Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefA trio of media investors headed by Bruce Tuchman has joined forces with New Zealand-based Rialto Channel to launch Rialto International as an indie streaming aggregator.The platform will combine subscription-based video-on-demand (SVOD), ad-supported VOD and linear TV services.
It is being pitched as a global proposition and will find its first home in Australia as an AVOD operation on Samsung TV Plus.The venture is a 50-50 joint venture involving Rialto Channel Limited on one side, with Tuchman, former president of Sundance Channel Global, AMC Global and MGM Networks, on the other.
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