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17:01, 13-Oct-2017
Six movies studios join digital linking service
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A statement on Wednesday said a new service, named Movies Anywhere, has been created to make it easier for consumers to watch digital movies at home and on mobile devices. It has been set up by five movie studios under the guidance of Disney.
A single app and website where customers can find movies they have purchased from a variety of retailers has been developed by Walt Disney Co., and now Comcast Corp’s Universal Pictures, Time Warner Inc’s Warner Bros, Twenty-First Century Fox Inc’s 20th Century Fox and Sony Corp’s Sony Pictures Entertainment have signed on to the project, the statement said.
Hollywood’s movie studios are looking for ways to encourage digital sales of movies after they leave theaters in order to help make up for the decline in popularity of physical DVDs.
The free Movies Anywhere service, launched in the United States on Wednesday, initially will allow users to access movies purchased from Apple Inc’s iTunes, Amazon.com Inc’s Amazon Video, Alphabet Inc’s Google Play and Wal-Mart Stores Inc’s Vudu. Other retailers and studios may join in the future.
Source(s): Reuters