13:04 (BST), 29/05/2008
Ztorm/Warner deal
Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS
Ztorm announced today that it has entered into a cooperation with Warner Bros. Entertainment. The cooperation will allow the major retailers in Scandinavia to sell Warner Bros. Entertainment through the digital distribution service provided by Ztorm, the Nordic market leader of digital distribution services to retailers.
“For Warner it is very important to be able to offer our end consumers a good digital consumer proposition. Through the cooperation with Ztorm we are able to reach many retailers and consequently end consumers. We see this cooperation as an important step in widening our digital distribution”, says Lars Håkansson – Managing Director Warner Bros. Entertainment Nordic.
“Warner Bros stands the forefront of every aspect of the entire entertainment industry. This cooperation will benefit all our clients and we are very happy to work with such a industry giant as Warner Bros.“ says André Skogberg - Marketing Director Ztorm.
With operations in 90 international territories, Warner Home Video commands the largest distribution infrastructure in the global video marketplace. Warner Home Video’s film library is the largest of any studio, offering top quality new and vintage titles from the repertoires of Warner Bros. Pictures, Turner Entertainment, Castle Rock Entertainment, HBO Home Video, and New Line Home Entertainment. Warner Bros. Entertainment began its Nordic operation June 1st, 2005. The company has three main areas of business; Standard DVD, Digital Distribution, and Games. We are a total of 95 Nordic employees and have a turnover of 700 million SEK.
Ztorm is a full service provider of digital distribution. Ztorms services handles all digital formats, payment systems, hosting, DRM, maintenance, support, and development of customized solutions. Ztorm is partly owned by the Sixth AP Fund. The customers are companies wanting to deliver digital goods in a secure and cost effective way by digital distribution over the internet. The head office is located in Stockholm.
Please visit www.ztorm.com
Peter Svanfeldt, CEO
Ztorm AB
peter.svanfeldt@ztorm.com
Tel: +46 704-53 54 00
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