ICAP Completes the Acquisition of Moving Pictures Film & TV and Announces for Sale a Previously Unreleased Music Catalog From Renowned Guitarist Jimi Hendrix
By Icap Media, PRNEMonday, June 6, 2011
HOLLYWOOD, California, June 7, 2011 -
- Film and Television Distribution Company Will Operate Under ICAP's
Global IP Trading Division Led by Dean Becker
ICAP, the world's premier interdealer broker and provider of post trade
risk and information services, announces today the completed acquisition of
Los Angeles-based Moving Pictures Film & TV. Moving Pictures Film & TV will
be rebranded as ICAP Media, and brought into ICAP's Global Intellectual
Property (IP) Brokerage business. ICAP Media will continue to represent the
Moving Pictures library of films.
ICAP Media is also excited to announce for sale a catalog of the three
previously unreleased songs by famed guitarist Jimi Hendrix. Originally
recorded in 1966 at Allegro Sound Studios in New York City, the three songs
are the earliest known recordings of Jimi (then Jimmy) Hendrix. The original
reel-to-reel tape, along with a newly digitized master recording is ready for
either studio production or distribution or as collectable items for the
serious Hendrix collector.
"We are excited to both add ICAP Media to ICAP's Global IP Brokerage
business and announce the availability of the previously unreleased Hendrix
catalog," says Dean Becker, CEO. "Whether in the form of film, television,
music or other media, we plan on continuing to offer the highest quality
entertainment for distribution across the globe."
ICAP Media will be headquartered in Los Angeles with sales offices in
London (where its parent company ICAP Plc is headquartered), Paris, Beijing,
and San Paulo.
For more information on ICAP Media and ICAP's Global IP Brokerage
business, please contact Dean Becker at +1-561-309-0011.
About ICAP MEDIA
ICAP Media (IM), formerly Moving Pictures Film & Television, is a
multi-faceted media company. Its parent company, ICAP Plc, is a publicly
owned financial institution, listed on the London Stock Exchange. The Group's
mission is to provide audiences with ethically entertaining media products.
IM holdings include both a US theatrical and distribution business and a
global content distribution company. The ICAP Media offices are headquartered
in the Santa Monica area of Los Angeles, CA.
Michael Anglin of ICAP Patent Brokerage, +1-312-327-4438, Michael.Anglin at us.icap.com
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