Burbank, CA, December 18, 2002 - WatchReels.com,
the Production Industry's premier online showreel
database, has merged with ReelsOnDemand.com,
the demo reel showcase.
This merger allows Industry viewers to benefit from
both companies' extensive databases. Serving both
WatchReels and ReelsOnDemand customers, a new supersite
will be created which will combine both the WatchReels
and ReelsOnDemand websites and databases. This new
supersite will combine the best features of both websites
and will be labeled under the WatchReels brand. Not
only will this double the exposure for customers,
but it will also make it easier for viewers to access
reels online in one place.
This merger will benefit our customers in many ways:
- Their demo reels will now have over twice the
exposure, with over 24,000 visits a month from Ad
Agencies, Producers, Directors, and Production Companies
looking for creative talent.
- They will continue to benefit from the highest
quality video on the web, while also taking advantage
of WatchReels' superior web design and database
functionality of cross-linking credits to drive
traffic to our member's reels.
- WatchReels members can post an UNLIMITED number
of spots, and make updates as often as they like.
- WatchReels members have access to YourName.com
website hosting for your reel or whole website,
custom encoding and streaming video services, DVD
authoring and more.
"The merger will benefit our industry viewers
by giving them a greater database to search from and
our members by increasing their exposure to the decision
makers using the website," states Vincent Reynaud,
co-founder of WatchReels.com.
"This is a rapidly growing market and all of
our customers will benefit from this merger by the
increased exposure each site currently has. Additionally,
we aim to provide enhanced customer satisfaction through
our new website in development," states Keith
Roush, co-founder of WatchReels.com.
Reaction from customers overall has been favorable.
According to Director of Photography Eric Moynier,
"It's one-stop shopping for viewers instead of
having to look at two sites."
The ReelsOnDemand website will continue to exist
while the new supersite is being developed during
the transitional period of this merger. All ReelsOnDemand
customers will be incorporated into the WatchReels
website in 2003. Specific terms of the merger have
not been disclosed.
About WatchReels
WatchReels.com is a digital media company focused
on changing the way agencies and creative personnel
search for and evaluate creative talent by creating
the premier Internet destination for open access research
and delivery of demo reels. WatchReels.com provides
a cost-effective marketing vehicle for production
companies, directors and others to ensure that their
spots, reels or portfolios are exposed to the greatest
number of potential customers.
WatchReels.com streams media in five different movie
sizes from full screen high-resolution to smaller
and faster downloads. Users can search through the
database by name, categories, keywords, product categories,
brand, spot name and more.
Credits of personnel involved in Production and Post-Production
are displayed with each movie; each name is a link
to this person's body of work. This feature dramatically
increases member visibility to the thousands of creative
decision-makers using the site. Movies can be bookmarked,
emailed and accessed by a user from any computer.
Watchreels.com offers its members free features for
their websites such as Customized Media Players, Roster
Pages containing all their members' reels, and Private
Reel Screening Pages.
WatchReels.com delivers its content on the Internet
at www.WatchReels.com.
About ReelsOnDemand.com
ReelsOnDemand.com, The Demo Reel Showcase™ was
launched two years ago and has quickly grown to become
one of the most popular online resources for the Production
Industry.
Clients of the site save money on reel dubbing and
Fedex, with the ability to instantly fulfill reel
requests anywhere in the world. The site was founded
by cinematographer Doug Shannon, and is based in New
York.
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