LOS ANGELES—Cineverse Corp. has signed an agreement with the Maverick Entertainment Group to launch a new VOD channel, Maverick Black Cinema, on its streaming service.
The global channel is joining the Cineverse family of channels with an initial line-up of 100+ films and TV series including content from genres such as action, drama, romance, comedy, thriller and more with more titles to follow.
The companies noted that the Maverick brand, whether its channel or VOD content, is already available on many platforms, including Samsung TV Plus, Tivo, Pluto TV, Freevee, Sling, and Peacock.
Maverick Black Cinema will utilize Cineverse's proprietary Matchpoint technology to provide content recommendations based on real-time feedback from viewers.
Select highlights of key/high-performing Maverick films that are part of the initial Cineverse line-up include crime thriller "Take Me To Amazing", action film "Two Wolves" starring Mykel Shannon Jenkins and Ernest Lee Thomas, street thrillers "Murder Gardens" and "Candy", and courtroom drama "The Lying Truth" starring Reggie Gaskins and Maya Gilbert-Dunbar.
The Maverick deal represents the latest partnership to bring third-party content to Cineverse's flagship platform. The company already provides viewers with a wide range of free, ad-supported, streaming television (FAST) and curated video-on-demand (VOD) channels including Gusto, Qwest TV, SHOUT! TV, The Carol Burnett Show, Johnny Carson TV, and Mystery Science Theater 3000.
