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Wizard World Launches CONtv

Yesterday, Wizard World and Cinedigm launched CONtv, a multi-platform digital streaming network. The network will allow fans to view over 2,500 hours of fan-centric, curated films and TV episodes. CONtv is available through iOS and Android apps as well as via the web. The network is.

By Mar 4,2015  0

CONtv logoYesterday, Wizard World and Cinedigm launched CONtv, a multi-platform digital streaming network. The network will allow fans to view over 2,500 hours of fan-centric, curated films and TV episodes.

CONtv is available through iOS and Android apps as well as via the web. The network is offering both free and paid, “VIP” accounts, which allows for ad-free viewing, access to exclusive content, first looks, and perks at Wizard World Comic Cons, including reserved seating and discounts. The apps are now availabe on iTunes (iPhone | iPad) and the Google Play Store and Wizard World promises they will be coming soon to Samsung and other platforms.

Here are some of CONtv’s current offerings:

  • Ongoing event coverage with exclusive series Live @ the Con, and All Access Pass, allowing fans to get up close to the action with celebrity panels featuring industry icons like William Shatner (Star Trek), Michael Rooker (The Walking Dead), and Bruce Campbell (The Evil Dead), one-on-one spotlights with pop culture heroes like Lou Ferrigno (The Incredible Hulk) and Manu Bennett (Arrow), artist and creator workshops with top-notch professionals like Joel Adams (King of the Hill) and Tom Hodges (Star Wars: The Clone Wars), and expert Q&A’s with fan favorite talent like Sara Underwood (Attack of the Show!).
  • After-hour fan events like the “Drink & Draw” where professional and amateur creators go head-to-head in drawing and writing competitions and “Cosplay LIVE,” where local and National Cosplayers compete for the best cosplay of the con. Planning a trip to the next con? “CON City,” dives into local culture with nightlife, geek culture, and unique offerings that makes each Comic Con distinct.
  • CONtv also boasts an expansive portfolio of acquired film and television content spanning cult television, sci-fi, horror and fantasy films, grindhouse classics, thrilling martial arts adventures, and much more.

In the coming weeks, CONtv will debut the following original programming:

  • On March 9th, fans will find full vindication for their hours of binge viewing with host and horror icon Bruce Campbell’s new pop-culture trivia game show Last Fan Standing. New episodes will release Mondays throughout the spring.
  • On March 22nd, all 11 episodes of Fight of the Living Dead, the highly anticipated, genre-bending horror/reality series that follows top YouTube celebrities as they struggle to “survive” in a simulated zombie apocalypse, will release exclusively on CONtv.
  • The explosive action continues into April with My Morphing Life, the pulse-pounding series that centers on the insane real-life adventures of original Green Power Ranger, Jason David Frank.

For more information, visit CONtv.com.

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