[opendtv] Amazon launch on demand HD movies and TV episodes
- From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:09:44 -0400
Sounds like what Netflix has been offering?
Bert
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http://www.dtg.org.uk/news/news.php?class=countries&subclass=0&id=3353
Amazon launch on demand HD movies and TV episodes
Amazon.com has announced that customers in the USA can rent box-office
films and purchase TV shows in HD from Amazon Video On Demand.
Titles currently available include new-release movies such as
"Frost/Nixon," "Twilight" and "Yes Man" and TV series including
"Californication", "The Tudors", "Smallville" and "Gossip Girl."
Amazon Video On Demand's library of 40,000 titles, plus HD titles, are
also available on Panasonic VIERA CAST enabled HDTVs.
"Our customers have been asking us for two things: HD and the ability to
watch movies and TV shows instantly on their television," said Bill
Carr, Amazon vice president Music and Video. "Today we are thrilled to
begin offering HD and to add the distinctive Panasonic VIERA
CAST(r)-enabled HDTV lineup to the growing number of televisions and
devices supported by Amazon Video On Demand. We plan to continue making
it easier than ever for customers to instantly enjoy their favorite TV
shows and movies in HD from the comfort of their living rooms."
Merwan Mereby, Panasonic vice president of New Business Development
said: "It's fitting that Panasonic and Amazon have joined creative
forces to create this unique entertainment vehicle. Panasonic's VIERA
CAST HDTVs have garnered numerous best of awards, while Amazon is a
pioneer in transforming in-home movie entertainment. The consumer will
have access to a vast selection of movie and TV entertainment at their
finger tips with just a click of a button."
DTG Staff 22.04.2009
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