Curzon Home Cinema

Curzon Home Cinema is a video-on-demand streaming service available in the UK and Ireland, part of the Curzon World group which has roots going back to 1934.[2] Films on this service are curated by the Curzon Cinemas team, focusing on independent, art house and foreign language titles.[3] Initially launched as Curzon on Demand in 2010,[4] and rebranded in 2013, it was the first service in the UK to show selected new cinema releases at home (Premium Video On Demand), the same date they were available to watch in cinemas ("day-and-date").[5] UK film distributor Curzon Artificial Eye, founded in 1976, is also part of the same business, providing day-and-date releases to the platform, as well as a catalogue of classic titles, including a significant number of Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or winners.[6] In 2015 more than 60 European films were given day-and-date releases,[7] including Curzon's release of Andrew Haigh's 45 Years, the first such UK title to make over £1 million at the box office.[8]

Curzon Home Cinema
TypePrivate
IndustryVideo on demand
FoundedLondon, England (2010)
HeadquartersLondon, England, UK
Key people
Philip Knatchbull, CEO;
Philip Mordecai, Director Digital Ventures
ParentCurzon (Cohen Media Group)[1]
Websitewww.curzonhomecinema.com

In November 2016, Curzon Home Cinema won 'OTT TV Initiative of the Year' at the second annual Content Innovation Awards.[9] The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) will present the Curzon group, which includes Curzon Home Cinema, with the Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema award[10] at the EE British Academy Film Awards in February 2017.[11]

In August 2017, Curzon launched SVOD streaming service Curzon12. Curzon cinemas members can stream 12 curated films a month for free with their membership on Curzon Home Cinema, featuring classics and award winners from filmmakers such as François Truffaut and Andrea Arnold.[12]

On 23 December 2019, Curzon Home Cinema, along with Artificial Eye and Curzon Cinemas, was acquired by American film distributor Cohen Media Group.[1]

Devices and Platforms

Curzon Home Cinema is available to customers through TV and mobile apps and OTT (Over-the-top Content) platforms, with reach into 6.5 million homes, including mobile apps.[13] The Curzon group is currently undergoing investment and growth in both its physical cinemas and digital platforms, with a Home Cinema subscription service planned for later in 2017,[14] and aims to become "the Apple of independent film".[15]

Curzon Home Cinema is available with these partners and devices:
Amazon Fire TV
Apple TV
Android app
Chromecast
iOS app
Curzon Home Cinema website.

References
  1. Andreas Wiseman (23 December 2019). "Curzon Cinemas & Artificial Eye, UK's Flagship Arthouse Film Group, Acquired By Cohen Media Group". Deadline. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  2. "About Curzon". Curzon World Corporate. Curzon Group Website. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  3. "Ways of Seeing: The Changing Shape of Cinema Distribution". Sight & Sound Magazine. 26 (8): 41. August 2016.
  4. "Curzon unveils the first on-demand cinema". Tech Radar. Tech Radar. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  5. "Curzon on Demand Launches". Huffington Post UK. Huffington Post. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  6. "About Curzon Artificial Eye". Curzon Artificial Eye. Curzon. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  7. "Open access drives new MEDIA programme". Variety. Variety Magazine. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  8. "The first 1M day and date film in the UK". Screen Daily. Screen International. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  9. "Content Innovation Award Winners". Content Innovation Awards 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  10. "Curzon To Receive Award For Outstanding British Contribution To Cinema". BAFTA. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  11. "Curzon to receive 'outstanding' Bafta award". BBC News. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  12. "Curzon launches monthly subscription VoD offering (Exclusive)". Screen Daily. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  13. "About Curzon Home Cinema". Curzon Home Cinema. Curzon. Archived from the original on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  14. "Curzon Cinema targets expansion". City AM. City AM News. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  15. "Curzon cinema group bids to become the Apple of independent film". The Telegraph. The Telegraph. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
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