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National Film Board of Canada extends DVD distribution deal with Koch Canada
TORONTO - The National Film Board of Canada has announced that it is extending its DVD distribution agreement with Koch Entertainment Canada for another two years. Koch Entertainment Canada is a wholly owned division of publicly traded global independent entertainment content ownership and distribution company Entertainment One Ltd. The NFB is currently in the third year of the deal, signed in March 2006.
With the extension, the NFB is granting Koch the rights to distribute
more of its back catalogue for release on DVD, up to 25 hours of additional
programming per year - making more NFB classics available to more Canadians.
"We are pleased that the National Film Board has chosen to extend the
sales, license and marketing agreement with Entertainment One's Koch Canada
division. The National Film Board is as prestigious an institution as one will
ever hope to be associated with in Canada," said Dominique Zgarka, President
Koch Entertainment Canada.
"The NFB Collection is a treasure trove of great Canadian stories. Koch's
expertise in DVD distribution offers one more way in which all Canadians can
enjoy the NFB's incredible back catalogue on DVD," said Johanne St-Arnauld,
Director General of NFB Distribution.
This April will see the DVD release of The Champions, Donald Brittain's
landmark series on Pierre Elliott Trudeau and Rene Levesque. Bestselling NFB
titles to date via the Koch Canada agreement include Canada Remembers; The
Last Round: Chuvalo vs. Ali; Ladies and Gentlemen... Mr. Leonard Cohen; and
the French-language music documentary Symphonie Locass.
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