Documentaries - the Original Reality Programming - Are Now Available 4/7, 65 Days a Year for Free on Docurama, a New Digital Channel

May 20, 2014

Documentaries - The Original Reality Programming - Are Now Available 24/7, 365 Days a Year for Free on Docurama, a New Digital Channel Cinedigms Multi-Platform Channel Features a WideVariety of Award-Winning Documentary Films and Exclusive Content

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Cinedigm (NASDAQ: CIDM) today announced the launch of Docurama, a direct-to-consumer channel that will be available on over 165 million consumer devices including connected TVs (Samsung, Sony, RCA, Humax), set top boxes (Amazon Fire, Roku, Tivo Roamio, Western Digital TV), tablets (Samsung) and gaming consoles (Xbox).

Docurama is a free, ad-supported, on-demand streaming channel that provides audiences with award winning and critically acclaimed documentary content across a variety of genres, including:

Sports (Carmelos Way, Faster and Faster, etc.)

Environment (Gasland, Save the Farm, etc.)

War, History & Current Events (My Trip to Al-Qaeda, Hell and Back Again, etc.)

Pop Culture (Woody Allen: A Documentary Part 1 & 2, etc.)

Arts & Music (Sing Your Sing: Harry Belafonte, Tupac: The Lost Prison Tapes, etc.)

Human Interest (Hot Coffee, Knuckle Ball, etc.)

Travel & Leisure (Crazy Horse, Hungry for Change, etc.)

The channel features many Academy Award nominees and includes work from renowned filmmakers such as Alex Gibney, Fred Wiseman, Stacy Peralta, Liz Garbus and Joe Berlinger. The documentary subjects covered focus on significant issues and individuals, featuring prominent talent such as Woody Allen, Carmelo Anthony and Harry Belafonte, and great original scores by artists such as Metallica, Journey, and Willie Nelson.

By mid-summer, Docurama will present over 1,000 titles, with fresh content programmed weekly, including seasonal themes and holiday titles. The channel will share behind-the-scenes interviews with important influencers in the documentary filmmaking community, including filmmakers, documentary subjects and festival programmers. Additionally, Docurama will present curated film festival coverage; short-form and early pre-release sneak peeks and clips for upcoming films to be programmed in the coming months.

Docurama fills a true void in current broadcast and digital offerings, commented Chris McGurk, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Cinedigm. At Cinedigm, we are leveraging our digital distribution infrastructure and our vast library of over 52,000 films and TV episodes to support multiple over-the-top digital networks. We are very proud that our own in-house brand, Docurama, is the first such channel we are launching.

For more information on content and supported devices, visit www.docuramachannel.com.

About Cinedigm:

Cinedigm is the leading independent content distributor in the United States, with direct relationships with over 60,000 physical retail storefronts and digital platforms, including Wal-Mart, Target, iTunes, Netflix, and Amazon, as well as the national Video on Demand platform on cable television. The companys library of close to 50,000 titles and episodes encompasses award-winning documentaries from Docurama Films , next-gen Indies from Flatiron Film Company , acclaimed independent films and festival picks through partnerships with the Sundance Institute and Tribeca Films and a wide range of content from brand name suppliers, including National Geographic, Discovery, Scholastic, WWE, NFL, Shout Factory, Hallmark, Jim Henson and more.

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