LG
to Offer Streaming Fun from CinemaNow, YouTube, Netflix
Available
on new LG Network Blu-ray Disc Players in the first half of 2009, the
new arrangement with CinemaNow and YouTube will complement
LG's instant
streaming service from Netflix.
CinemaNow uses digital entertainment technology to deliver movies, TV
shows, and videos to users through online connectivity. And YouTube is a
leading online video community. Both will be available in LG's 2009 line
of Network Blu-ray Disc players.
"As
millions of U.S. consumers view and download movies or TV shows through
the Internet, they are demanding easier ways to access content and more
home entertainment options," said Tim Alessi, director of product
development, LG Electronics USA. "From Blu-ray to instant streaming from
Netflix to CinemaNow and YouTube, LG is bridging the gap between
packaged media and video-on-demand services to provide entertainment
solutions for consumers' demand for content."
CinemaNow Web site offers Pay-Per-View movies from major studios and is
a broadband distributor of high definition (HD) content. Collaborating
with CinemaNow will enable LG Electronics to offer consumers access to
more than 14,000 titles from the major movie studios, broadcast and
cable television shows, more than 250 independent film titles and music
videos from all major labels, says LG.
Similarly, LG's alliance with YouTube will allow consumers to instantly
stream Web videos directly from the Internet to an LG Network Blu-ray
Player for viewing on their television, without a personal computer.
Now
available to consumers as a free on-line upgrade, LG's first Network Blu-ray
Disc Player (BD300) now delivers Netflix titles in high-definition (HD).
This new access to high-definition streaming content enhances the
existing standard-definition streaming service that LG and Netflix
offered to consumers.
