MUMBAI: North American independent music label Image Entertainment has signed a five year deal with Universal Music Group for the regions of Europe, Africa, South America and the Middle East to distribute their products.
The agreement will see UMG distribute the entire Image Entertainment catalogue of music and music-related urban titles as well as upcoming titles in both genres, including DVD, Blu-ray, digital and television broadcast rights in the EMEA region.
Image Entertainment executive director of international sales and operations Barbara Gomperz-McCarney says, Universal Music Group has incredible muscle in these regions, and we are confident our programming will get proper marketing and sales exposure through all forms of distribution….
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In addition, UMG has an infrastructure to sell directly to television networks which will be of great benefit to us….
Adds Universal Music Group international VP and USM (Universal Strategic Marketing) Olivier Robert-Murphy, Image Entertainment’s company strategy and repertoire are closely aligned with our vision of bringing premium audiovisual content – especially live concerts – to fans around the world through traditional and innovative exploitation channels. Over the years, Image has created an incredible line-up of live performances from artists such as Elvis Presley, The Bee Gees, Cher, The Who, James Brown and Ray Charles. Image was one of the first companies to bring experiences of concerts, events and comedians to people’s living rooms….
