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Midnight Pulp
Company type Subsidiary
IndustryEntertainment
FoundedMarch 2015
Headquarters
Los Angeles, California
,
U.S.
Area served
United States of America
ServicesDigital Streaming
Number of employees
20
Parent Cineverse
Website www.midnightpulp.com

Midnight Pulp (formerly CONtv) is an OTT streaming service launched in March 2015 as a joint venture between Cineverse (then known as Cinedigm) and Wizard World (now known as Wizard Entertainment). [1] [2]

Contents

The service catered towards fans of geek and nerd culture, featuring cult classic films and television series, digital comics, and behind-the-scenes content from Wizard World's Comic Cons. [3]

History

In November 2017, Cinedigm had announced the launch of a 24/7 "Always On" channel on Amazon-owned streaming platform Twitch. [4] [5] The linear service showcases acquired and original programming from CONtv's library.

On February 5, 2019, Viewster was acquired by Cinedigm and, on June 13, 2020, would merge with CONtv and rebranded as CONtv Anime. [6] [7] [8]

The service was later rebranded as Midnight Pulp in 2023.

Programming

Original Programming

Availability

Midnight Pulp is available across several devices, including Roku, Apple iOS, Android, Xbox, and smart TVs, and through YouTube. [32] [3] [33] [34]

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