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KM STUDIOS TO STOP DVD DISTRIBUTION (Press Release)

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Keith Manheim Studios has opted to “go green” by pulling out of DVD distribution.

“Over the past two years there’s been a surge in online digital distribution, while there’s been a steady decline in physical DVD sales,” said KM Studios owner Keith Manheim. “We’re in a unique position to capture that upswing while leading the effort to become more eco-conscious. We have decided to go digital; that way we can better serve our customer, and we at KM Studios believe that digital distribution is the way to go. This is also a great way to help the environment.

“Now that we’ve gone all-digital, we can get our products out faster and in a more efficient way and at the same time serve the needs of the consumer while being mindful of our carbon footprint,” he added.

The studio henceforward will deliver its product in two ways: via an exclusive contract with a video-on-demand provider, and on its pay site, where customers can download and own all KM Studios releases in digital rights management-free video format. The download formats include MPEG4 H.264 (which easily transfers to iPod and AppleTV) and Windows Media. All downloads are encoded for full DVD quality, Manheim said.

Users who do not wish to download the content can view it on the pay site in either Flash video or via a Windows Media stream.

“By cutting down on packaging, we’re ensuring a continued move toward sustainability and a better future,” Manheim said. “This decision meets the service needs of customers in the most effective way possible. Consumers demand good-quality, affordable content, and research [has shown] that the majority of Internet users now have access to high-speed broadband. Consumer trends have made this decision easy.”

KM Studios is a division of KM Studios UIA International Inc., a New Zealand company that has served the gay market since 1997. The studio has produced gay adult movies since early 2002; it has produced eight titles since January 2005.

The company also offers a webmaster affiliate program, KM Bucks, which pays a 70% revshare.

Source: GAYVN NEWS

Add comment November 20th, 2007

Keith at the Oscars

First of all, the title is misleading.  I didn’t go to the Oscars, or was invited to attend, nor did I win any awards or nominated for any.  I went on a business trip last year (2006) to Los Angeles, the center or the pornographic world to meet up with a friend of mine from the industry and make some deals.  It was around the time of the Oscars that year so we had a chance of holding a real Oscar statue… oh my it was heavy, and as you can see I got way too emotional receiving the award (btw. it was secured by four security guards and a chain wire, so this was not a take-home award!). 

Los Angeles is a great place to be in and I really hope I’ll have a chance of visiting that great city again soon, I especially look forward visiting the Apple store at the Grove again! 

Add comment April 29th, 2007

Keith in the Big Apple, for an Apple!

A chain of events starting from my Apple Laptop to brake down beyond repair  only 6 days before a major shooting schedule in Prague and the fact that the Apple store in Iceland where out of stock, I had to think fast and get a hold of a new one before the trip was scheduled to start.  Plane tickets had already been booked, talent selected and some of my crew members where already in the city.

On a Friday afternoon in September last year I took a haste decision to fly all the way over to New York to buy a laptop, and as crazy as it sounds it actually paid for itself.  Buying the laptop locally cost the same as a plane ticket to New York, two nights at the Waldorf = Astoria and the computer all together.  It’s just crazy how Apple allows their Independent European Distribution partners to hike up the prices like that.

As it happened I was there over the 9/11 ceremonies that took place, and somehow walked upon the Fire departments memorial on September 9th 2006.  It was quite emotional and most of the people where crying all around me.  It was sad and it really brought me closer to this tragedy, even though it happened back in 2001. 

My thoughts are, although a few years late, with all of those affected by this disaster.

Add comment April 26th, 2007