ACTON, Mass. -- IBC 2016 - Hall 1, Stand F70 -- Filmbankmedia, the leading international non-theatrical distributor for Film and TV, has selected SeaChange International Inc.'s (Nasdaq:SEAC) Rave platform to launch streaming services for schools, hotels and hospitals with large, built-in audiences across 120 territories internationally. Leveraging SeaChange for fully managed, cloud hosted services, Filmbankmedia's streaming offering will deliver premium Film and TV from leadingHollywood, Bollywood and independent studios for on-demand enjoyment on IP connected devices.

Rave enables Filmbankmedia to run a SaaS (Software as a Service) model business, which means that its business-to-business customers can rapidly turn on streaming services without any infrastructure to own or manage.

"This is a major step as we can now directly offer our customers a streaming service via the SeaChange Rave platform," said Filmbankmedia Sales Director Simon Culm. "The ability to provide our customers with a scalable, managed end-to-end streaming service without any technology or infrastructure investment gives us much greater flexibility over the distribution of our content, cost effectively with a SaaS model approach."

Ivonne Prugnaud, SeaChange Vice President of OTT Sales EMEA, added, "We are delighted to be a major partner for Filmbankmedia who represents many of the leadingHollywood and independent studios non-theatrically. This is a fantastic showcase for the capabilities of Rave and its ability to serve diverse vertical market segments for online distribution."

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