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Thursday, March 21, 2013

Popcornflix Hits Milestone of One Million Downloads on Roku

Popcornflix Hits Milestone of One Million Downloads on Roku

Free Streaming Feature Film Channel Hits Mark In Less Than a Year

NEW YORK, March 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Popcornflix(TM), the online digital movie platform that provides film lovers with free access to over 650 great movies, today announced that the number of Popcornflix downloads on the Roku® streaming players in the U.S. have exceeded one million. Roku is also available in the U.K. and Canada. Popcornflix is now available on Roku in those countries as well.

Roku offers more than 750 entertainment channels, including Popcornflix, which gives Roku users a fast and easy way to access hundreds of theatrically released titles and indie films starring top actors like Brad Pitt, Kristen Stewart, Ryan Reynolds, Meryl Streep, Charlize Theron and many more. Users can search by title, actor or director, or browse for movies in a wide variety of genres, including action/ thriller, comedy, family/kids, drama, horror, Bollywood and documentaries.

"Having passed a million downloads in under a year on Roku really says a lot about the popularity of the channel," said Gary Delfiner, President of Screen Media Digital, a division of Screen Media Ventures, LLC, parent company of Popcornflix. "Roku offers the best streaming player on the market, and we're proud to provide access to so many great free films to Roku customers."

The Popcornflix channel on Roku was developed by Float Left Interactive. Popcornflix is an ad-supported platform that does not charge viewers for access to its films on Roku. Popcornflix recently launched Frightpix(TM) on Roku as well. Frightpix, focuses exclusively on horror films. Popcornflix is owned and managed by Screen Media Ventures, LLC, which is a leading worldwide independent motion picture distribution company.

About Screen Media Ventures, LLC

Popcornflix.com(TM) is a service of Screen Media Ventures, LLC, a leading global independent motion picture distribution company with a broad distribution network that includes US and international theatrical, home video, television, cable and new media distribution, with one of the largest independently owned motion picture libraries. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in New York City. For more information, visit www.screenmedia.net.



About Float Left Interactive

Float Left Interactive is a leading provider of OTT (Over-the-Top) video solutions enabling content distributors to monetize and captivate their audience across all three screens: television, mobile, and web. Float Left Interactive's managed, end-to-end solution, which includes application development, video management and monetization tools, removes the complexities of multi-screen distribution and allows content owners to focus solely on securing prime content. More information about Float Left Interactive is available at http://www.floatleftinteractive.com.







SOURCE Popcornflix

Popcornflix

CONTACT: Kellie Anne Connors, SSPR, +1-609-750-1027, kconnors@sspr.com

Web Site: http://www.floatleftinteractive.com


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