ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Cineplex
Entertainment ("Cineplex") (TSX: CGX), one of Canada's leading
entertainment companies, and CSG
Systems International (NASDAQ: CSGS), a global provider of
interactive transaction-driven solutions and services, today announced
that Cineplex has deployed CSG
Content Direct® to enhance the user experience of
Cineplex's digital commerce platform, CineplexStore.com.
CSG Content Direct enables customers to rent or purchase digital content
on-demand across virtually all devices, including PC, Mac, Roku, iOS,
Android, and Samsung and LG smart televisions.
"Content Direct helps us deliver rich, vivid, and stable digital content
to a wide range of customers' devices," said Pat Marshall, vice
president, communications and investor relations at Cineplex. "With this
change, as well as others made in recent months, we feel we've taken
CineplexStore.com to the next level of digital entertainment."
CSG Content Direct is designed to integrate with the SCENE loyalty
program and also with SuperTicket, the first-ever bundled offering with
multiple studios that allows guests to purchase a theatre admission
ticket and pre-order a digital download of the movie at the same time.
"The purpose of CSG Content Direct is very straightforward," said Kent
Steffen, president and general manager of CSG Content Direct. "We work
with the world's most innovative entertainment companies to enhance the
experience for their loyal customers across a wide variety of devices to
create new revenue streams. Cineplex is at the forefront of
revolutionizing the way moviegoers purchase, consume, and engage with
content. CSG is honored to partner with Cineplex to define the future of
the industry."
Content Direct's innovative direct-to-consumer digital content
monetization platform provides enterprise-wide solutions that support
payment transactions, subscriber management, content management, and
customer care capabilities.
About the Cineplex Store
The Cineplex Store (CineplexStore.com)
is Canada's one-stop shop for movies for whatever your mood. With
thousands of digital, Blu-ray and DVD titles, CineplexStore.com offers
Canada's largest selection of movie downloads and rentals for any device
including iOS, Android, Mac, Windows and various LG and Samsung Smart
TVs. On Digital Tuesdays, customers can rent a standard definition
digital movie for $2.50, or receive $2.50 off a digital download.
CineplexStore.com customers can also earn and redeem points with SCENE,
Canada's largest entertainment loyalty program.
About Cineplex
Cineplex Inc. ("Cineplex") is one of Canada's leading entertainment
companies and operates one of the most modern and fully digitized motion
picture theatre circuits in the world. A top-tier Canadian brand,
Cineplex operates numerous businesses including theatrical exhibition,
food services, gaming, alternative programming (Front Row Centre
Events), Cineplex Media, Cineplex Digital Solutions, Cineplex Digital
Networks, and the online sale of home entertainment content through
CineplexStore.com and on apps embedded in various electronic devices.
Cineplex is also a joint venture partner in SCENE - Canada's largest
entertainment loyalty program.
Cineplex is headquartered in Toronto, Canada, and operates 162 theatres
with 1,638 screens from coast to coast, serving approximately 77 million
guests annually through the following theatre brands: Cineplex Odeon,
SilverCity, Galaxy Cinemas, Scotiabank Theatres, Cineplex Cinemas and
Cineplex VIP Cinemas presented by Scotiabank. Cineplex also owns and
operates the UltraAVX, Poptopia, and Outtakes brands. Cineplex trades on
the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol CGX. More information is
available at Cineplex.com.
About CSG Content Direct
CSG Content Direct empowers content creators, aggregators, and
distributors to market, monetize, and manage content easily and
effectively. Content Direct is offered as either a set of software
services or as an integrated solution. It allows content companies of
all sizes to increase the value and return of every content transaction.
The solution supports virtually all content types and commerce models,
including marketing promotions, offer management, partner management,
financial management, reporting, analytics, and syndication. Content
Direct is a complete solution and is integrated with leading digital
ecosystem providers. For more information, please visit http://www.csgi.com/contentdirect.
About CSG International
CSG
Systems International, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSGS) is a market-leading
business support solutions and services company serving the majority of
the top 100 global communications service providers, including leaders
in fixed, mobile, and next-generation networks such as AT&T, Comcast,
DISH, Orange, Reliance, SingTel Optus, Telecom New Zealand, Telefonica,
Time Warner Cable, T-Mobile, Verizon, Vivo, and Vodafone. With more than
30 years of experience and expertise in voice, video, data, and content
services, CSG International offers a broad portfolio of licensed and
Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)-based products and solutions that help
clients compete more effectively, improve business operations and
deliver a more impactful customer experience across a variety of touch
points. For more information, visit our website at www.csgi.com.
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CSG International
Public Relations
KC Higgins,
+1 303-434-8163
kc.higgins@csgi.com
or
Investor
Relations
Liz Bauer, +1 303-804-4065
Liz.bauer@csgi.com
or
Cineplex
Entertainment
Pat Marshall, +1 416-323-6648
Vice
President, Communications and Investor Relations
pat.marshall@cineplex.com
or
Mike
Langdon, +1 416-323-6728
Director, Communications
mike.langdon@cineplex.com
Source: CSG International
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