Unitel GmbH & Co. KG is a leading production company and distributor of filmed classical music performances, based in Oberhaching (Upper Bavaria), Germany.
Unitel stems from Cosmotel, a company established by Leo Kirch and Herbert von Karajan in 1964. Cosmotel broke up over the issue of artistic control, and Kirch created a new company named Unitel in 1966.[1] As of 2003, Unitel is a part of Jan Mojto's businesses. Its catalogue is regarded as one of the most important catalogues of classical music, with more than 2,500 productions. Unitel is the exclusive production company for the Salzburg Festival and other arts institutions and of artist such as Christian Thielemann and Daniel Barenboim.
Unitel previously owned Classica, a speciality television channel showcasing classical music performances, also based in Germany. At one point,[when?] both the company and Classica were renamed Unitel Classica, but the two entities reverted to their previous individual brand in 2014. In January 2017, Stingray Group in Canada acquired Classica from Unitel: In the deal, Stingray would also be able to utilise Unitel's library of about 1,500 titles and 2,000 hours of filmed content for 11 years, however this deal has been terminated and therefore Classica does not feature any titles from Unitel.[2][3][4]
Since 2016 Unitel operates together with the ORF Unitel myfidelio.at, an SVOD OTT service dedicated to classical music.
References
edit- ^ Burton, Humphrey (24 July 2011). "Appreciation: Leo Kirch". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
- ^ "Stingray Digital to add Classica library of opera, ballet and classical music". The Canadian Press. January 3, 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2018 – via The Globe and Mail.
- ^ "Stingray et UNITEL concluent une entente de 15 millions $" [Stingray and Unitel conclude a $15 million agreement] (in French). Agence QMI. 3 January 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2018 – via Le Journal de Montréal.
- ^ Whittock, Jesse (4 January 2017). "Stingray buys music channel from Mojto firm". TBI Vision. KNect365 TMT, an Informa business. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
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