Koch Media ha siglato un contratto di licenza per distribuire i titoli cinematografici e televisivi di Paramount in 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray e DVD in Italia a partire dal 1° gennaio 2021.
Stefan Kapelari, Managing Director di Koch Films, ha dichiarato: “Siamo molto felici di questo accordo grazie al quale commercializzeremo i prodotti di Paramount in esclusiva per l’Italia. Forti della nostra lunga esperienza e delle nostre capacità di distribuzione, siamo impazienti di distribuire per conto di Paramount tutti i blockbuster e i titoli della loro rinomata library”.
L’ampio catalogo di Paramount include i franchise di Transformers, Indiana Jones e Mission: Impossible, oltre a grandi classici come la trilogia de Il Padrino e Forrest Gump, insieme a successi recenti come Rocketman, A Quiet Place e Sonic The Hedgehog. Inoltre, l’accordo prevede anche la distribuzione di serie televisive famose in tutto il mondo tra le quali NCIS, Paw Patrol e Star Trek.
Umberto Bettini, Country Manager di Koch Media Italia, ha commentato, “Siamo orgogliosi della fiducia che Paramount ha riposto in noi con l’obiettivo di massimizzare il business home entertainment fisico in Italia. Paramount ha una fantastica line-up ricca di franchise e produzioni originali e grazie a questo accordo sono certo che Koch Media aumenterà indiscutibilmente la sua rilevanza nel mercato italiano.”
“Siamo entusiasti di lavorare con Koch Media per distribuire i nostri contenuti di alto livello in Italia”, ha dichiarato Bob Buchi, President of Worldwide Home Entertainment di Paramount Pictures. “Il team di Koch Media ha l’esperienza e il know-how per aumentare considerevolmente la nostra presenza distribuendo i film e TV show che i fan di tutta Italia amano.”
David Elliott, Senior Vice President, Home Media International per Paramount, continuerà a supervisionare le vendite e la distribuzione dei licenziatari dello studio in Italia e all’estero.
About Koch Media, Koch Films & Koch Films Italy
Koch Media is one of Germany’s leading independent media companies with activities in game, film and software distribution. Starting out in 2003, its film division, Koch Films, has positioned itself successfully as one of the leading independent labels in the theatrical and home entertainment sector as well as an all rights distributor and co-producer for German Speaking Europe and Italy. The portfolio of over 2.000 products includes theatrical releases next to first class video premieres, TV-Series, classics and special interest titles.
Koch Films, with headquarters in Planegg / Munich, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Koch Media. The group operates offices in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, UK, France, Benelux, Italy, Spain, Scandinavia, Poland, Czech Republic as well as in USA and Australia. Since February 2018 Koch Media is part of the stock listed Swedish Embracer Group.
Koch Films Italy: In the Home Video field, Koch Films represents a point of reference in the distribution on the Italian territory. Extreme attention to detail, very high quality of contents, great variety of genres able to satisfy the different tastes of consumers. These are the keywords that characterize Koch Films’ Home Video line-up. It ranges from horror, with the label Midnight Factory (TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE, BABADOOK, HEREDITARY, ARMY OF DARKNESS), to anime with the label Anime Factory (DRAGON BALL SUPER: BROLY, LUPIN III, THE GREAT MAZINGER, KEN THE WARRIOR, ONE PIECE GOLD) passing through the documentaries (PLANET EARTH I & II, AMY – THE GIRL BEHIND THE NAME, BIANCONERI JUVENTUS STORY – THE FILM), live action and TV series (DEN OF THIEVES, DALLAS BUYERS CLUB, THE LAST WITCH HUNTER, SHERLOCK, KILLING EVE), arriving up to entertainment for kids (PJ MASKS, MASHA AND THE BEAR, BING, SHAUN THE SHEEP) and closing with great art (MICHELANGELO INFINITO, SAN PIETRO E LE BSILICHE PAPALI OF ROME, FLORENCE AND THE UFFIZI).
www.kochmedia.com, https://www.kochmedia.com/it/, www.kochfilms.de, www.embracer.com
About Paramount
Paramount Home Entertainment (PHE) is part of Paramount Pictures Corporation (PPC), a global producer and distributor of filmed entertainment. PPC is a unit of ViacomCBS (NASDAQ: VIAC; VIACA), a leading content company with prominent and respected film, television and digital entertainment brands. The PHE division oversees PPC’s home entertainment and transactional digital distribution activities worldwide. The division is responsible for the sales, marketing and distribution of home entertainment content on behalf of Paramount Pictures, Paramount Animation, Paramount Television Studios, Paramount Players, MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and CBS and applicable licensing and servicing of certain DreamWorks Animation titles. PHE additionally manages global licensing of studio content and transactional distribution across worldwide digital distribution platforms including online, mobile and portable devices and emerging technologies.
