Tag archive: CinemaNow

Owned by Best Buy, CinemaNow is in the process of upgrading its movie library to 1080p quality and has already updated several hundred titles. However, not all users will be able to take advantage of the new streaming quality. Based on a new partnership with Intel, only users running on a second generation Core i3, i5, or i7 processor will be able to access the high definition stream. Owners of computers with the first generation processor or… Read More

Recently, we learned that Netflix will soon completely split up its Instant Streaming and DVD-by-mail services. Netflix will continue to be the home for Instant Streaming and a new company called Qwikster, run by the same guys who have been running Netflix DVD rentals for a decade, will handle DVD-by-mail subscriptions. If you're like us, you're wondering what the heck is going on over at Netflix headquarters. While we'll be… Read More

Digital entertainment company Rovi Corporation has announced a deal to acquire Sonic Solutions a cash-and-stock deal valued at $720 million. Rovi Corporation specializes in providing entertainment information—think programming guides—along with DRM and content networking technology, while Sonic Solutions is the outfit behind many digital video streaming services, including Blockbuster movie streaming, Best Buy's CinemaNow… Read More

Sonic Solutions might not be the first name that comes to mind when consumers think of online movie services, but the company is getting ready for flip the switch on online movie storefronts under its RoxioNow label that will be accessible from literally hundreds of different consumer electronics products this holiday season, including HDTVs, Blu-ray players, and mobile devices from a broad range of manufacturers—including Sony, Toshiba,… Read More

Sonic Solutions, which develops and distributes digital media software, has announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire digital movie distributor CinemaNow. The deal will rename CinemaNow as Sonic's Premium Content Group and integrate it with Sonics Qflix team. Qflix technology enables users to burn copyright-protected movies to DVD discs, so long as they're using QFlix-enabled drives and players, which are… Read More

DVR pioneer TiVo has inked a new agreement with CinemaNow that will make popular Disney films available to TiVo owners in standard definition for a $2.99 rental fee. Users will be able to rent a movie using another device—such as a PC or a mobile phone—and have the movie pushed to their TiVo DVR so it's ready for immediate playback when users get home. The new service will be introduced next week for owners of TiVo… Read More

Digital movie download service CinemaNow has launched a . that enabled customers to view movie trailers on their mobile phones, as well as order movies to be watched later at home on their personal computers or televisions. The idea is to enable CinemaNow users to check out movies and make a rental or purchase decision when they're away from home: when users purchase or rent a movie via the mobile service, it's automatically… Read More

Online digital video service CinemaNow has inked a deal with Macrovision intended to make it easier for device manufacturers to build support for CinemaNow's services into products like digital television sets, network-attached storage, and set-top boxes. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. “CinemaNow is dedicated to providing access to great entertainment wherever our customer is, in the living room or on the… Read More

Online movie download service CinemaNow has struck a deal with Universal Pictures to offer The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift the same day the movie is scheduled to hit retailers in DVD format—and CinemaNow customers will be able to burn the movie to standard DVD, with all features and bonus material, for just $9.99. “Our customers will be the first to experience a major step forward in movies on the Internet: the ability to… Read More

Online movie distributor CinemaNow may have scored a major win in the battle to sell legal copies of Hollywood movies online: the company's just-announced Burn To DVD service enables customers to purchase and download movies via the Internet and burn them to standard DVD disks which can be used in portable players, everyday DVD players, laptops, computers, and other devices. And users don't just get the movie: they get the entire… Read More

Online movie service CinemaNow announced today that it will begin selling selected films and music from Fox Entertainment Group on a download-to-own basis through its Web site. “We are thrilled to have the Fox family of movies and TV shows available on CinemaNow for download-to-own,” said Bruce Eisen, President of CinemaNow. “The addition of Fox to our roster of content partners is an important step for us, adding depth… Read More

Online movie download service CinemaNow, fresh off of their announcement yesterday about making Disney films available online the same day they're released on DVD, was back at it again today as they unveiled a licensing agreement with Warner Brothers to offer select television shows and movies. As part of this new agreement, said CinemaNow, pictures and television shows will be made available on a download-to-own basis, with all… Read More

The Walt Disney Company has reached a deal with CinemaNow to sell digitial versions of its movies online on a download-to-own basis on the same day the films are released to DVD. Buyers will be able to transfer the films to three devices like laptops and portable media players, but will not be able to burn the films to standard DVD. CinemaNow will kick off its Disney digital movie sales June 6 with the Glory Road baseball drama;… Read More

Digital film distributors Movielink and CinemaNow have announced rental and download-to-own versions of major films from major Hollywood studios available the same day the films are released on DVD. Movielink's deal covers Paramount, Sony Pictures, MGM, Warner Bros., and Universal (not surprising, because they own Movielink) as well as Twentieth Century Fox. CinemaNow has signed agreements with Sony, MGM, and LionsGate Entertainment,… Read More

As the first initiative under the new agreement, consumers who purchase the ARCHOS AV 700 Mobile DVR will receive two free download-to-own videos from CinemaNow's portable video collection. Once the content is downloaded, they can easily view the videos on their ARCHOS device. Currently, CinemaNow boasts a library of more than 550 full-length features and more than 200 music videos available for portable video players that are… Read More