Expansion into Video on Demand
In February 2015, Cinedigm and Wizard World launched CONtv.[19][20] In June of that year, Cinedigm would acquire a minority stake in Shout! Factory.[21] Finally, in September, Cinedigm partnered with The Dove Foundation to create The Dove Channel, an online streaming service focusing on faith-based programming.[22]
In December 2017, control of Cinedigm was given to Bison Capital of Hong Kong to start one of the first China-U.S Studios.[23]
On February 5, 2019, Cinedigm acquired streaming service Viewster and its Viewster Anime subsidiary.[24] Viewster would eventually merge with CONtv and rebrand as CONtv Anime on June 13, 2020.[25][26][27]
In April of that year, Cinedigm licensed content from Chinese firms CCTV, China Lion, Starrise Media and Youku, in order to launch an entertainment and film service called Bambu; the service would launch on October 22, 2019.[28][29][30][31]
In 2020, Cinedigm acquired The Film Detective.[32]
In February 2021, Cinedigm acquired the horror-genre streaming service, Screambox.[33] Later that year, on September 21, 2021, Cinedigm acquired Bloody Disgusting. As part of the acquisition, Screambox would be relaunched under the curation and management of Bloody Disgusting.[34]
In August 2021, Cinedigm announced a partnership with Robert Rodriguez to relaunch the former cable and satellite-based El Rey Network as a streaming channel.[35][36][37]
In December 2021, Cinedigm signed a deal with SideStream, a live video streaming service.[38]
In March 2022, Cinedigm acquired streaming, advertising and distribution company, Digital Media Rights; including the ad-supported streaming services Cinehouse (originally known as YuYu), AsianCrush, RetroCrush, Midnight Pulp, Cocoro (now discontinued), and KMTV.[39]
