EiV expands partnership with Sony DADC

Entertainment in Video (EiV), a premier British independent home video distributors, is expanding its partnership with Sony DADC to full supply chain management for the UK and Ireland. Sigi Obermayr, Vice President Sales at Sony DADC, commented: “We are proud to have been selected by EiV to provide our supply chain service, which broadens our service portfolio for this leading independent film publisher.”
A division of Entertainment Film Distributors and headquartered in London, EiV is one of the UK and Ireland’s most successful distributors of home entertainment. The company has handled the releases of serial BAFTA and Oscar winning films including The Lord of the Rings, Million Dollar Baby, Brokeback Mountain, The Artist as well as this year’s BAFTA nominated feature releases The Master, Untouchable and Silver Linings Playbook.
EiV was founded in 1978 and has shown consistent growth and success distributing a wide range of product and building a significant film library. It distributes in theatrical, DVD rental and retail fields as well as licensing a substantial catalogue in both pay-TV and free-TV sectors.
The contract, which began 1st February, is for the shared box model (distribution by DADC) and includes pick, pack and ship; dedicated customer service and integrated credit management.
“Leveraging our extensive experience and solutions with large studios and independents, Sony DADC provides Entertainment in Video with end-to-end solutions, including compression and authoring, manufacturing services, order-to-cash and physical distribution,” Obermayr added.
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