Visual Data Media Services acquires Soho Digital Cinema
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Joseph O'Halloran
| 29 April 2019

Adding digital cinema mastering and cinema distribution to its range of services that cover broadcast, streaming and VOD , Visual Data Media Services has acquired Soho Digital Cinema (SDC).

Full financial details regarding the acquisition have not been disclosed but Visual Data Media Services says that by combining technologies and resources, it will now be a one-stop-shop for all methods of digital content distribution.

While the company will operate under the Visual Data brand, customers of both companies can now take advantage of SDC’s D-Cinema services including the core Screenfast digital cinema cloud distribution platform — which will retain its name and will continue to be developed — as well as having access to Visual Data’s range of media distribution services. Customers can also tap Visual Data’s expertise in distributing content to platforms such as Netflix, Amazon and iTunes.

Symon Roue will continue to head up Visual Data in the UK, while SDC’s David Margolis has been appointed director of digital cinema. The SDC team will relocate to Visual Data’s UK facilities in west London.

Commenting on the acquisition, Roue said: “Visual Data and Soho Digital Cinema had worked together on several projects and we saw clear synergies between our two companies, with our complementary product and service offerings and adjacent or converging markets. The acquisition is a positive move for all of our customers, enabling them to master and distribute all deliverables from one place, significantly streamlining the distribution process while saving time and money.”