# Cineverse

> Cineverse is a publicly traded entertainment technology company and film distributor. It operates fandom-focused streaming brands, licenses films and series, and sells content distribution software, media services and advertising technology through Matchpoint, Giant Worldwide and IndiCue.

- **Founded:** 2000
- **Headquarters:** New York, United States
- **Founders:** A. Dale “Bud” Mayo (Founder; former chairman and CEO (retired 2010))
- **Products:** Film acquisition and distribution, Fandom streaming channels, Matchpoint Dispatch, Matchpoint Blueprint, Matchpoint Insights
- **Notable:** Terrifier 3 opened at number one domestically with $18.9 million, according to FY2025 results., FY2025 results reported more than $54 million in domestic Terrifier 3 box office against an approximately $500,000 paid-media budget., Exited its legacy digital cinema business by March 31, 2023 and rebranded in May 2023.

## Products & services

- **Film acquisition and distribution** — Acquires rights and distributes films through theaters, transactional video, physical media, licensing and streaming. Titles include Terrifier 2 and Terrifier 3.
- **Fandom streaming channels** — Owned or operated services include Screambox, Fandor, RetroCrush, AsianCrush, Midnight Pulp, Dove Channel and The Bob Ross Channel; mixes subscriptions and advertising.
- **Matchpoint Dispatch** — Automates media ingestion, quality control, packaging, metadata and delivery workflows for content owners and platforms.
- **Matchpoint Blueprint** — Tools to build streaming apps for mobile, connected television and the web.
- **Matchpoint Insights** — Analytics dashboards connecting content performance, audiences and revenue.
- **Giant Worldwide** — Media services including mastering, localization, quality control and platform delivery; acquired January 2026.
- **IndiCue** — Connected-TV ad serving, supply- and demand-side technology, monetization and server-side ad insertion; acquired February 2026.
- **cineSearch** — Conversational film and television discovery, developed with Google Cloud; announced in 2024, commercially launched for business customers in 2025.
- **Matchpoint Hex** — Content classification and intelligence layer announced in April 2026 for discovery, programming and contextual advertising; its dataset is called Hex Origin.
- **Cineverse Podcast Network** — Horror, true crime and entertainment audio including Bloody FM, with comedy expansion through WITZ and The Stand Group.

## Achievements

- Terrifier 3 opened at number one domestically with $18.9 million, according to FY2025 results.
- FY2025 results reported more than $54 million in domestic Terrifier 3 box office against an approximately $500,000 paid-media budget.
- Exited its legacy digital cinema business by March 31, 2023 and rebranded in May 2023.
- Completed Giant Worldwide and IndiCue acquisitions in early 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — October 21: announced an Ed Bassmaster streaming channel with Witz Comedy Network on Vizio WatchFree+.
- **2026-10** — October 15: announced a feature adaptation of Trevor Henderson’s Mayfair Watchers Society podcast; development announcement, not a completed film.
- **2026-10** — October 12: announced German Soccer Network on LG Channels in the US, in partnership with DFB.
- **2026-10** — October 8: Screambox and Dove Channel subscription VOD access announced on DIRECTV.
- **2026-08** — August 13: Q1 FY2027 results reported $30.6 million in revenue, largely reflecting acquisitions, and a $5.8 million loss attributable to common stockholders.
- **2026-04** — April 20: unveiled Matchpoint Hex at NAB Show.

## Links

- Website: https://www.cineverse.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cinedigm/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Cineverse_ent
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@cineverse_ent
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cineverse.ent/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cineverseent/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cineverse.ent

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Last updated: 2026-10-24