Streaming Service Comes to Amazon Prime Video
Channels, The Roku Channel and Comcast's Xfinity as an Add-on for
Fans of Cult and Genre Movies – from Action and Fantasy to Horror,
Sci-Fi, Thrillers and More
Ahead of Halloween – and the November 21 Exclusive Premiere of MAD CATS –
Midnight Pulp's DTC Service is Now Completely Re-launched and
Powered by Cineverse's Matchpoint Streaming Technology
LOS
ANGELES, Oct. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --
Cineverse (NASDAQ: CNVS), announced today that its Midnight
Pulp streaming channel – built for fans of cult and genre movies
and TV shows, spanning action, fantasy, horror, sci-fi, thrillers
and more – is now available through third-party platforms. For the
first time, a Midnight Pulp subscription can be accessed directly
through Amazon Prime Video Channels, The Roku Channel and by
Comcast's Xfinity customers throughout the U.S.
The company also announced that the exclusive North American
streaming premiere of festival favorite, MAD CATS will come to
Midnight Pulp on November 21. Written
and directed by Reiki Tsuno, MAD
CATS features a crazy mix of comedy and action to tell the story of
Taka (Sho Mineo), a shiftless young
man, who sets off on a quest to find his missing brother Mune (So
Yamanaka). Teaming up with a quirky new friend, Takezo
(Yuya Matsuura) and an edgy,
mysterious young woman of action (Ayane) along the way, Taka finds
himself taking on a pack of vicious, pistol-packing monster cats
who look like women determined to execute unscrupulous pet shop
owners.
Other key programming being added to Midnight Pulp this year
includes TILL DEATH DO US PART (premieres November 28) and Don
Lee action movie THE RUNDOWN (December).
In addition to the above platforms, Midnight Pulp continues to
be available direct-to-consumer as a standalone subscription
video-on-demand (SVOD) service, both at www.midnightpulp.com and
via mobile, connected TV (CTV) devices and Smart TVs. A linear
Midnight Pulp channel is also a free, ad-supported streaming
television (FAST) option through several major services, through
which its reach has grown 45% year-over-year.
Midnight Pulp has now also been formally relaunched powered by
Cineverse's proprietary Matchpoint™ Blueprint 2.0 technology,
bringing with it an updated fan experience, improved content
discovery and a line-up of live TV channels from Cineverse and its
partners. These linear channels are available at
midnightpulp.com/livetv, where fans can watch even more
programming, from funny to exciting to creepy, on AsianCrush, Crime
Hunters, Mystery Science Theater 3000, RetroCrush, SCREAMBOX TV and
TokuSHOUTsu.
"This comes at a time of significant growth for Midnight Pulp,
which has had average minutes watched per month increase by 24%
compared to 2022," said Matthew
Kiernan, channel manager for Midnight Pulp at Cineverse.
"The expanded distribution of Midnight Pulp will increase market
penetration 20X, bringing outrageous and entertaining films and TV
shows to a much larger audience at a time during which cult and
genre programming is increasingly popular. We are thrilled
for the opportunity to bring our unique streaming brand to even
more fans."
About Midnight Pulp
Since premiering in 2014, Midnight Pulp has nurtured a loyal
audience via its AVOD and SVOD apps and as a FAST linear channel
available on Samsung TV Plus, STIRR, Amazon Freevee, Sling
Freestream and The Roku Channel (US and Canada). From blood-soaked bikinis,
bone-breaking action, kung fu killers and pure, unadulterated
cheese Midnight Pulp has become a destination for fans with a
fondness for midnight movies all day long. In doing so it has
become one of the country's largest streaming services dedicated to
cult and genre films and TV shows, including action, fantasy,
horror, sci-fi, thrillers and more. Midnight Pulp's lineup consists
of such fan favorites as HIGHLANDER, DJANGO, THE CHANGELING and
such Hong Kong action classics as
MAGNIFICENT WARRIORS, starring Oscar-winner Michelle Yeoh. Midnight Pulp is powered by
Cineverse's proprietary Matchpoint™ technology. For more
information, including a list of devices and platforms on which it
is available, visit www.midnightpulp.com.
ABOUT CINEVERSE
Cineverse's advanced, proprietary
technology drives the distribution of over 70,000 premium films,
series, and podcasts to more than 150 million unique viewers
monthly. From providing a complete streaming solution to some of
the world's most recognizable brands, to super-serving their own
network of fan channels, Cineverse (NASDAQ: CNVS) is powering the
future of Entertainment. For more information, please
visit www.cineverse.com.
CONTACT:
For Press, The Lippin Group for Cineverse
cineverse@lippingroup.com
For Investors, Julie Milstead
investorrelations@cineverse.com
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