Unisys Infosolutions acquires digital rights for over 200 movies

Strengthens its presence as a distributor of premium video content for Regional and Bollywood movies

BestMediaInfo Bureau | Delhi | September 16, 2011

Unisys Infosolutions, a leading 360⁰ digital provider of VAS content and enterprise messaging solutions, has announced acquisition of distribution rights for streaming of over 200 full-length movies on popular online movie hosting portals such as Youtube BoxOffice and Yahoo! Movies. With this acquisition, the company has become one of the largest independent premium video content distributors in India. The content has been made available via UnisysMusic, a division of Unisys Infosolutions, which already has over 30 lakh video views on its Youtube channel alone.

Commenting on the announcement, Shelley Chaudhury,  founder and Managing Director, Unisys Infosolutions said, “The ever-increasing upload views and subscriber base on UnisysMusic is a testament of our commitment to blend in the very best of entertainment content with state-of-the art video technology. The acquisition of over 200 movie rights is a step ahead in meeting the channel’s goal of offering unmatched premium content to our viewers. More than 100 of these full-length videos will be available on Youtube BoxOffice and Yahoo! Movies by month-end itself.”

Sumeet Singh, co-founder & Executive Director, Unisys Infosolutions, said, “We are focusing on leveraging the digital medium for making entertainment widely available to increasingly internet-savvy audiences. Initially, we will also be making 100 of these movies available as short films for the benefit of those who do not have time to watch the full-length movie.”

Unisys Infosolutions focuses on content acquisition, content distribution and managed services. The company also offers a vast selection of regional music video content over the internet including Haryanvi Hits, Sikh Ratnavali, Bhojpuri Hits, Rajasthani Hits, Oriya Hits and Divya devotional channel among others.

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