James Delahunty
22 Feb 2006 12:28
BigPond has launched a movie download service in Sydney, which is backed by Australian actor Toni Collette. It is the country's first "movies-on-demand Internet service". "I'm really excited about this - it gives film fans a new way to access and watch films," Collette said. "It also provides bigger potential audiences for small film makers and, importantly, as the first legal download service, it ensures the rights of artists and studios are protected in the online world."
Everything from new releases to feature films and classic TV series will be offered by the service. It is actually a movie rental service, as customers will have to install the BigPond Media Manager on their PCs to manage their downloads. The service also offers downloadable music videos and a variety of video for children. More than 1,000 titles are available including SpiderMan & Bewitched and some foreign favorites like Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon.
"Similar to a video store, customers can 'rent' content to view as many times as they want in 24 hours or on a weekly basis," Justin Milne, BigPond's group managing director said. "Once the rental period is over, the content is automatically deleted from their PC."
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