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Cineverse Releases Holiday Movie Slate to Air on The Dove Channel

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Cineverse (NASDAQ: CNVS) announced a new lineup of 12 holiday and romance movies from Nicely Entertainment premiering on The Dove Channel starting November 29. The announcement follows Dove's record-breaking viewership in July 2024, with 98 million minutes consumed during their Christmas in July event. The channel has rebranded as a destination for heartwarming stories with the tagline 'Live. Laugh. Dove.' and expects to close 2024 with a 37% year-over-year increase in minutes watched across platforms. The movies will be available on Dove's SVOD apps, AVOD tier, and FAST channel, featuring various romantic holiday themes.

Cineverse (NASDAQ: CNVS) ha annunciato un nuovo programma di 12 film natalizi e romantici da Nicely Entertainment, che debutteranno su The Dove Channel a partire dal 29 novembre. L'annuncio segue il record di spettatori di Dove a luglio 2024, con 98 milioni di minuti di visione durante il loro evento 'Christmas in July'. Il canale si è riposizionato come una meta per storie emozionanti con il motto 'Vivi. Ridi. Dove.' e prevede di chiudere il 2024 con un aumento del 37% anno su anno nei minuti guardati su tutte le piattaforme. I film saranno disponibili sulle app SVOD di Dove, nel tier AVOD e sul canale FAST, con vari temi romantici natalizi.

Cineverse (NASDAQ: CNVS) anunció una nueva programación de 12 películas navideñas y románticas de Nicely Entertainment que se estrenarán en The Dove Channel a partir del 29 de noviembre. El anuncio sigue a la histórica audiencia de Dove en julio de 2024, con 98 millones de minutos consumidos durante su evento 'Christmas in July'. El canal se ha reposicionado como un destino para historias conmovedoras con el eslogan 'Vive. Ríe. Dove.' y espera cerrar 2024 con un aumento del 37% interanual en los minutos vistos en todas las plataformas. Las películas estarán disponibles en las aplicaciones SVOD de Dove, en la capa AVOD y en el canal FAST, presentando varios temas románticos navideños.

시네버스 (NASDAQ: CNVS)는 Nicely Entertainment의 12편의 휴일 및 로맨스 영화 라인업을 발표하며 11월 29일부터 더 도브 채널에서 첫 방송한다고 발표했습니다. 이 발표는 2024년 7월 도브의 기록적인 시청률 9,800만 분을 기록한 'Christmas in July' 이벤트에 이어 이루어졌습니다. 이 채널은 '살다. 웃다. 도브.'라는 슬로건으로 따뜻한 이야기의 목적지로 재브랜딩되었으며, 2024년에는 모든 플랫폼에서 전년 대비 37% 증가한 시청 시간을 기록할 것으로 예상하고 있습니다. 영화는 도브의 SVOD 앱, AVOD 레이어 및 FAST 채널에서 다양한 로맨틱한 휴일 테마로 제공됩니다.

Cineverse (NASDAQ: CNVS) a annoncé une nouvelle programmation de 12 films de Noël et de romance de Nicely Entertainment qui seront diffusés sur The Dove Channel à partir du 29 novembre. Cette annonce fait suite à l'audience record de Dove en juillet 2024, avec 98 millions de minutes consommées lors de leur événement 'Christmas in July'. La chaîne a été repositionnée comme une destination pour des histoires émouvantes avec le slogan 'Vivre. Rire. Dove.' et s'attend à clôturer 2024 avec une augmentation de 37 % d'une année sur l'autre des minutes regardées sur toutes les plateformes. Les films seront disponibles sur les applications SVOD de Dove, le niveau AVOD et la chaîne FAST, avec divers thèmes romantiques de vacances.

Cineverse (NASDAQ: CNVS) hat ein neues Programm von 12 Ferien- und romantischen Filmen von Nicely Entertainment angekündigt, die ab dem 29. November auf The Dove Channel premiere feiern. Die Ankündigung folgt auf die rekordverdächtige Zuschauerzahl von Dove im Juli 2024, mit 98 Millionen Minuten, die während ihres 'Christmas in July'-Events konsumiert wurden. Der Kanal hat sich als Ziel für herzerwärmende Geschichten neu positioniert mit dem Slogan 'Leben. Lachen. Dove.' und erwartet, das Jahr 2024 mit einem 37%igen Anstieg im Vergleich zum Vorjahr bei den angesehenen Minuten über alle Plattformen abzuschließen. Die Filme werden in den SVOD-Apps von Dove, der AVOD-Ebene und dem FAST-Kanal erhältlich sein und verschiedene romantische Feierthema abdecken.

