TORONTO, CANADA and LUGANO, SWITZERLAND -- WCP Media Services, a leading provider of technology tools enabling studios, content owners and distributors, today announced that it has engaged Cameron Thomson Group Ltd., as its global commercial development partner.
Under the arrangement, Cameron Thomson, the leading provider of business development solutions for the media and entertainment industries, will assist WCPMedia Services in expanding the company’s flagship content management solution across the global media marketplace. Cameron Thomson Group’s president Ronald Thomson will take an active role in WCPMedia Services as Managing Director of Global Business, in conjunction with his worldwide team.
WCPMedia Services platform helps content owners from around the world assure the financial performance of their digital video assets over their lifecycle. Its sophisticated infrastructure is a business-to-business, many-to-many solution that allows content owners to manage their workflows as easily as e-banking. WCPMedia Services offers integrated and robust digital asset management with the most trusted and secure transcoding and fast file delivery technologies in the market. The platform empowers content owners with a cloud based environment for storing, distributing, screening and better monetizing rich media content.
"We are excited to be working with WCPMedia Services in expanding its reach into the global film, TV and online video industry with technology which is as robust and secure as a Swiss bank,” said Ronald Thomson, President of Cameron Thomson Group. “WCPMedia Services is an innovator and represents a new breed in third party precision management of media assets. The company has an excellent platform that addresses the complex needs of any organization that needs to securely manage and distribute content; whether they are independent production companies, film festivals, post production pipelines, distribution companies or Hollywood studios. WCPMedia Services’s powerful engine is a key resource for our clients and partners across the media landscape in reducing the costs of production and improving the financial performance in distributing their media assets.”
"We look forward to connecting with new markets and customers as a result of our relationship with Cameron Thomson Group," commented Cristina Molinari, CEO of WCPMedia Services. “It was a logical choice for us - not only for their specialized expertise in global media, but also for their track record in building successful companies that maximize the value of their intellectual properties globally through traditional media, mobile and the Internet.”
In North America, Cameron Thomson Group will support Los Angeles-based WCPMedia Services USA. “We’ve received strong interest from studios, broadcasters and others looking for next generation solutions for media distribution,” said Kenneth Yas, Managing Director – Americas. “We offer the best combination of features, ease of use, security and affordability and are confident that 2016 will be a watershed year for WCPMedia Services.
About WCP Media Services
Founded in 2011 in Switzerland, World Content Pole SA (aka WCPMedia Services) is an entertainment software and services company based in Switzerland and USA (and now also in Toronto) that manages, markets and distributes content to business partners and clients quickly, easily and securely. WCPMedia Services offers a platform of smart process applications that combines proprietary software with top-tier solutions developed by proven and trusted technology companies.
For more information, visit www.wcpmediaservices.com
About Cameron Thomson Group Ltd.
Cameron Thomson Group Ltd. is a leading business development company specializing in providing corporate development and investment banking services to the media, IT and entertainment industries. Drawing from its broad base of experienced and highly motivated professionals, Cameron Thomson's expertise is in transforming business ideas into prosperous commercial opportunities.
Cameron Thomson has a track record in building successful media companies that maximize the value of their intellectual properties globally through traditional media, the Internet, and via evolving broadband and wireless distribution mediums. Cameron Thomson Group is based in Toronto, Canada, with offices in Milan (Como), London, and Los Angeles.
For more information, visit www.cameronthomson.com
Cameron Thomson Contact:
Ronald Thomson, President
Tel: +1 (416) 350 5009 (x3601)
Tel: +39 (031) 400835
David Plant, VP Media & Entertainment
Tel: +1 (416) 350 5009 (x3607)
dplant@cameronthomson.com
WCP Contacts:
Cristina Molinari, President
Tel: +41 (91) 910 7690
Cristina.Molinari@wcpmediaservices.com
Kenneth Yas, Managing Director – Americas
Tel: +1 (213) 509-9075
kenneth.yas@wcpmediaservices.com
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