Digital Cinema United, DCU
Digital Cinema United (DCU) manages film distribution DCP services across North America, Latin America, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
DCU is a global content service partner that provides a unique suite of digital supply chain services and tools to content owners, resellers, and distributors around the world.
DCU is the go-to global DCP service partner for producers, sales agents, major studios, independents, alternative content distributors, and downstream media.
“We are excited to add DCU as an integral component of our four-stage business solutions engine, bringing vital, next-generation technology that puts independent IP creators of all sizes and types on an even playing field with major studios across production services, international servicing, as well as theatrical and digital distribution,”
said Ron Thomson, CEO of Liquid Media. “DCU is delighted to join the Liquid Media ecosystem. Liquid’s vision is in line with our ambitions and having a multi suite of tools and services that provide innovative solutions for the future of content distribution is exactly what our industry needs,” said Alan Christensen, CEO for Digital Cinema United. “DCU provides an incredibly scalable architecture that is highly utilized and well integrated across multiple levels of the supply chain. We look forward to channelling into more areas of content flow and bringing added value to our customers and exhibition partners.”
End-to-End Excellence for Supply Chain Services
In production services, DCU works with IP owners and producers to create the primary content source files that act as the fundamental backbone for the global deliverables of distribution.
The next stage in the technology supply chain covers global servicing, as DCU collaborates with international sales agents to ensure delivery schedules comply with distributor expectations before starting the process of asset creation for delivery. DCU provides Digital Cinema Package (DCP) versioning with full localization, home video materials, broadcast deliverables, and all digital distribution files complying with up-to-date specification sheets for all different content platforms. The DCP file format is the name given to the collection of digital files sent to a cinema or streaming platform.
DCU distribution leverages a trusted global network featuring eDelivery to handle distribution across 40+ countries in North America, Latin America, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. This link in the supply chain enables studios, mini-majors and majors, to consolidate distribution across various territories via a widespread network while simultaneously bringing local DCP service solutions to independent distributors from within each territory.
The final piece of DCU’s content supply chain is comprised of digital and downstream distribution services. DCU’s home entertainment division has authored, encoded, and delivered thousands of DVD, Blu-ray, and VOD titles for clients to major retail chains as well as iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, Hulu, and many other digital platforms.