Kernel (digital media company)

Kernel
Private
Founded 2014 (2014)
Founders Dave Harvilicz
Andy Martinez
Hassan Wharton-Ali
Headquarters Santa Monica, California
Services Online media
Website Kernel.com

Kernel is a corporation in the United States that sells goods and services relating to feature films, television programs, e-sports, video games, and related content including digital home entertainment, and VIP experiences over the Internet.[1]

E-Commerce

Kernel's e-commerce platform sells movie-related packages that include related content, merchandise, digital home entertainment, and VIP experiences.[2] Kernel was named one of "10 Startups and Technologies to Watch in 2015" by Video Ink.[3]

On October 26, 2015, it was announced that Kernel will begin selling theater tickets to all movies on Kernel.com and its mobile app in the first quarter of 2016 exclusively through its ticketing partner MovieTickets.com on 28,000 screens in 22 countries.[4]

Data Collection

Kernel operates a highly-scalable, transcontinental, massively-distributed, fault-tolerant hadoop cluster to track and analyze big data.

Films

Year Title Producer/Distributor
2014 The 5th Wave Columbia Pictures
The Interview Columbia Pictures
2015 Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials 20th Century Fox
Inside Out Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Point Break Warner Bros. Pictures, Alcon Entertainment
Toruk - The First Flight Cirque du Soleil, Lightstorm Entertainment

History

In December 2014, Kernel was tapped by Sony Pictures Entertainment to distribute the film The Interview.[5]

Whole Foods Market co-founder and co-CEO John Mackey (businessman) is an investor in Kernel.

See also

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