional television services including a branded block on CCTV China, Zonemedia reaches a further 220 million TV households. In addition, Zonemedia has a successful channel representation business and currently represents over 30 international channels from such companies as Viacom, Turner, Hallmark, MTV, Discovery and Eurosport. Zonemedia’s programme distribution business continues to syndicate formats, series and specials from leading producers around the world.
www.zonemedia.net
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