Without a huge way to obtain P&A money to make films “mid-level” or larger theatrical releases, the majority of Hannover’s net earnings have been produced by direct-to-video-game titles over the past 2 yrs. And it should come as no surprise that the horror-thriller game titles have been the best performers. Hannover has released seven “horror” titles in the past 18-months, every one of which has produced significant revenues and bottom line for the company. That is why our upcoming release slate includes eight more (already announced) titles, with another eight or more in the queue as pending announcements. As our success with this genre’ is continuing to grow, so have the caliber and quality of submissions from manufacturers and agencies.
So you will probably see our core direct-to-video business over the next year or two continue steadily to have a focus on this horror-thriller genre. Lionsgate and Summit in to the “billion-dollar revenue club” of major-studio position. Watch for announcements on new name acquisitions – especially mid-and-event-level projects – and corporate and business ventures over another few weeks. Meanwhile, we’re lovin’ the new film source that the indie-production community retains showing for our DTV home video routine! P.S., we appreciate shareholder suggestions, those that might seem apparent even! But if there are a obviously identifiable and addressable market for an idea or project – and a means to deliver sales results in a cost-effective manner – we’re definitely willing to go over!
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