Comcast Media Center To Manage VOD Distribution for Slate of Independent Films from Tribeca Film

June 16, 2010 - PRLog -- Denver, April 20, 2010 – Comcast Media Center (CMC) has been selected as one of the service providers to help manage and distribute video on demand (VOD) delivery for the new independent film distribution platform of Tribeca Enterprises LLC (Tribeca Film). CMC will launch a branded Tribeca Film VOD offering on April 21, in conjunction with the Tribeca Film Festival's opening day, with 12 feature titles that will be delivered via the CMC to participating cable operators, including Comcast Cable. The titles will be available for a minimum of 60 days.

"The Comcast Media Center's VOD capabilities make it a great partner to support our national distribution platform,” said Adam Sloan, Executive VP of Tribeca Enterprises. "The CMC's reach, encompassing more than 90 percent of the country's top cable system operators, allows us to bring our diverse selection of quality-driven entertaining films to a national audience.”

The first set of Tribeca Film titles range from award-winning dramas and revealing documentaries, to uproarious comedies and sports stories; five are acclaimed titles from the festival circuit, and seven will premiere on demand day-and-date with their premiere at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival. Titles include: The Birth of Big Air; Climate of Change; The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle; The Infidel; Metropia; My Last Five Girlfriends; Road, Movie; sex & drugs & rock & roll; The Swimsuit Issue (Allt flyter); TiMER, The Trotksy and The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia.

"We are pleased to support Tribeca Enterprises in extending access to its stable of quality entertainment from the independent film community into VOD-enabled households served by our national VOD content distribution platform,” said Gary Traver, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Comcast Media Center. "The opportunity to showcase films featured at the renowned Tribeca Film Festival is a great way to launch the country's newest on demand entertainment channel.”

Launched in 2003, the CMC's national VOD platform currently manages and distributes more than 9,000 VOD assets from more than 276 content sources each month. The VOD platform provides a highly secure content distribution environment for films and other licensed video programming. The CMC also offers rapid-turn capabilities for providing near real-time delivery of television programming that incorporates the profiles for C3 commercial ratings provided by The Nielsen Company. In addition, the CMC also operates a user-directed Express Lane™ VOD service, which can deliver individual VOD assets to selected cable system headends.

About Tribeca Film:
Tribeca Film is a comprehensive distribution initiative from Tribeca Enterprises dedicated to acquiring and marketing independent films across multiple platforms including on-demand, theatrical and home video. Launched in 2010, with strong support from Founding Partner American Express, Tribeca Film will provide independent filmmakers with an integrated national marketing and distribution platform to reach audiences.

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About Comcast Media Center:
Denver-based Comcast Media Center (CMC), a subsidiary of Comcast Cable, provides centralized content management and distribution solutions for cable systems, video content providers and advertisers. More information about the CMC is available at www.comcastmediacenter.com.