Chatsworth-based Image Entertainment Inc. has signed a distribution agreement with Jive Records R & B; music artist R. Kelly for his first live concert DVD. The agreement gives Image exclusive digital video distribution rights of the live concert taped in March at the Paramount Theatre in Oakland, Calif. The DVD will be produced by Ann Carli and directed by Jim Swaffield, who both worked on DVDs for pop icon Britney Spears and Ciara. Image Senior Vice President of Worldwide Programming Barry Gordan said in a statement, “We are anticipating a huge response from his millions of fans around the world.” R. Kelly is a Grammy winner and has sold almost 40 million albums worldwide.
