Gravitas Ventures Releases New Horror On-Demand Package

Gravitas Ventures Releases New Horror On-Demand Package

AT&T U-verse(SM) TV, Charter Communications and Verizon FiOS TV among First to Roll Out Gravitas' VOD Horror Programming Including Day & Date DVD/Theatrical

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Gravitas Ventures, one of the leading distributors of entertainment content across new media platforms, is launching a new monthly transactional On-Demand package for TV providers. Featuring ten hours of the best indie horror films, Gravitas Horror On-Demand has already been picked up by leading operators AT&T U-verse(SM) TV, Charter Communications, DISH Network , and Verizon FiOS TV among others.

"Horror fans don't stop being horror fans after Halloween and that's why we deliver 10 hours of spine tingling content to TV providers every month of the year. We program films that drive VOD revenues while appealing to the evolving tastes of the incredibly diverse horror community," said Nolan Gallagher, CEO and founder of Gravitas Ventures. "Partnering with major operators extends the reach of these incredible films and therefore helps raise awareness for the leading and future filmmakers of this genre."

Each month Gravitas Ventures will provide at least seven movies to partners with fresh content from leading horror filmmakers, producers and distributors. The horror VOD programming will focus on titles available prior to or simultaneous with each film's DVD street date or theatrical release, providing operators with the most buzz-worthy titles in a prime release window. In addition, Gravitas Ventures will market content available during the VOD license window via traditional major horror publications, fan sites, blogs and social networking sites to raise awareness for each month's films.

"As we continue to add more and more content to our industry-leading VOD service, we strive to provide all of the genre content that our subscribers want, including this new programming from Gravitas Ventures," said Terry Denson, vice president of content strategy and acquisition for Verizon. "The Gravitas Horror on Demand package is a nice complement to Gravitas Movies on Demand and Gravitas Events on Demand, which our customers have been enjoying for more than a year."

This fall the Gravitas Horror on Demand package will launch titles from emerging filmmakers like Kirk Bowman (Bloodsucking Babes from Burbank), Rusty Nelson (Blood Legend), and Kevin de Lullo (Edgar Allan Poe's Darkness)

About Gravitas Ventures

Gravitas Ventures specializes in the aggregation of entertainment content for worldwide distribution via established and evolving platforms in the cable Video On-demand (VOD), broadband, mobile and airline/hospitality industries. The company connects independent filmmakers, production and distribution companies to leading cable, satellite, telco and online distribution partners including AT&T U-verse(SM) TV, Apple iTunes, Amazon VOD, Cablevision, Comcast, Cox, DISH Network , Time Warner Cable, Verizon FiOS TV, and Warner Bros. Digital Distribution. Working with more than 100 content partners, Gravitas Ventures offers thousands of hours of quality entertainment comprised of feature films, documentaries, animation, alternative sports, wrestling/mixed martial arts, comedy, and music concert programming. Recent acquisitions include critically acclaimed films such as Lance Hammer's Ballast (Sundance), Stacy Peralta's Crips and Bloods Made in America (Sundance), Jay Jonroy's David and Layla (Cannes), Kate Churchill's Enlightened Up!, Ryan Little's Forever Strong, Marianna Palka's Good Dick (Sundance), Kevin Rafferty's Harvard Beats Yale: 29-29, Deborah Kampmeier's Hounddog (Sundance) and Benson Lee's Planet B-Boy (Tribeca).

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