John Schneider Partners with dotstudioPRO for VOD Release of Collier & Co.

Watch movie here: colliercofilm.com

Worldwide Release —

John Schneider announced today that they will be self-publishing his feature length film Collier & Co. online and worldwide, through dotstudioPRO on VOD. The filmmaker says, “This is a great opportunity. I’m very excited about Collier coming out on this new platform. If only Uncle Jesse could see me now.”

John’s been working in show business for over 36 years. He has a television show for every generation. Fans knew him as Bo on Dukes of Hazzard in the 80’s, later as Jonathan Kent on Smallville. and now Judge Jim Cryer in the smash Tyler Perry hit The Haves and the Have Nots. Over the last 3 and half decades, he’s also starred numerous television movies and big screen films.

John’s focused more in recent years on writing and directing with projects such as Collier & Co. This is also a film where he enjoyed shooting what some might consider the more challenging action scenes. He says, “Because I basically grew on Dukes of Hazzard, filming the big car sequences in Collier & Co. was fun.”

These days, the writer and director spends every moment he can at John Schneider Studios, an independent film studio he’s established in Louisiana. The filmmaker discovered the area while location scouting for Smothered, a comedy horror film he wrote and directed. John’s excited about his studio and the opportunity it will provide filmmakers.

He’s also enthusiastic about how technology is changing the ways in which audiences can see movies. “What dotstudioPRO is providing is innovative, he says. “I look forward to sharing Collier & Co. in a whole new way with the fans.”

dotstudioPRO’s platform powers the distribution, sharing and monetization of video with its all-in-one digital ecosystem. For the first time ever, content creators will have complete control of their own brand - managing all creative, distribution and monetization channels and marrying the world of video ad-serving and video on demand in one platform.

“What we have learned from The Interview is that audiences are ready to watch and pay for content streamed on any web domain as long as the transaction is frictionless and the quality of the stream meets a certain standard.

As more and more connected devices enter the market people will care less about where the stream originates. This puts independent creators in a position of unprecedented control over the distribution landscape. We believe that dotstudioPRO’s ability to furnish creators of all levels with a complete toolkit to create unique business models that connects the content to directly to their audiences. As there is no one business model to monetizing content, dotstudioPRO is a powerful force in moving their business forward, and in turn the industry.” Joe Pascual CEO – CTO - dotstudioPRO

Collier & Co. – The FFilm

J.R. Collier was once the world’s greatest racecar driver. His passion for the sport is now causing him to lose his family, so he decides to quit racing and open up a “used car” business. This is when things begin to get crazy. That’s because J.R. acquires his inventory by racing unsuspecting marks for their pink slips. His latest victim turns out to be a fellow with tough cronies that need their car back and its hidden cargo. When they kidnap J.R.’s family as collateral, the race is really on. Can J.R. save the day, his family, and his business all in one shot? Hang on for a wild ride!

About dotstudioPRO

Founded in 2010 by industry professionals Joe Pascual, Phoenix Gonzalez and Selena Paskalidis, dotstudioPRO was born out of a necessity for these creators to have direct-to-consumer platform to sell their series and movies. The entertainment platform facilitates open transparent communication between media producers, and their audience, while building and monetizing their content, providing in-depth analytics, earnings reporting and community collaboration tools.

Key Features:

• The dotstudioPRO dashboard is a scalable solution that grows with users – it allows creators to go from one video to an MCN and ultimately to an MPN.
• dotstudioPRO is the first platform that bridges the gap between digital content and traditional linear content. We build tools for MCN’s that enable content syndication & monetization beyond YouTube while decreasing the amount of time and resources it takes to run the network.
• The dotstudioPRO dashboard enables users to add ALL monetization opportunities - SVOD, VOD and advertising
• Specialized tools and features allow users to turn on or off geoblocking, paywall and ad-serving capabilities, and customizable publishing templates
• dotstudioPRO’s analytics tracks real-time analytics, engagement metrics and all monetization metrics from multiple distribution points all in one place - creating complete transparency on the distribution of the user’s content
• dotstudioPRO is set up for “Big Data” infrastructure to continually add value via analytics and metrics
• dotstudioPRO is a pipeline that provides tools for delivery and distribution to publishers through multi-platform templates and syndicate to OTT Devices and Smart TV’s as well as Facebook
• Enhanced customer service support

About Dotstudioz

Founded in 2010, Dotstudioz is an entertainment technology company that provides digital media professionals access to innovative tools and technologies that empower them to create successful business models in the emerging new media space, at affordable rates. One of the key components of the company is its (software as a service) “dotstudioPRO”, designed to aggregate content and allows users the opportunity to take full advantage of new technologies to aide in the management, distribution, marketing and monetization of content. At the heart of its business model, Dotstudioz enables these digital media professionals to become their own independent studios, essentially carving out “studio lots” in the online space enabling them to cross multiple platforms. Allowing the user to bridge the gap between the old and the new distribution model, and between the major studio/broadcast model and the independent.

For more information, or to schedule an interview, contact:

Selena Paskalidis – paskalidis@dotstudioz.com 778-808-7089
Barry Rogers with J.S.S. - barry@waynepr.com 972-517-3780