Online Audiences Crash the Gates to Cultivate Independent Film, Television and Music Content

Online Audiences Crash the Gates to Cultivate Independent Film, Television and Music Content

Dovetail Enables Fans to Discover and Download Free, HD/DVD-quality, Professional, Independent Work via a DRM-secure P2P Network

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Entertainment connoisseurs are weary of 'lowest-common-denominator' content from corporate conglomerates. And although technology now enables Web users to cut, paste and mash-up content in creative ways, discerning film, TV and music fans don't regard the resulting product as quality entertainment. Passionate fans of independent cinema -- as well as 'Indie' music and TV programming -- now have an online alternative where they can discover and download free, HD/DVD quality content via a DRM-secure peer-to-peer network.

Dovetail announced today the immediate BETA launch of www.dovetail.tv , the new online destination for independent film, television and music content. Dovetail -- the online source for quality independent programming and distribution -- revolutionizes how professionally produced creative programming finds its audience online. Dovetail features professionally-edited and produced content -- independent from Hollywood -- including short-format and feature-length films and undiscovered television and music programming. In short, Dovetail encourages artists and audiences to "Declare Your Independence."

"We have the viewer and the artist in mind in everything we do," said Jason Holloway, co-founder and CEO of Dovetail. "The site is totally entertainment-driven from the user interface to the extraordinary visual and sound quality of the downloads. We're fervently independent here at Dovetail, and we believe that millions of people are thirsty for the opportunity to support independent filmmakers, TV producers and musicians. We've built a place where artists and audiences can connect online."

One-stop Entertainment Destination for Audiences

With Dovetail, high-resolution, high-quality entertainment files are delivered quickly and efficiently via DRM-secure peer-to-peer technology. Unlike waiting days to receive DVDs from online rental sites like Netflix, Dovetail feature films are delivered within hours, downloaded directly to the user's Mac or PC.

Consumers who visit Dovetail today will find multiple channels produced by independent producers and film festivals. Content channels, including SF Shorts, HowtoBehave, LAFCO and Dovetail Presents are intuitively organized to enable users to easily find desired content.

In addition to making their own discoveries, audiences are encouraged to share the programs on Dovetail using social-networking capabilities such as: email to a friend, embeddable previews and social-tagging, available throughout www.dovetail.tv.

Benefits to Film, TV and Music Producers

Content producers who choose to distribute their works on Dovetail get copyright-secure distribution under non-exclusive agreements that enable the content owner to retain complete control of their works.

About Dovetail

Dovetail is the online source for quality independent programming and distribution that revolutionizes how professionally produced entertainment content finds its audience. Dovetail, currently in BETA, provides an entertainment destination for independent films, TV Shows, and music videos in high-quality DVD and HD formats from an online source. Using peer-to-peer technology the software enables fast uploads and downloads allowing for independent creative content to be seen in its ideal viewing format.

Dovetail provides tools for independent filmmakers, musicians and television producers to promote their work and is committed to developing new resources for online promotion. Dovetail gives filmmakers a distribution channel where they can remain independent and where audiences can be entertained in new and compelling ways.

For additional information please visit www.dovetail.tv .

Press contact: Doug Wyllie, Antenna Group Public Relations
415-977-1930; doug@antennagroup.com

Source: Dovetail Inc.

CONTACT: Doug Wyllie of Antenna Group Public Relations, +1-415-977-1930,
or doug@antennagroup.com, for Dovetail

Web site: http://www.dovetail.tv/

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