Content Partners purchases a group of select titles, strengthening their library of film titles representing more than $33 billion of box office revenue
Content Partners LLC, the leading owner of major studio distributed films, television shows, and related participations, today announced that the company has recently acquired the library of FilmDistrict including a variety of prominent titles, such as Olympus Has Fallen, Looper, and Insidious 1&2. This acquisition adds to Content Partner's high-quality library of titles.
Content Partners owns some of the most recognizable box office titles, such as 13 Going on 30, Black Hawk Down, Black Swan, Hugo, xXx, among others. They are also owners of Revolution Studios and co-owners of the CSI television franchise. Prior to the acquisition of FilmDistrict's library, Content Partners owned the rights to or interests in more than 500 films and approximately 3,000 hours of television. This acquisition strengthens their library of film titles that represents more than $33 billion of worldwide box office revenue.
FilmDistrict was co-founded by Peter Schlessel in 2010, and the company financed, acquired, produced, and distributed a number of notable motion pictures. Content Partners is acquiring a group of titles that were produced and distributed by FilmDistrict as well as Sony and MGM. Assets added to Content Partners' library from this acquisition include the FilmDistrict rights to: Insidious, Insidious 2, Olympus Has Fallen, Looper, Evil Dead, Parker, Drive, Pompeii, Old Boy, Red Dawn, and Soul Surfer, among others.
"We're thrilled to bring these popular titles from FilmDistrict to new platforms while building our library and continuing to be leading owners of intellectual property in the entertainment industry," said John Mass, Executive Vice President of Content Partners. "We look forward to working with other owners of high quality assets, like FilmDistrict, to add to our growing portfolio."
About Content Partners LLC
Content Partners is a Los Angeles-based investment company founded in 2006 by Steven Blume and Steven Kram, and is the worldwide leader in acquiring films, television programming, and related royalties. The company purchases such assets from investors, producers, writers, directors, actors, and musicians. Target acquisitions include film, television, and music assets that are generating cash flow and have long term distribution deals with major studios, networks, publishers, and other distribution channels. Since inception, Content Partners has deployed over one billion dollars in this marketplace with over 500 studio release films and more than 3,000 hours of television.
Simian Gets An Evolutionary Boost For Collaboration, Reveals “Teams”
Simian, the showreel-building, review & approval, and production asset management platform used globally by creative leaders, is kicking off this fall season with a substantial leap forward for collaboration and project management – with more updates on the way during the holidays!
The new feature, aptly dubbed “Teams”, makes it easier than ever for users to give project responsibilities to team members and clients alike. “You can never have too many options when it comes to permission levels,” says Jay Brooks, Simian’s Chief Technology Officer. “Teams provides a streamlined way to assign multiple users to a project at once.”
“Teams are very powerful, but creating one is effortless,” Brian Atton, Simian’s Chief Operating Officer explains. “Simply enter a Team name, add members, and then apply the newly made Team to any desired project. You can even invite temporary guests without changing settings for other projects or needing to create a new Team.”
“We love helping our clients by providing efficient tools to improve their workflow, and this has been a frequently requested feature as of late,” shares Kellie Atton, Head of Sales at Simian. “It feels great to get Teams out into the wild because I know it’s going to be tremendously helpful to everyone who uses it”.
Teams is now available exclusively to Simian’s enterprise clients. Simian plans to release more product upgrades and enhancements during Q4 2024 and 2025 for enterprise and non-enterprise users, continuing its ongoing evolution as the industry’s leading production asset management solution.
For more information on Simian upgrades and features, visit https://www.gosimian.com/
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