Egami Media

Investor Group Pays $132 Million for Media Distributor Image Entertainment

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 30, 2007 - 1:34pm.

Chatsworth, Calif. - Image Entertainment, a licensor, producer and distributor of DVDs and CDs, announced on Friday that it has signed an agreement to sell the company to an investor group for about $132 million.

Movielink Adds Music Content From Rehearsals.com, Egami, DMGI

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 21, 2007 - 1:52pm.

Santa Monica, Calif. - Movielink, a studio-backed movie download service, announced on Wednesday that it has added live music concerts to its offering, through deals signed with CenterStaging Musical Productions, Digital Music Group (DMGI) and Egami Media. CenterStaging's Rehearsals.com will provide footage of recording sessions and interviews with artists including Chris Isaak and Fenix TX, while Egami will offer shows from Johnny Cash and Kiss, and DMGI will add its "Masters of Rock" series, featuring artists such as the Red Hot Chili Peppers. The deals also include TV shows and films from Egami ("Assault on Precinct 13," "The Dick Van Dyke Show") and DMGI ("I Spy," "Gumby and Friends").

Egami Media, OverDrive to Offer VOD to Library Patrons

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 11, 2005 - 6:56am.
Chatsworth, Calif. - Egami Media, a unit of DVD and CD distributor Image Entertainment, has signed an agreement with OverDrive, a provider of e-book and audiobook lending services for libraries, which will see Image titles distributed to public library patrons via video-on-demand. Image titles covered by the agreement include "Birth of a Nation," Charlie Chaplin short films and live concerts from artists like Chick Corea.