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ABOUT USWhat we do More2Screen is at the very forefront of the fast-building alternative content market having established itself as one of the leading suppliers and distributors of world-class entertainment programming in high definition - both live and pre-recorded - to local cinemas and other big screen venues worldwide. We have supplied content to more than 600 screens throughout the UK and Ireland, mainland Europe, Australia, Japan, India and North America, developing a strong customer base in all of these international territories and more. Our repertoire includes finest-quality opera and ballet productions from Europe’s leading companies, magnificent classical events and music documentaries, as well as sporting and educational features. New content is being added to a fast-growing portfolio on a regular basis.
Co-founders Christine Costello, former CEO of Pearl & Dean cinema advertising, and Penny Nagle, former MD of igig.tv, have over eight years experience in releasing new content into cinemas (including the first-ever live high definition broadcast of a music concert in Europe - Robbie Williams live from Berlin - into 18 markets in 2005) and have developed an established programme of opera, ballet and music event films. Our track record
Independent operators with strong and established exhibitor relationships in the UK and internationally, clients and projects have included: Harvey Goldsmith, Sony Music , EMI, Beggars, Warner Music and Universal Music Group, with artists ranging from Sigur Ros, Michael Jackson, Kylie, UB40, Robbie Williams, Led Zeppelin and The White Stripes Our current classical repertoire includes offerings from La Scala, Salzburg, Bolshoi and Kirov Ballets, Pavarotti Tribute Concert and the wonderful classical music inspired award-winning film Pianomania.
Consultancy
Working as an independent business, we have several consultancy clients in the UK and internationally with whom we work in an advisory capacity on content acquisition and distribution strategy for specialised content. Christine Costello: Managing Director Christine has been involved in the cinema industry since 1999 when, on its acquisition by SMG plc, she was appointed Managing Director of the Pearl & Dean cinema advertising business. Latterly she was CEO of SMG's Out of Home division with responsibility for both cinema and outdoor businesses (Pearl & Dean and Primesight) and for 7 years acted as Vice President of SAWA, the global trade body for cinema advertising businesses. She is a member of BAFTA.
A media sales professional with 20 years' experience, Christine previously worked in publishing with News International and was a main Board Director of Express Newspapers and Director of NRS (National Readership Surveys) until 1996. She joined SMG plc in 1997 as Commercial Director of their publishing interests, heading up marketing and sales and launching Scotland's first new Sunday newspaper for 10 years, the Sunday Herald. Her founding of More2screen Ltd in 2006 stemmed from a passion to work with Exhibitor partners in the development of new content programming in an increasingly digital world. Christine is a regular speaker and panellist on the area of new content at industry conferences. Penny Nagle: Co-Founder Penny started life as a barrister and IP lawyer in the music industry - at PolyGram/London Records and then as Head of Business Affairs at Richard Branson's new label V2 Records. In 2000 she started her own company i-gig.com which created and broadcast original music content on the web, including Fatboy Slim, Blur, Badly Drawn Boy, Kirsty McColl, Nottinghill Carnival and the Big Chill Festival. Using the web experience to distribute to newly arrived digital cinema she programmed and produced alternative content events from 2001 onwards, including Kylie, U2, Robbie Williams and many of those artists listed above.
In 2005 Penny set up Shooting People Films with the world's largest online filmmaker community Shooting People, which released two feature films theatrically and on DVD, and several volumes of short films, Best v Best. Simultaneously she headed the team which developed a social software engine called AdvanceWarning which was subsequently sold to Argent Vive plc in 2007. She has also produced and exec produced several films, shorts and TV programmes including Joaquin Cortes, Mockingbird (UKFC funded), 4 Scott (for Channel 4). Consultancy clients have included Cafedirect, World Fair Trade Organisation, UK Film Council, BBC, Orange, Sony PCL Japan, and Sony Music. Penny has been a judge at the British Digital Music Awards, Birds Eye View Film Festival and has given talks at numerous festivals including Lighthouse, Derry Film Festival, Resfest. She is a Trustee of a charity to promote African culture, Aduna.
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