Facebook VOD Platform Screenburn Announces Angel Investment, Board Additions
London-based Screenburn Media, which launched its Screenburn Facebook video-on-demand platform in December 2012, announced that it has secured $500,000 in angel investment and bolstered its board of directors.
London-based Screenburn Media, which launched its Screenburn Facebook video-on-demand platform in December 2012, announced that it has secured $500,000 in angel investment and bolstered its board of directors.
Screenburn is a white-label VOD application for Facebook pages that allows content owners to market directly to their fan bases, and it counts Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones, LCD Soundsystem, and The Libertines among artists that have released VOD selections via its app.
The funding round was led by Andrew Weisz of Lean Investments, and Tom Singh also participated, as did Michael Blakey and Simon Blakey from Avonmore Investments.
Screenburn’s new board members are Zodiak Rights CEO and former BBC Worldwide Sales Chief Steve Macallister, and Arts Alliance Media CEO Howard Kiedaisch.
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