Dove Channel is the Leading Streaming
Service Offering Family-Friendly Content Specifically for
Homeschooling Parents
As the homeschooling industry continues to grow in the United
States, Cinedigm Corp.’s (NASDAQ: CIDM) Dove Channel today
announced a strategic partnership with SchoolhouseTeachers.com, a
division of The Old Schoolhouse®. The partnership will kick off
with a bundled holiday sale on Wednesday, November 23, that
features a discounted rate for SchoolhouseTeachers.com ($99 vs.
$139 for annual subscription), which includes access to more than
300 classes for all ages, and a free one-year add-on to Dove
Channel. The bundle promotion will end December 2.
Dove Channel serves the faith and family audience, offering a
wide variety of content from meaningful mainstream movies,
independent films, and documentaries, to heartwarming TV series and
children’s programs. The specialized streaming service offers the
homeschooling community video content geared specifically to
homeschooling families that meet The Dove Foundation™ rating system
that ranks programs in six key areas: sexuality, language,
violence, drug and alcohol use, nudity, and other, to ensure
appropriate programming for families.
The partnership with The Old Schoolhouse® and
SchoolhouseTeachers.com is the latest in a long line of
homeschooling initiatives from Dove Channel. In the last six
months, Dove Channel homeschooling partnerships have included six
state organizations, including Arizona Families for Home Education,
Indiana Association of Home Educators, Home School Building of
Michigan, Christian Homeschool Association of Pennsylvania,
Christian Homeschoolers Association of South Carolina, and
Homeschool Educators Association of Virginia. Five more state
homeschooling organizations have expressed interest in
participating.
The service also teamed up with national homeschool conferences
and events such as Homeschool Teacher Appreciation Day and
companies like Apologia and Hip Homeschool Moms. Additional
parenting organization support includes partners such as Hearts at
Home, KidsFirst!, Well Planned Gal, Busy Mom, and Cross & Quill
Media. In these partnerships, homeschooling parents generally
receive access to the curated content at a discounted rate, as well
as access to an ongoing collection of crucial curriculum from
partners.
“As modern homeschooling curriculum continues to shift into the
digital space, Dove Channel provides high-quality video content
through a trusted, easily accessible platform to help enhance
at-home learning,” said Faye Walker, SVP Marketing &
Acquisitions. “We discovered many homeschoolers were facing
challenges when searching for age-appropriate video course
material, and we wanted to create a safe, integrity-driven tool
that would supplement homeschooling curriculum.”
Dove Channel’s subscription-based offering is $4.99 per month.
The programming can be viewed across a broad spectrum of connected
devices including Roku Players and Roku TV models, Android and iOS,
Samsung Smart TV, the Web, and mobile and tablet devices.
Additionally, Dove Channel, along with Cinedigm’s CONtv and
Docurama, are available to Amazon Prime members as part of Amazon’s
new Streaming Partners Program. Prime members can view Cinedigm’s
channels with the Amazon Video app available across hundreds of
devices. Later this month, Dove Channel, along with CONtv will be
available on LeEco smart phones and TVs.
All Dove Channel content is sortable and searchable, and
homeschoolers will soon be able to easily create customized,
password-protected “shelves” where exclusive videos and curriculum
can be stored for a personalized homeschool network. Dove Channel
currently offers over 300 homeschooling titles, and shelving
curriculum categories include Bible studies, science, literature,
and history — all organized by age, offering engaging video content
in accordance with the Dove Faith & Family Seal of Approval.
The proprietary rating system and family filter tool also allows
parents to customize viewing preferences for their families.
“We are so pleased to be able to partner with
Dove Channel for this special promotion that meets the needs of
many families. It’s a challenge to navigate the world of movies and
videos. Dove Channel helps families discover the educational
treasures and avoid the junk.” ~Gena Suarez, Publisher, The Old
Schoolhouse® Magazine
“I love Dove Channel! It provides me
with peace of mind, and my kids enjoy what they’re watching. The
programs here are family friendly and Busy Mom approved!” ~Heidi
St. John
“In the battle for the hearts and minds of
our children, it is encouraging to see that new weapons are being
formed to help families, especially on the battleground of
television and movies. The Dove Channel is one such weapon, and our
family has been grateful for the advent of this wonderful media
option. As homeschoolers, we especially appreciate the ability to
supplement our Bible, history, and literature studies with quality
movies and documentaries free of immoral content.”
