Film Distribution Software - TDS™

TDS™ is the only fully integrated, vendor-supported system on the market to completely manage all key elements of theatrical distribution.

Features

• Integrated film planning module
• Film booking
• Holdovers/finals
• Integrated competitive EDI gross analysis
• Print counts
• Electronic box office reports
• Electronic deposits and check application
• Theatrical Settlements - Settlement scenario modeling
• Media manager coop advertising module
  
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TDS™ Booking Demo (440 KB) 4 minutes over 28.8kbps
TDS™ is the only fully integrated client-server theatrical distribution system containing all key elements required to process bookings and receivables. This demonstration displays how theaters are booked in TDS™.

Advantages

• Our distribution customers currently account for over 45% of the US box office. We have a proven history of providing solutions and services that work.

• At Hollywood Software, our mission is to provide innovative, state-of-the-art software solutions and services that incorporate the many ideas that have been developed by experts throughout the industry. TDS™ reflects the collaboration of many film distributors large and small, not just one. View our client list.

• Clearly TDS™ is not like any other application on the market. All Hollywood Software systems are built around the concept of streamlining workflow. We put all of the information you need to run your business, like competitive grosses, exactly where you need it - without having to jump to other modules or run separate reports.

• We are experts in the technology of film distribution and exhibition. Like you, we focus on where this business is going and incorporate strategies and features that enable our customers to proactively achieve their goals.

• Due to our flexible pricing models, rock-solid applications, world-class product support, unique cost sharing program for system enhancements and the ability to leverage the needs of multiple distributors when negotiating with exhibition, Hollywood Software solutions provide the absolute lowest total cost of ownership for any software solution.

• Hollywood Software is on the forefront of distribution issues and developing solutions that will allow your company to grow, without the growing pains. We are actively working with several major studios to extend the reach of TDS™ to most international territories and we are working with all major digital cinema providers to develop and design the solutions that your business will need as the industry transitions from film to digital.

Licensing Information

We offer solutions and services designed to improve the business of every customer:

• A software license with Hollywood Software's world-class product support is ideal for larger customers with the resources to manage a complex database system and their own data.
  
  
• Our ASP services were designed specifically for smaller distributors and exhibitors on a more limited budget who prefer to let Hollywood Software manage the system. Customers access and use the system via a secure Internet connection to Hollywood Software’s state-of-the-art data center. Customers can select from multiple annual pricing levels based upon the anticipated number of bookings.
  
  
• For independent film distributors, we can help you distribute your entire release slate or individual films through the IndieDirect outsourcing option. See IndieDirect for more information.

For more information, please contact David Gajda at Hollywood Software: davidg@hollywoodsoftware.com

System Requirements

Workstation

• Intel® Pentium® class processor
• Microsoft® Windows® 98, or Windows 2000
• 64 MB of RAM
• 20 MB of hard-disk space

Server (Non ASP)

• Pentium® II or faster processor
• Microsoft® Windows NT® Server, with Service Pack 6a, or Windows 2000 Server
• Microsoft® SQL Server
• 256 MB of RAM
• 100 MB of hard-disk space