BitMovio (www.bitmov.io), the next-generation gamified video streaming platform connecting forward-thinking content creators and passionate consumers, today announced a partnership with global content studio Gunpowder & Sky to license dozens of short form and feature films across its widely-viewed DUST (sci-fi) and ALTER (horror) brands With this partnership, BitMovio will acquire over 90 hours of premium film content for its blockchain-enabled video entertainment marketplace, available in open beta to users around the world via web browsers, iOS and Android devices. BitMovio will also acquire the rights to offer its users with a unique “movie night” live event-type experience by live-streaming certain films and providing its community with unprecedented levels of engagement and interactivity. Gunpowder & Sky’s enormously popular content, now with a new home at BitMovio, is also enjoyed by viewers across a wide variety of streaming platforms, including Samsung Plus, Roku, STIRR, Vizio, NBC’s WatchBack and Sinclair’s TBD, among others.
Simon Zhu, Co-founder and CEO of BitMovio, said: “What makes BitMovio unique from platforms like YouTube is that we’re dedicated to enabling content creators to instantly engage with their audiences with superior economics and transparency that are enabled by blockchain technology and enhanced by ‘gamification’ elements like our MoviBits virtual currency. Gunpowder & Sky is the ideal partner for bringing premium brands such as DUST and ALTER to our community, which has already demonstrated a strong passion for sci-fi and horror content.”
“We are always looking for new ways to deliver our programming to our more than 10M DUST and ALTER fans, as well as find new audiences,” said Floris Bauer, President of Gunpowder & Sky. “Partnering with BitMovio, as a cutting-edge and forward-looking new video platform, is a natural fit for us and we are excited for our brands and audiences to start using the platform”.
A cross between Twitch, Netflix and Patreon, BitMovio is a new form of video entertainment marketplace enabled by blockchain technologies and in-platform virtual goods. The platform supports a variety of monetization models, such as cryptocurrency and its own MoviBits virtual currency, and offers viewers a gamified user experience, including real-time chat, on-screen bullet chat, tipping, gifting, micro-transactions, per-channel subscriptions and reward-based advertising that create an engaging and connected global community. BitMovio’s streaming video platform features a wide array of genres, including gaming, sci-fi, fantasy, horror, paranormal/UFOs, conspiracy and more. Over the past several months, the company has signed over 3,000 hours of video content from premium film and television networks and studios, global production companies, YouTube networks, independent film producers and individual influencers.
