Classical Music Video Download from Digital Classics
DCD Media-owned Digital Classics to make classical music and arts programmes available online. The UK and international download service will launch on 14 March, 2008 on the company’s website www.digitalclassics.co.uk.
London, United Kingdom, March 08, 2008 --(PR.com)-- Digital Classics will debut with over 150 titles, with new programmes added on a regular basis, plus free bonus material including synopses, images, and biographies where available. Select titles will be available exclusively for download and some titles will be made available outside the UK. All files will be suitable for PC, Mac and portable media devices such as iPods, on a download to own basis. Prices per title will range from 0.79p (€1.30) to £6.99 (€11.40).
At launch, Digital Classics will offer a wide range of titles including arias introduced and sung by some of the world’s greatest opera stars such as Thomas Hampson, Felicity Lott and Christine Schäfer. Also available for download as complete concerts and individual works are programmes with Sir Georg Solti, Andras Schiff and Krzysztof Penderecki spanning Chopin, Haydn, Bartok and more.
Films by renowned directors including Peter Greenaway’s groundbreaking visual work, A TV Dante and Robert Hughes’ film about Goya plus dance programmes from ballet to tango will also be available on the new site.
Commenting on the new digital initiative, Chris Hunt, CEO, DCD Media, said: “Although the video download market is still relatively immature, the industry is forecast to grow at an exponential rate during the next five years and we want to maximise all new revenue opportunities. The latest statistics from Strategic Analytics, predict that the video download market will grow to $5.9bn in annual revenues by 2010. We are not going to miss out on this upward trend.”
About Digital Classics DVD
DCD Media in-house label Digital Classics DVD launched in 2005 releasing arts and music programmes on DVD in the UK and worldwide. After establishing itself in cultural genres, with a number of high-profile critically-acclaimed releases both from the group companies and external clients, the label branched out into classic British comedy as well as drama, drawing new audiences to the label. 2008 sees Digital Classics launch its download service, beginning with their classical catalogue. Offering downloads for existing releases as well as download-exclusive arts programming, Digital Classics will take the classical market to the next platform.
About DCD Media plc
DCD Media plc is one of the UK’s ‘super-indies’, a large group of production and distribution companies specialising in factual, entertainment, drama, music and arts programming for TV, DVD and new media markets. DCD Media comprises a number of high profile content producers – Box TV, a drama specialist; arts and entertainment producer Iambic Productions; music and staged event specialist Done and Dusted; factual and lifestyle producer Prospect Pictures; reality, documentary and entertainment formats producer September Films; documentary specialist West Park Pictures – and international distributor NBDtv and DVD label Digital Classics DVD.
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At launch, Digital Classics will offer a wide range of titles including arias introduced and sung by some of the world’s greatest opera stars such as Thomas Hampson, Felicity Lott and Christine Schäfer. Also available for download as complete concerts and individual works are programmes with Sir Georg Solti, Andras Schiff and Krzysztof Penderecki spanning Chopin, Haydn, Bartok and more.
Films by renowned directors including Peter Greenaway’s groundbreaking visual work, A TV Dante and Robert Hughes’ film about Goya plus dance programmes from ballet to tango will also be available on the new site.
Commenting on the new digital initiative, Chris Hunt, CEO, DCD Media, said: “Although the video download market is still relatively immature, the industry is forecast to grow at an exponential rate during the next five years and we want to maximise all new revenue opportunities. The latest statistics from Strategic Analytics, predict that the video download market will grow to $5.9bn in annual revenues by 2010. We are not going to miss out on this upward trend.”
About Digital Classics DVD
DCD Media in-house label Digital Classics DVD launched in 2005 releasing arts and music programmes on DVD in the UK and worldwide. After establishing itself in cultural genres, with a number of high-profile critically-acclaimed releases both from the group companies and external clients, the label branched out into classic British comedy as well as drama, drawing new audiences to the label. 2008 sees Digital Classics launch its download service, beginning with their classical catalogue. Offering downloads for existing releases as well as download-exclusive arts programming, Digital Classics will take the classical market to the next platform.
About DCD Media plc
DCD Media plc is one of the UK’s ‘super-indies’, a large group of production and distribution companies specialising in factual, entertainment, drama, music and arts programming for TV, DVD and new media markets. DCD Media comprises a number of high profile content producers – Box TV, a drama specialist; arts and entertainment producer Iambic Productions; music and staged event specialist Done and Dusted; factual and lifestyle producer Prospect Pictures; reality, documentary and entertainment formats producer September Films; documentary specialist West Park Pictures – and international distributor NBDtv and DVD label Digital Classics DVD.
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Katherine Harlow
02072978035
www.digitalclassics.co.uk
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