Rentrak Signs Contract to Measure Tribeca Film OnDemand

Rentrak Signs Contract to Measure Tribeca Film OnDemand

--Rentrak Aligns with Tribeca Enterprises to Measure Participation in New Tribeca Film OnDemand Offering--

PORTLAND, Ore., April 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Rentrak Corporation (NASDAQ:RENT), the leader in multi-screen media measurement serving the advertising and entertainment industries, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to provide Tribeca Enterprises new Tribeca Film OnDemand offering with advanced measurement service through its OnDemand Essentials(TM) product. With this agreement, Rentrak extends its leadership position in providing measurement services for the best on-demand movie content.

Tribeca Enterprises, through its Tribeca Film OnDemand service, is offering first run independent movies, including titles from this year's festival, playing concurrently on-demand for film fans around the United States. Participating cable and telco operators include Bresnen, Bright House, Cablevision, Comcast, Cox, RCN, Time Warner Cable and Verizon FiOS. Using Rentrak's advanced measurement services, Tribeca Enterprises will be able to better evaluate the performance of its new offering.

"We are pleased to be working with Tribeca Enterprises and the prestigious Tribeca Film Festival and to have our OnDemand Essentials service be the source to assist them in launching and growing their new channel," said Carol Hinnant, Rentrak's Senior Vice President of Business Development, Advanced Media. "By using OnDemand Essentials, Tribeca Film OnDemand will be able to better analyze how viewers at home consume first run independent features including festival content so they can maximize their future viewership and revenue opportunities."

"In launching Tribeca Film OnDemand it is imperative that we understand how our films perform and how the Tribeca brand drives views to our channel," commented Adam Sloan, executive vice president of Tribeca Enterprises. "After evaluating our options we selected Rentrak's OnDemand Essentials given their position as the market leader in on-demand media measurement."

About OnDemand Essentials®

OnDemand Essentials, a service of Rentrak's Advanced Media & Information Division, provides operators, content providers (including broadcast/cable networks, studios) and advertisers with a transactional tracking and reporting system to view and analyze on-demand content. The product is an extension of Rentrak's Essentials suite of business intelligence products customized for the entertainment industry. OnDemand Essentials clients have password protected, near real-time, Web browser-based 24/7 access to on-demand consumer usage data at various access levels based on business and privacy rules. A sophisticated toolset aggregates and reports data across multiple vendors in one easy to use report system. Clients using the OnDemand Essentials system are able to instantly analyze and interpret their own business data to identify trends, program and promote more effectively, as well as track their performance against the broader business sector in which they operate.

About Tribeca Film

Tribeca Film is a comprehensive distribution initiative from Tribeca Enterprises dedicated to acquiring and marketing independent films across multiple platforms including on-demand, theatrical and home video. Launched in 2010, with strong support from Founding Partner American Express, Tribeca Film will provide independent filmmakers with an integrated national marketing and distribution platform to reach audiences.

About Rentrak Corporation

Rentrak Corporation (NASDAQ:RENT) is a global digital media measurement and research company, serving the most recognizable companies in the entertainment industry. With a reach across numerous platforms including box office, home entertainment, on-demand and linear television, broadband and mobile, Rentrak is headquartered in Portland, Oregon, with additional offices worldwide in Los Angeles, New York City, Miami/Ft. Lauderdale, Argentina, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Mexico, Spain and the United Kingdom. For more information on any of Rentrak's services, please visit www.rentrak.com.

Contact for Tribeca Film:
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Tammie Rosen
Office: 212-941-2003
Email: trosen@tribecaenterprise.com
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Contact for Rentrak Corporation:
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Sallie Olmsted / Amanda Bialek
Office: 310-854-8124 / 310-854-8151
Email: solmsted@rogersandcowan.com / abialek@rogersandcowan.com

Source: Rentrak Corporation

CONTACT: Tammie Rosen of Tribeca Film, +1-212-941-2003,
trosen@tribecaenterprise.com; or Sallie Olmsted, +1-310-854-8124,
solmsted@rogersandcowan.com, or Amanda Bialek, +1-310-854-8151,
abialek@rogersandcowan.com, both for Rentrak Corporation

Web Site: http://www.rentrak.com/

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