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CODEBLACK ENTERTAINMENT is an American entertainment conglomerate founded and run by an African-American entrepreneur, Jeff Clanagan.

CODEBLACK ENTERTAINMENT(Coldblack) is the first independent, vertically integrated African-American owned film studio, actively engaged in the business of feature film production, film distribution, worldwide DVD & digital assets distribution, urban marketing consulting and a production of programs for television broadcast and syndication.

CB was created out of necessity for the positive representation of African-Americans in film. A multi-faceted entertainment organization, Codeblack provides a consistent stream of sophisticated urban themed programming that is distributed across theatrical, digital, broadcast and internet based platforms. Codeblack's expansive library consists of dramatic, comedic, romantic and faith based titles featuring top African American and Latino talent.

Codeblack is the brainchild of Jeff Clanagan and his executive team, who, through their extensive work over the past decade, has helped to define, expand and ultimately change the face of urban filmed entertainment. Despite its relatively young age as a company, Jeff Clanagan and his team have already established Codeblack Entertainment as the preeminent independent distributor of urban themed content with a proven track record of releasing top quality urban content through theatrical, DVD, and broadcast channels.

Codeblack has further increased its equity by developing a strategic business alliance with one of Hollywood’s biggest media conglomerates, 20th Century Fox. [1] CODEBLACK presently has a multi-picture deal with 20th Century Fox’s new film distribution division, Fox Faith, to produce 6 original films targeting the African-American faith-based market. The first two productions are film adaptations of the 80s Off Broadway gospel musical hit "Mama,I Want to Sing!" as well as the popular play "A Good Man is Hard to Find." [2] In June of 2009 CB entered into a partnership with basketball legend Shaquille O’Neal to produce and distribute the ALL-STAR COMEDY JAM series.[3] Featuring some of the most celebrated stand-up comics, the first installment of the series premiered on SHOWTIME, June 17th, 2009 and was directed by Leslie Smalls. [4] The second installment of the ALL STAR COMEDY JAM series was filmed on June 26th, 2009 in Miami and will premier on SHOWTIME in January, 2010.[5]

CB is fundamentally devoted to supporting the upward mobility of Minorities through the art of film. The company attributes its loyal following to its continuous ability to uphold the integrity of the urban community, representing them in a positive light.

Partners

Vivendi Entertainment

CODEBLACK ENTERTAINMENT is in a multi-year North American distribution partnership with Vivendi Entertainment (VE). VE is a division of Universal Music Group Distribution (UMGD). UMGD is the $2.5B US sales and distribution division of Universal Music Group – the world’s leading Music Company.

UMGD is an award-winning music and video distribution organization with a consistent record of excellence. :UMGD has been recognized as; “Vendor of the Year” at many national music/video retail chains, NARM’s winner of “Large Distributor of the Year” 3 years running, and was named on of the “Top 5” sales organizations in the U.S. by the American Business Awards.

Vision Films

Codeblack Entertainment has established a strategic distribution partnership with international licensing company [6] VF will handle licensing of a select group of Codeblack titles to key international territories. Vision Films is an independent, worldwide distributor of Feature Films, Documentary Specials, Series, Music, and Reality Programming. Vision Films licenses all available Television, Video/DVD, and New Media rights to both the International and Domestic markets.

Boss’N Up, 7eventy5ive, Preaching to the Choir and Steve Harvey’s Don’t Trip are Codeblack properties under the management of Vision Films.

Codeblack Interactive

Codeblack Interactive is a wholly owned subsidiary of Codeblack Enterprises LLC. CBI’s focus is on aggregating content rights and selling its robust library of digital video programming across all available digital platforms. Codeblack Interactive has acquired all of Codeblack Entertainment’s current and future digital rights and is aggressively pursuing and acquiring digital rights to third party content on a going forward basis. CBI’s partners include pure play digital retailers, DVD retailers who have added a digital component, mobile companies and retailers with emerging business models that take advantage of the increasing acceptance of digital formats.

Codeblack Interactive’s digital library consists of more than 50 video programs.

Codeblack Interactive is also the creator and developer of CodeblackTV, the world's first on-demand broadband network devoted exclusively to serving fans of black film.

Hulu

Codeblack currently has a strategic partnership with hulu to deliver original content focused on the urban demographic through its CODEBLACKTV Channel on theHulu Website


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References

  1. ^ http://www.codeblack.com/Corporate.aspx?pageID=AboutUs
  2. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0880567/
  3. ^ http://www.codeblack.com/Press.aspx?PageID=PressRelease&ItemID=24
  4. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1459459/
  5. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1467242/
  6. ^ Vision Films (VF).
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