Titan Media Acquires MSR Videos' Catalog of Films
Titan Media Acquires MSR Videos' Catalog of Films
(San Francisco, November 23, 2005) Io Group, Inc., parent company of gay adult brands TitanMen, ManPlay and TitanMen Fresh, today announced that it has purchased and acquired all rights and interests in the catalog of films owned by Active Research, Inc. dba MSR Videos. Titan Media has purchased all film rights and inventory assets and has licensed the MSR Videos trademark; no other rights or interests in Active Research, Inc. were included in the sale.
The purchase comprises all rights and interests in 42 feature length films, all associated photographic and graphic materials, and all existing product inventories. The films represent some of the highest-quality and most award-winning titles in the gay adult market. MSR founder and director Tony Alizzi burst onto the scene in 1999, producing award-winning hits such as White Trash, Sex Pigs and the infamous Prowl series of leather films. After Alizzi's death in early 2005, an additional four titles were released posthumously, going on to become some of the best-selling titles under the MSR label.
"We are very pleased with the acquisition and addition of these best-selling titles to the Titan Media catalog of films" says Keith Webb, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Titan Media. "I know that Tony would be pleased that his film legacy is in good hands."
For U.S and International wholesale inquiries and re-orders please contact:
IO Group Wholesale Distribution
Stephen Mounce or Charles LeBlanc
Wholesale@TitanMedia.com
Tel: 1-800-360-7204
Fax: 1-415-252-7747
Or visit us at the Io Group/Titan Media GAYVN Expo booth #8101 January 5th-9th, 2006, at the Sands Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV.
All titles will be available at retail at www.TitanMen.com. As the existing inventory of products under the MSR brand is sold off, all titles will be re-authored and re-branded under the TitanMen label.
ABOUT TITAN MEDIA
Titan Media (www.TitanMen.com) is the premium content brand of Io Group, Inc, a privately-held California-based multimedia content producer. Founded in 1995 by renowned director and cinematographer, Bruce Cam, the company quickly grew to become one of the largest producers of gay adult content in the world. The recipient of numerous industry awards, Titan Media is recognized as a pre-eminent producer of high-end gay adult content, a leader in innovative implementations of new technology and for eroticizing safer sex practices in all its productions. In 2001, the company launched a mid-priced product line under the ManPlay brand; and more recently launched a younger line of products under the TitanMen Fresh label. The Titan Media brands TitanMen, ManPlay and TitanMen Fresh are distributed globally via DVD, VOD, PPV, Cable, Mobile/Wireless, Print and the Internet.
For more information about Titan Media, please contact Keith Webb at Keith@TitanMedia.com or visit www.TitanMedia.com.
