High Octane taps Bitmax for VOD distribution

Digital media management and licensing company Bitmax has signed a deal to provide content management and services to High Octane Pictures (HOP), a film distribution and sales agency that works with distributors, financiers, talent agencies and various strategic entertainment partnerships to sell and distribute movies.

As part of the deal, Bitmax will seek to help HOP maximise the revenue potential of its titles across the international VOD market, helping gain carriage on international platforms while advising on monetizing HOP’s slate of content across distribution channels and partners.

HOP has brokered deals in over 80 countries across the world, focusing on sales, acquisition and distribution of content specifically made for kids, family and young adults as well as supporting and giving exposure to completed films with a focus on documentaries, LGBTQ content, art house films and dramas.

“Bitmax is a demonstrated leader in content orchestration and distribution, and we look forward to working with them across all business models from TVOD to AVOD,” said High Octane Pictures’ president and founder, Galen Christy.

“Bitmax is the perfect partner for High Octane Pictures, as they have great content and we have the technology and expertise to monetize it across VOD platforms.” said Jim Riley, Bitmax CRO. “We love their ethos of putting the film maker first and promoting and distributing compelling independent films.”