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  • Record-breaking viewership with 98 million minutes consumed in July 2024
  • Projected 37% year-over-year growth in minutes watched
  • Expansion of content library with 12 new licensed movies
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The release of 12 holiday movies on The Dove Channel represents an incremental revenue opportunity, but with immediate financial impact. While the channel showed strong performance with 98 million minutes watched in July 2024 and projects 37% year-over-year growth in minutes watched, the revenue potential from these licensed movies needs context.

The women's entertainment streaming segment is highly competitive, with larger players like Hallmark and Netflix dominating the holiday content space. While Dove's rebranding and content expansion strategy shows promise, the financial impact of these licensed movies will depend on subscriber retention and ad revenue generation through their AVOD/FAST channels. The deal with Nicely Entertainment, while positive for content diversity, likely represents a modest investment relative to Cineverse's $62M market cap.

12 Heartwarming Nicely Entertainment Movies Will Stream on Newly-Rebranded Women's Entertainment Channel Starting in November

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Cineverse (NASDAQ: CNVS), a next-gen entertainment studio, today announced a new lineup of holiday and romance movies premiering on The Dove Channel, its women's entertainment streaming channel. The collection includes 12 heartwarming films from Nicely Entertainment, filled with festive cheer, romance and the magic of the holiday season, and builds off of Dove's recent record-breaking success with holiday entertainment. Propelled by the Christmas in July stunt, Dove recorded its best monthly viewership ever in July 2024, with 98 million minutes consumed on the channel.

The movies will premiere on the Dove subscription video on demand (SVOD) apps, starting on November 29 and running through the end of the year. Titles from the lineup will also be available on Dove's AVOD tier and/or on the linear Dove free, ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channel.

The Dove Channel has also officially rebranded as the streaming destination for heartwarming stories, offering viewers an escape to a world of romance and excitement, with the new tagline of "Live. Laugh. Dove."  Featuring content ranging from light-hearted romances to inspiring dramas to holiday entertainment, Dove is "your home away from home" with a library of 200 romance and Christmas-themed movies.

"This winter, we're excited to give fans the gift of a holiday season overflowing with love and roll out Dove's new look and feel to all our platform partners, leading up to our 'Kissmas' Mega Marathon on Christmas Day," said Sara Burns, Cineverse Senior Vice President of Programming and Strategy. "As we continue to focus on bringing these high-quality stories to Dove, we anticipate closing out 2024 up 37% year over year in minutes watched across platforms."

Cineverse licensed these 12 fun-filled movies from fast-growing holiday and romance distribution firm Nicely Entertainment. The deal was brokered by Nicely's EVP of Distribution and Co-Productions Scott Kirkpatrick.

Nicely's CEO and Founder, Vanessa Shapiro, commented: "We're thrilled to see 12 Nicely Entertainment titles leading Cinevere's owned and operated Dove Channel this holiday season. As producers and distributors of female driven 'feel-good' entertainment, The Dove Channel is a natural fit for our content and we're excited to see Cineverse's continued expansion."

The titles will premiere on Dove as follows:

  • A Perfect Christmas Pairing (Nov. 29): Top chef Grace collides with a worldly travel writer while hiding out at her family's Winery and BnB over the holidays, where sparks fly with family traditions and blow up her best laid plans.
  • Christmas Lover's Anonymous (Nov. 29): A best-selling author hides her love for Christmas after an ugly breakup, but secretly opens her heart again when she joins a website for Christmas fanatics called "Christmas Lovers Anonymous."
  • A Christmas Vintage (Dec. 6): Siblings from rival wineries try to deceive the most difficult one of them into falling in love so that he'll stop being so uptight. Based on Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew.
  • A Christmas Wish in Hudson (Dec. 6): When an unlucky-in-love software developer travels to a small town in Wisconsin to meet a widowed firefighter she saw compete on a TV cooking show, she gets help from his daughter who believes she's the one for her dad.
  • A Very Corgi Christmas (Dec. 13): Lauren Bradley, a single mom, runs into fellow single dad Ben who enlists her help in taking care of a cute corgi puppy he plans to give his daughter at Christmas.
  • Christmas at the Amish Bakery (Dec. 13): New York book editor Sarah heads back to her Amish family farm. With the help of a handsome local outsider, Dean, a friend of the Amish, they hope to save her family's bakery.
  • Holiday for Hire (Dec. 20): Katie hires Josh to pretend to be her former boyfriend "Dean" who unexpectedly broke up with her right before they were going to her home for the holidays.
  • The Christmas Checklist (Dec. 20): A grieving daughter discovers a red envelope from her mom that contains a final request: for her to complete a Christmas Checklist of twelve activities before Christmas, the last one being "Find Love."
  • 10 Steps to Love (Dec. 27): Sophie Michaels has used a 10 step plan to succeed, until she decides to try this strategy to find love. Fate will step in to teach her that the heart doesn't need a list.  (….teach her that you can't always choose who you're going to love).
  • A Picture Perfect Romance (Dec. 27): When a childhood friend asks Zoey to photograph her wedding, she must allow love back into her life after her ex-fiance left her at the altar.
  • Aloha With Love (Dec. 27): A big city architect flies to Hawaii in order to handle the estate of her late Aunt where she learns she must renovate a house with the help of a country-boy contractor.
  • My Boss' Wedding (Dec. 27): Nicole gets the opportunity to plan her boss' wedding with the fiancee's free-spirited nephew, whose hopeless romantic personality seems destined to clash with hers.

