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Indie Music Site Pitchfork Brings Video Content to IFC

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 11, 2008 - 12:22pm.

Chicago - Indie music site Pitchfork announced on Monday that it has partnered with the Independent Film Channel on a new TV series that will feature content from the company's recently launched Web TV channel, Pitchfork.tv. Debuting on Aug. 24, "Pitchfork Airwaves on IFC" will be comprised of 10 shorts each week, and offer a mix of live performances, interviews and other video content from Pitchfork.tv shows like "Daytripping," "Don't Look Down" and "Juan's Basement."

tags: TV | Music | Indie | IFC | Pitchfork | Pitchfork.tv |

Userplane to Power IM, Community Tools for The CW

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 27, 2007 - 12:42pm.

Santa Monica, Calif. - AOL's (NYSE: TW) Userplane social application platform division said on Tuesday that it has signed deals to power communication and community tools for network and cable TV partners The CW, Channel 4, Fuel TV and IFC. Userplane will provide the broadcasters' websites with customizable tools such as live instant messaging and chat.

tags: TV | AOL | Channel 4 | IFC | Userplane | The CW |

IFC Adds Film Catalog to Apple iTunes Store

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 22, 2007 - 4:37pm.

New York - IFC Entertainment announced on Thursday that it has made selections from its catalog of independent films available for purchase and download from Apple's iTunes Store. The first 13 films to be added to iTunes, available for $9.99 each, include "American Gun," "Land of Plenty" and "Sorry, Haters." IFC's library also includes titles such as "Wordplay," "Boys Don't Cry" and "Y Tu Mama Tambien."

tags: Video | Apple | Movies | iTunes | IFC |

Comcast Video-on-Demand to Offer Day and Date Premieres From IFC

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 28, 2006 - 9:47am.
Philadelphia - Comcast, the nation's largest cable TV provider, announced on Tuesday that it has signed an agreement with independent film distributor IFC Entertainment, to offer movies on its video-on-demand service on the same day that they premiere in theaters. Launching in March, the IFC in Theaters service will debut two independent films each month on Comcast On Demand on the same day as their theatrical release, for a video-on-demand viewing fee of $5.99 per movie. At least 24 films will be released simultaneously in theaters and on demand in 2006, including "CSA: The Confederate States of America," "I Am a Sex Addict," "Three Times," "American Gun," "Russian Dolls" and "Sorry, Haters".
tags: Comcast | IFC | Video-on-Demand | Premiere | Day and Date Premiere | Offer |

IFC "First Take" to Offer Indie Films Simultaneously in Theaters, On-Demand

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 23, 2006 - 2:44am.
New York - IFC Entertainment, a producer and distributor of independent films, on Monday announced plans to launch a new service that will simultaneously offer critically acclaimed independent films from the festival circuit both theatrically and on-demand. Launching in March, IFC First Take plans this year to offer at least 24 films "day and date" in theaters and on its IFC cable TV channel's video-on-demand service. "We are doing more here than simply collapsing windows, IFC's First Take will serve the independent community by creating an electronic national art house for independent films," said IFC Entertainment president Jonathan Sehring. The initial slate of features to be distributed by IFC First Take includes "CSA: The Confederate States of America," "I Am a Sex Addict," "Three Times," "American Gun" and "Sorry, Haters."
tags: Theaters | IFC | on-Demand | First Take | Indie Films |

TiVo, IFC Trial Download of Content Over Broadband to Video Recorders

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 15, 2005 - 9:48am.
Alviso, Calif. -- TiVo on Monday launched a trial of a video download service, which will see movies and other video transmitted over a broadband connection directly onto TiVo owners' hard drives. The company partnered with the Independent Film Channel (IFC) on the project; IFC will offer downloads of episodes of its first scripted TV series -- "Hopeless Pictures," "Greg the Bunny" and "The Festival" -- in advance of their network TV premieres. In addition to the episodes themselves, the TiVo downloads will include outtakes and other unaired footage from the IFC series. "The key element of this trial for us is that it will enable consumers who do not typically have access to IFC to download our three new original series over broadband," said IFC executive vice president Evan Shapiro. TiVo said that Limelight Networks will provide content delivery network services for the trial, which it plans to expand to a series of broadband features beginning in the fall.
tags: Broadband | TiVo | Download | IFC | Video Recorders |