HP Partners with 30 Companies to Expand ‘On-Demand’ Service
Hewlett-Packard announced today that they have partnered with 30 content providers who will license more than 4,000 movie, television, documentary and other titles for production and distribution via HP Video Merchant Services.
The service, launched earlier this year, is designed for retailers and allow them to offer DVDs, either manufactured on demand or pre-packaged, as well as digital downloads. They are targeting classic and older TV shows never before released on DVD; foreign movies; religious and educational programming; lifestyle, health and food programs; sports programming; specialty cable TV shows; independent movies; and recently broadcast TV shows and sporting events that have high relevancy in specific geographic markets or with specific consumer segments.
The content companies include Arts Alliance America, First Look Studios, Gaiam Americas Inc., Nelvana Enterprises, Venevision International Films LLC, Anthem Pictures, Azteca International Corporation, Bennett Media Worldwide, Cinequest Inc., Film Chest Inc., Inspired Studios, Janson Media, Lightworks Program Distribution, Media Blasters, Monarch Films Inc., Mukta Arts Limited, MVD Entertainment Group, Opper Sports Inc., Santa Fe Productions, Seedsman Group Inc., Smooth Motion Pictures Inc., Starlight Home Entertainment, Tai Seng Entertainment, TLA Releasing, UTV Communications, V.I.E.W. Video, Vanguard Cinema, Wink Inc. Productions, Wolfe Video LLC and World Events Products Ltd.
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