Off The Fence And Bablegum Announce Distribution Deal

Leading independent production and distribution company Off the Fence and Babelgum, the new generation global Internet TV network, has announced an important distribution deal for around 200 hours of non-fiction programming.
The content licensing deal, brokered by Off the Fence Head of Distribution Erik Schuit and Babelgum includes a diverse range of programming including travel, natural history, science and health, as well as outstanding series such as 21st Century Garden Art and Wild Asia and award-winning films such as Europe’s Secret Earthquakes and Crown of Thorns Starfish.
Babelgum’s innovative peer-to-peer (P2P) streaming technology delivers high resolution and immersive television to create a global personal media platform available to anyone with a PC and broadband Internet connection. Film makers such as Spike Lee have used Babelgum as an exclusive showcase, a recent example being Lee’s film ‘Jesus Children of America’. Among its other content partners are 3DD, Associated Press, Entertainment Rights, Gong Anime, IMG, ITN, Ministry of Sound TV, Reuters, Shine Limited and Zed.
Ellen Windemuth, Managing Director, Off the Fence, commented: “This is an exciting deal for Off the Fence, and reinforces our commitment to 'direct-to-consumer' business via new media platforms. Our high quality, innovative programming has the kind of integrity that the Babelgum viewer is seeking. We are delighted to take our films to the global broadband audience with them.”
Valerio Zingarelli, CEO, Babelgum added: “Babelgum is a new way of conceiving television, a free on-demand TV over the Internet that lets you watch content that may not have been previously available on traditional TV. Off the Fence helps Babelgum provide quality niche content to our customers meaning they can choose what they watch and when they watch it. Off the Fence has the type of factual programming the discerning consumer wants to be able to access at their leisure.”
For further information: www.offthefence and www.babelgum.com
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