ABOUT THE DOVE CHANNEL

Escape to a world of romance and excitement with Dove, where heartwarming stories await. Whether you're in the mood for a light-hearted romance, inspiring drama, or heartwarming holiday escape, Dove is your home away from home. Live. Laugh. Dove. For more information, including how to watch, visit dovechannel.com.

ABOUT CINEVERSE

On a mission to uplift storytellers and entertain fans with the power of technology, Cineverse  (NASDAQ: CNVS) distributes over 71,000 premium films, series, and podcasts. Engaging over 150 million unique monthly users, Cineverse delivers more than one billion minutes of curated content each month – connecting fans with stories that resonate.

With properties like the box office sensation, Terrifier 3, iconic horror destination, Bloody Disgusting, the Bob Ross Channel, women's entertainment channel Dove, and a leading podcast network, Cineverse is the first stop for audiences seeking authentic and experiential content. From a vibrant range of content and fandom channels, to next-gen advertising offerings and streaming solutions, Cineverse is setting the stage for a new era of entertainment.

About Nicely Entertainment

Nicely Entertainment is a production and distribution company founded and helmed by Vanessa Shapiro.  Most recently, Shapiro served as President of Worldwide TV Distribution & Co-Productions at Gaumont. During her tenure at Gaumont, Shapiro served as Executive Producer Amazon Prime's Original Series El Presidente (8x60'), nominated for Best Drama at the 2021 International Emmy Awards. Known as 'the leader in 'feel-good' entertainment, Nicely brings to market more than 25 new movies each year to global audiences and markets around the world. Since the company's founding in 2020, movies have premiered on all major channels and platforms from Lifetime, Hallmark, Hulu, Netflix, UpTV and Great American Family with hit titles like A Royal in Paradise and A Christmas Frequency with Denise Richards. With a catalog of over 100 movies, Nicely is also a VOD aggregator in the USA. Nicely has also co-produced 3 TV Series, the YA Netflix Original Series Dive Club (12x22') and Gymnastics Academy: A Second Chance! (10x22') as well as the CBC Canada Series The Christmas Checklist (4x60'). The company is also in development and co-production on half a dozen new television series set in Canada, Australia, USA, and Spain.

In November 2023, Shapiro announced the creation and launch of Darkly Entertainment, a new label dedicated to producing and distributing genre and premium elevated dramatic content for theatrical and digital distribution. The first release was the action filled disaster movie Super Icyclone.

www.nicelytv.com

Press Contacts:

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For Investors
Julie Milstead, investorrelations@cineverse.com

 

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FAQ

When will Cineverse (CNVS) release its new holiday movies on The Dove Channel?

Cineverse will begin releasing the new holiday movies on The Dove Channel starting November 29, 2024, with releases continuing through December 27.

How many minutes of content did The Dove Channel record in July 2024?

The Dove Channel recorded 98 million minutes watched in July 2024, marking its best monthly viewership ever.

What growth rate does Cineverse (CNVS) project for The Dove Channel in 2024?

Cineverse projects a 37% year-over-year increase in minutes watched across platforms for The Dove Channel by the end of 2024.

How many new movies did Cineverse (CNVS) license from Nicely Entertainment?

Cineverse licensed 12 new holiday and romance movies from Nicely Entertainment for The Dove Channel.

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