{"id":1428,"date":"2022-06-16T09:57:15","date_gmt":"2022-06-16T01:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitsmedia.com\/?p=1428"},"modified":"2023-02-16T13:57:27","modified_gmt":"2023-02-16T05:57:27","slug":"bitsmedia-establishes-content-partnership-with-espresso-media-for-new-qalbox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitsmedia.com\/bitsmedia-establishes-content-partnership-with-espresso-media-for-new-qalbox\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitsmedia establishes content partnership with Espresso Media for upcoming streaming service"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;20px|||-270px|false|false&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Espresso Media is supplying more than 20 hours of bespoke package of content for Bitsmedia\u2019s new streaming platform, Qalbox<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Qalbox is a global SVOD streaming service providing Muslim entertainment and celebrating the community\u2019s identities and cultures<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">The service is scheduled for soft launch in July 2022<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">UK-based distributor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressomedia.co.uk\/\">Espresso Media International<\/a> has established a new partnership with Bitsmedia, supplying more than 20 hours of content for the company\u2019s new SVOD platform <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=18imlwtyBLM\">Qalbox<\/a> launching in late 2022.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Qalbox is a global subscription video on demand (SVOD) streaming service which celebrates Muslim identities and cultures. Qalbox aims to provide comprehensive, curated, and diverse Muslim-centric content for the community to discover and enjoy on a smart and secure streaming platform. Qalbox will be available for streaming in July 2022.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The bespoke package of content from Espresso includes titles such as The Story of\u2026Ramadan, Hidden Algeria, and popular history series Pirates of the Mediterranean.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWe are very excited to have Espresso as a launch partner. As a fresh, new streaming service serving Muslims around the world, we are always seeking the best distribution and production partners to provide compelling content for our viewers,\u201d says Fara Abdullah, Co-CEO of Bitsmedia. \u201cEspresso\u2019s worldwide reach and experience offers documentaries and factual content with not only access and insight, but relevance, to the global Muslim community. We\u2019re proud to be working with Espresso as we begin this wonderful journey.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWe are immensely proud and excited to have made this deal with Bitsmedia\u2019s new SVOD service and are delighted it\u2019s on such an expansive slate of compelling content &#8211; further strengthening our successful VOD strategy,\u201d adds Jess Reilly, Head of Sales and Acquisitions at Espresso. \u201cWe\u2019re thrilled this content will be reaching the global Muslim community and are thankful to the brilliant team at Bitsmedia for their support and have no doubt this will be a fruitful and long-standing partnership.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UK-based distributor Espresso Media International has established a new partnership with Singapore-based Bitsmedia, supplying more than 20 hours of content for the company\u2019s new SVOD platform Qalbox launching in late 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":1429,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[15,17],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitsmedia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1428"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitsmedia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitsmedia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitsmedia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitsmedia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1428"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/bitsmedia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1428\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1559,"href":"https:\/\/bitsmedia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1428\/revisions\/1559"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitsmedia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1429"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitsmedia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1428"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitsmedia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1428"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitsmedia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1428"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}