ole, the world’s fastest growing independent rights management company, is expanding its involvement in the over-the-top (OTT) digital video market through a new deal with Cineflix Media.
By virtue of the agreement, ole becomes Cineflix Media’s financial partner in its emerging OTT distribution business. ole will also handle the administration and channel management of all Cineflix content on digital video platforms such as YouTube.
“This is a natural progression for ole’s AV rights management platform, with a longstanding and forward-thinking business partner,” said Robert Ott, Chairman and CEO of ole. “Cineflix is aligned with ole’s goals of delivering premium content in the best and most direct means possible.”
Cineflix Media creates, produces, and distributes popular entertainment content for the global market with operations in Montreal, Toronto, New York, Los Angeles, London, and Dublin. Producing more than 250 hours of distinctive programming per year across a wide range of genres, and with a rapidly expanding library of more than 4,000 hours, Cineflix is behind some of the most highly rated TV brands.
About ole:
ole is one of the world’s foremost rights management companies with investments of over $320M in music intellectual property (IP). Founded in 2004, with operations in Toronto, Nashville, New York and Los Angeles, ole is engaged in IP acquisitions, creative development, and worldwide rights management. The ole catalog includes over 45,000 songs and 60,000 hours of TV and film music across all genres. Copyrights under ole’s control include songs recorded by artists such as the Backstreet Boys, Beyonce, Blake Shelton, Britney Spears, Carrie Underwood, Eric Church, Jay Z, Justin Timberlake, Kelly Clarkson, Madonna, Michael Jackson, One Direction, Rihanna, Rush, Steven Tyler, Taylor Swift, and Timbaland. ole controls substantial A/V music and secondary rights including catalogs from Sony Pictures Entertainment, DHX, MGM, Miramax, Nelvana and Nu Image/Millennium. MusicBox, the Production Music division of ole, provides quality content and service to creators in all media with over 150,000 tracks in its library.
ole is committed to the creative development of its 100+ staff songwriters, legacy writers and composers and adding value to our catalogs and client catalogs. Current ole writers include Rush, Timbaland, Tyler Farr, Josh Dorr, Gord Bamford, Brett Jones, Dave Turnbull and Marty Dodson. ole has ongoing Ventures with Last Gang Publishing, Roots Three Music, Jackoby Publishing and most recently ole-bluestone Publishing, ole’s venture with global hitmaker Timbaland.
ole is proud to be associated with its bank partners SunTrust, JP Morgan Securities, CIT Finance, Fifth Third Bank, Avenue Bank, City National Bank and OneWest Bank.
ole is committed to being the world’s best and most innovative Rights Management Company and the preferred destination for IP Investors and Creators in all Media.
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