Echoboom Sports Expands Distribution of the World's Largest Collection of Action Sports Films with Launch on Comcast's Xfinity X1

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 30, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Echoboom Sports, a subscription video on demand service featuring the largest collection of premium action sports films in the world, today announced it is now available over the Internet on Comcast's Xfinity X1. Launched in 2017 by independent film, TV and music distribution company The Orchard, Echoboom Sports offers an exclusive action sports catalogue containing hundreds of films across categories such as skateboarding, snowboarding, freesking, surfing, mountain biking, BMX, motocross and off-roading.

Xfinity X1 customers can subscribe to and access the service by saying "Echoboom Sports" into their X1 Voice Remote or by finding it within the networks section of Xfinity on Demand. Echoboom Sports can be added to X1 customers' service for $5.99 per month after a seven-day free trial.

Echoboom Sports' deep library of films features titles from the world's top action sports brands and producers, including Teton Gravity Research, Red Bull Media House, and Matchstick Productions, and includes hits like Vans' feature-length snowboarding film LANDLINE, modern day skateboarding epic WE ARE BLOOD, and snowboarding's game-changer THAT'S IT, THAT'S ALL.

BluEvo and BluMedia, Blu's digital services and global distribution arms, handle all operations for the Echoboom Sports service as well as all distribution deals across all its available platforms around the world.

"For years we have been working with the biggest, most talented creators in the action sports space to amass Echoboom's catalogue of content and we are extremely excited to partner with Xfinity to share these films with their X1 customers," said Danny Grant, Vice President of Sports at The Orchard.

"Echoboom Sports is the ultimate destination for premium action sports content. We are happy to have our service on X1 and to make it available to a larger audience," says Paulette Pantoja, President of BluEvo.

About The Orchard
The Orchard is a leading independent film, TV and music distribution company operating in over 30 markets worldwide. Founded as a music distributor in 1997, The Orchard is a global innovator in the film and television distribution space, known for cutting-edge technology that provides filmmakers with up-to-the minute trending data and analytics on their projects. Recent film releases include American Animals, Flower, William Friedkin's The Devil and Father Amorth, BPM (Beats Per Minute) and Thelma. Upcoming releases include We The Animals, Under the Eiffel Tower, Birds of Passage and All About Nina. The company's film division has enjoyed recent successes as the Academy Award®-nominated documentaries Cartel Land and Life, Animated; and Taika Waititi's The Hunt for the Wilderpeople. For more information on The Orchard, please visit http://www.theorchard.com.

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About Blu.
Blu provides transformative digital supply chain, distribution, and testing solutions to the entertainment industry through its BluEvo, BluFocus, and BluMedia arms. Based in Los Angeles, CA, the company is a recognized leader in three integrated areas: qualifying Film/TV content, technologies and related hardware products; optimizing digital delivery of content through BluCloud, its automated cloud-based software; and global distribution initiatives that enable content rights holders to reach new audiences and generate additional revenue streams. For more information about BLU, visit http://www.BLU.team

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