CINEMANOW AND NEXT.TV™ ANNOUNCE STRATEGIC DIGITAL MEDIA PARTNERSHIP
TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2008
CinemaNow and NEXT.TV to jointly market TV shows and movies combining the best of paid content with free-ad-supported Internet TV channels in first-of-its-kind partnership
(DEMO 2008: Palm Springs, CA) – Today, as part of NEXT.TV’s launch at DEMO 2008, CinemaNow, an innovator in digital entertainment technology, delivering high-quality Hollywood movies, TV shows and music videos to users across multiple platforms and NEXT.TV™, a next generation Internet TV and IPTV service and social network delivering hundreds of channels and thousands of TV and movie titles to Web, PCs, TVs, mobiles and portables are announcing a strategic partnership bringing together CinemaNow’s extensive library of more than 10,000 paid rental and download-to-own titles and hundreds of channels of NEXT.TV’s free, ad-supported TV and video programming. Users of both services will be able to enjoy the largest online selection of hit TV shows, movies, music videos, shorts, documentaries and much more featuring thousands of titles across all genres, including comedy, drama, cartoons, sports and science fiction.
“Today, users expect the broadest range of movie and programming choices,” said David Cook, COO of CinemaNow. “Our partnership with NEXT.TV will give users the most extensive selection of free and paid content available online.”
"CinemaNow is a pioneer in offering premium content from major studios, and we think NEXT.TV’s programming is a very strong complement to their library," said Rex Wong, CEO of NEXT.TV. "Our unparalleled offering lets users view content across devices."
Through the partnership with CinemaNow, users have the option to rent or buy high quality, downloadable versions of many TV titles as well as thousands of movies from major studios such as 20th Century Fox, Disney, Lionsgate, MGM, Miramax, New Line Cinema, Paramount Pictures, Sony, and Warner Bros.
NEXT.TV offers thousands of free, ad-supported TV and video titles. Channels and programs available on NEXT.TV will vary by geographic region and include programming from around the world allowing viewers to experience global television. NEXT.TV channels include CBS, Hearst, HSN, TV Guide, Showtime, Jump TV, Endemol, Fremantle, National Lampoon, Comedy Time, Reality.TV, March Entertainment, Synthesis, Movieola, Soma, Yoga Journal, Fun Little Movies, BoomJ, and much more as well as International channels from over 40 countries around the world. NEXT.TV can be accessed with a wired or wireless broadband Internet connection and offers broadcast-quality content to viewers for free.
CinemaNow content will be available on the NEXT.TV web portal site (www.next.tv) in March 2008.
About CinemaNow
CinemaNow, Inc. (www.cinemanow.com) is an innovator in digital entertainment technology, delivering high-quality Hollywood movies, TV shows and music videos to users across multiple platforms. Founded in 1999, CinemaNow has partnered with some of the biggest brands in consumer electronics and digital entertainment including ARCHOS, EchoStar Communications, Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft and Samsung to deliver thousands of video titles directly to consumers. CinemaNow works with more than 250 licensors including 20th Century Fox, ABC News, Disney, HDNet, Lionsgate, MGM, Miramax, NBC Universal, New Line Cinema, Paramount Pictures, Sony, Sundance Channel and Warner Bros.
About NEXT.TV
From IPTV pioneer DAVE Networks, NEXT.TV is a next generation Internet TV and IPTV service and social network delivering hundreds of channels and thousands of TV and movie titles to Web, PCs, TVs, mobiles and portables and features a social network community where users can create profiles highlighting their favorite entertainment and media content plus they can upload, share, vote, message, video blog, blog, find friends and much more. The NEXT.TV service is available on the Internet at www.next.tv plus millions of HP consumer notebooks, Netgear networking products and a wide range of other consumer electronic products.
For more information, please visit www.next.tv.