~Angela Newson, Cross & Quill
Currently, Dove Channel is running a holiday fundraising
initiative, which donates part of the subscription price back to
the organization through an affiliate program to support local
homeschool education and resources. Any interested homeschool
organizations should contact Alex Viglione, Manager Affiliate
Marketing, at aviglione@cinedigm.com and inquire about the holiday
fundraising program, which runs through December 31, 2016.
An obvious curator of faith and family content, The Dove
Foundation™ is a nonprofit organization dedicated to encouraging
the entertainment industry to create, produce, and distribute more
movies and television shows that are appropriate for family
viewing. Each month, hundreds of thousands of visitors rely on The
Dove Foundation™ for up-to-date reviews of movies, TV shows, DVDs,
and books. Hand in hand with this philosophy, the foundation is
also committed to helping the public easily identify
family-friendly entertainment, encouraging them to show their
support for this approved content.
For more information on Dove Channel, please visit
www.dovechannel.com.
ABOUT DOVE CHANNEL:
Dove Channel was developed in response to caring consumers who
want to make informed choices when selecting entertainment. New
streaming technologies make it challenging to locate films that do
not offend your sensitivities or violate your values. Dove Channel
provides a safe walled garden with hundreds of movies and TV series
that reflect the time-honored standards of The Dove Foundation™,
known for its trusted Faith & Family Dove Seals of Approval. As
a member, consumers take advantage of our unique Customization Tool
which gives you complete control by selecting the type of
entertainment that exactly fits your tastes and personal
preferences. www.DoveChannel.com
ABOUT CINEDIGM:
Cinedigm is a leading independent content distributor in the
United States, with direct relationships with thousands of physical
retail storefronts and digital platforms, including Wal-Mart,
Target, iTunes, Netflix, and Amazon, as well as the national Video
on Demand platform on cable television. The company’s library of
films and TV episodes encompasses award-winning documentaries from
Docurama Films, next-gen indies from Flatiron Film Company,
acclaimed independent films and festival picks through partnerships
with the Sundance Institute and Tribeca Films, not to mention a
wide range of content from brand name suppliers including National
Geographic, Discovery, Scholastic, NFL, Shout Factory, Hallmark,
Jim Henson, and more.
Additionally, given Cinedigm’s infrastructure, technology,
content and distribution expertise, the company has rapidly become
a leader in the quickly evolving over-the-top digital network
business. Cinedigm’s first channel, Docurama, launched in May 2014
and is currently available on iOS, Roku, Xbox, and Samsung, with
additional platforms currently being rolled out. Cinedigm launched
CONtv, a Comic Con branded channel in partnership with Wizard
World, on March 3, 2015. The company’s third OTT channel, Dove
Channel, launched on September 15, 2015, and is a digital streaming
subscription service targeted to families and kids seeking high
quality and family friendly content approved by Dove
Foundation.
Cinedigm™ and Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp™ are trademarks of
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ABOUT THE OLD SCHOOLHOUSE® and
SCHOOLHOUSETEACHERS.COM:
The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine Company has developed into one of
the foremost homeschooling companies in the world. From its humble
beginnings as an email newsletter written by Gena Suarez to answer
the questions of a few homeschoolers, The Old Schoolhouse® now
includes The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine, a full-color print magazine
that offers encouragement and practical advice;
SchoolhouseTeachers.com, a course-curriculum membership platform
with exceptional academic content; and Molly Green Magazine, a
print magazine and homesteading membership community that offers
advice and tips for living a simple, healthy lifestyle. The Old
Schoolhouse® is a place where people can find a community of
caring, helpful, supportive individuals who have a heart for the
Lord and for serving each other.
Once The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine became accessible online in a
digital format, there was an opportunity to reach the homeschool
community in another way. The idea for SchoolhouseTeachers.com was
born from a collaborative effort among staff members. Making its
debut in 2012 as a supplemental curriculum online platform, it has
grown over the past four years into a robust curriculum with over
300 online classes available to thousands of families who are part
of the membership community.
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