Comments on: Distributing films through iTunes

By: Evan

Evan — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 04:00:08 +0000

I’ve recently put my film up on indieflix. I’m curious if there are any success stories of films being picked up by Itunes via indieflix.

By: Matthew Ehlers

Matthew Ehlers — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:56:17 +0000

Well researched & good information. Thanks, Mike. More discussions on getting indie film out there are sorely lacking. I for one appreciate your work.

By: Darlene

Darlene — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:29:33 +0000

I think Amazon and iTunes both have something much more important going for them that you failed to mention: huge customer bases. It is not just that they are names people will know when you refer them to a seller, it is that people whom you have never heard from will see your content when they are visiting their favorite store. You will get more sales from those online stores just due to the volume of the customers than you will from Joe’s Download.

As for the person who said the TuneCore model was “silly”: Welcome to the real world. Silly or not, most people who sell products have to sell them through “aggregators” and other wholesalers. It is the way most retail commerce works. When you have bought up a sufficient share of the distribution market then you can straighten it out, until then you play the game.

By: Corby Fine

Corby Fine — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 13:36:27 +0000

TuneCore seems silly. To break up the already minimal amount of revenue artist make among a larger pool of middle players? Just silly. Apple should open up an indie label that distributes only digitally. Sign contracts for exclusive rights to online sales, in exchange for media and advertising.

By: Scilla

Scilla — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 19:30:05 +0000

Actually there are other choices too…

IndieFlix “Bridge To Everywhere” Deal Delivers Much Needed Distribution Help To Indie Filmmakers.

Seattle WA, Oct 2, 2008 – Independent filmmakers finally have a “bridge to everywhere” as the online independent film distributor IndieFlix.com now delivers content to the world’s most powerful outlets to close the gap between independent filmmakers and fans.

IndieFlix now promotes content with long-standing powerhouse distribution sources – many of them not available to individual filmmakers – like iTunes, Amazon VOD, Hulu, Joost, Netflix, and VUDU. These channels can provide filmmakers with millions of new viewers on a daily basis. The IndieFlix business model is simple: filmmaker provides their film to IndieFlix and IndieFlix promotes the content to the world free of charge. IndieFlix keeps a small percentage of sales and the filmmaker retains all rights to the material.
http://www.indieflix.com
https://www.indieflix.com/ssl/Filmmaker/HowItWorks.aspx

By: Christian Taylor

Christian Taylor — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:16:28 +0000

Hi, Thanks for the mention of MeDeploy. I just want to clarify one part of your story. MeDeploy is not meant to be an alternative to having your film in iTunes. Instead MeDeploy allows you to add movie sales to Social Networks (such as MySpace and others), your website, viral widgets or anywhere else you choose. Its purpose is to extend your films reach beyond the digital retail stores. Thanks again for the mention!

Christian Taylor
CEO/MeDeploy