Amuz Distribution Announces FAST & OTT News  

5 September 2024

Recently Acquired Just For Laughs (JFL) Group assets now directly operates and distributes its FAST channels over 30 markets/platforms.
 

Quebec City, Canada – Sept 5, 2024: Amuz Distribution, Alex Avon, Chief Revenue & Strategy Officer, announced deals for FAST and OTT channels. Recently hired Carlos Pacheco is the Director of Monetization & OTT and is overseeing the FAST/OTT division. He came from the Just for Laughs (JFL) Group, most of which assets were just acquired by Amuz Distribution. New platforms that will carry JFL programming are Amazon Fire TV, Anoki and Local Now.

Over the last 2 years, FAST channels of JFL programming have been in full expansion and by adding these new channels, the programs are now syndicated across 30+ different platforms/markets (Samsung TV Plus, Roku, Xumo Play, Google TV, Rakuten TV, Sling TV and others). These FAST channels make Amuz Distribution one of the largest independent Canadian media companies with this high a reach with FAST channels.   

Avon stated: “Amuz Distribution is thrilled to announce more expansion of our company, especially with the Just For Laughs Group programs, now on many different platforms in several markets. This expansion helps our mission of “Keeping the world feeling good” with the best programming around on all platforms.”

Pacheco added: “We are excited about our new partnerships with Amazon Fire TV, Anoki and  Local Now These new collaborations are going to our brands reach even more people around the world and share the laughs with new audiences.

 

Amuz Distribution: Based in Quebec City, Amuz Distribution was launched in May 2023, fka ComediHa! Distribution, with a mission to spread comedy and feel-good content around the world, both scripted and unscripted. Amuz expands on ComediHa! Distribution’s goal to create and sell finished programmes and originals by securing and leveraging all rights and adopting a full 360-degree approach to content. The rebranding to become Amuz Distribution was made possible by a generous contribution by Fonds Quebecor, Canada Media Fund and SODEC. The funds, in the short term, will be used to acquire new comedy and feel-good global programming to grow Amuz Distribution’s library, while developing in-house and securing new co-production and broadcast partners. Current award-winning titles include: Writer’s Block, In Lieu of Flowers, The Phoenix, About Antoine, and more.  Amuz Distribution – keeping the world feeling good.

Media contact: (Ms.) MJ Sorenson, CEO of MJ Global Communications LLC
mj@mjglobalcommunications.com T: +1-917-386-7569  New York, NY

 

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