Consolidated Media Industries Brings Cloud Based Distribution Services to USA

LOS ANGELES, October 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

Consolidated Media Industries (CMI), the European end-to-end media service provider, today announced that it has opened a Los Angeles office to accommodate the growing demand for its cloud based digital cinema and entertainment distribution solutions. The company has appointed George Freriks, a veteran in the broadcast and entertainment distribution industry, to lead the US office.

Consolidated Media Industries has an extensive track record in supplying media-technology to rights-holders and content producers in the European market through their ParkPost digital facilities. Its revolutionary cloud-based CentralParQ media distribution platform has attracted several larger US-based clients and the company sees significant growth opportunity in the North American market. The Los Angeles office will allow CMI to be closer to its clients and to actively investigate strategic partnerships with US-based companies.

"Specific-media business indicators make it an opportune time for us to open a West Coast office" said Bart-Jan van Genderen, CMI Chief Executive, "I look forward to George building a portfolio of major customers that deploy our solutions to profit from broadcast and digital cinema distribution through our advanced platform, in line with our strategic expansion."

"There is a fantastic opportunity to bring CMI's digital media distribution services to the US market and investigate potential strategic partnerships" said George Freriks, CMI Director of International Business Development, " I look forward to pitch CMI's media automation and distribution services to rights-holders, content producers and networks throughout the region"

About CMI:

Consolidated Media Industries (CMI) is an international group of service providers with a common focus on creating, managing, distributing and monetizing digital media. Companies that are part of CMI are the Infostrada Sports Group, NLbuzz, ParkPost, TV Everywhere and DutchView.

This makes CMI the largest integrated digital media service provider in the Netherlands. CMI currently employs over 850 staff and has an annual turnover of more than €120 million. 

CMI aims for a further expansion, creating more value for content creators and rights owners through an end-to-end package of digital media services.

Web: http://www.cmi-holding.com

SOURCE Consolidated Media Industries