AVOD Platform W4free Acquires Over 100 Films to Bolster U.K. Viewer Offer
variety.comTim Dams Recently launched U.K. AVOD service W4free has added over 100 feature films to its platform after striking licensing deals with distributors including Kaleidoscope, Platform Entertainment, The Film Consortium and Icon Film Distribution.Among the titles added to the service, which launched in November 2019, are films such as 1989’s “Henry V,” starring Kenneth Branagh; 2007’s “La Vie En Rose,” starring Marion Cotillard; Oscar winner “Once”; “The Passion of the Christ,” directed by Mel Gibson; “Whale Rider” with Keisha Castle-Hughes; and 1998’s “Waking Ned.”W4Free’s British rollout last year followed that of a sister service, Watch4, in German-speaking markets in 2018.W4Free and Watch4 are operated by Zug-based Video Solutions, the.
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