Largest On-Demand Catalog of Criterion Collection Classics Premieres on VUDU
VUDU Offers Highest Quality Streaming Experience For Criterion's Library of Important Classic and Contemporary Films
Santa Clara, California — October 7, 2009 — VUDU, Inc., a leading provider of Internet-based on-demand services directly to consumer electronics devices such as HDTVs and Blu-ray players, today announced the immediate availability of Criterion Collection films on the VUDU service. Criterion Collection is the leading brand in restoring and distributing important classic and contemporary films. The Criterion Collection catalog on VUDU includes such films as Fellini's LA STRADA, Andrei Tarkovsky's SOLARIS, and Fritz Lang's M as well as films by Ingmar Bergman, James Ivory and many others.
The movies are available immediately for rental and purchase on VUDU's on-demand service. VUDU's service, which provides users with the highest quality on-demand format, HDX, as well as the world's largest collection of high definition films, is available on TVs and Blu-ray players including LG LH50 and PS80 HDTVs, the LG BD390 Blu-ray player and Mitsubishi 249-series HDTVs.
Founded in 1984, the Criterion Collection is a continuing series of important classic and contemporary films. Criterion is dedicated to gathering the greatest films from around the world and publishing them in editions that offer the highest technical quality. Each film in the collection is presented uncut, in its original aspect ratio, as its maker intended it to be seen. Criterion is known for working from the best available film elements in the world, using state-of-the-art equipment and practices to create the most pristine possible image and sound. Whenever possible, Criterion works with directors and cinematographers to ensure that the look of the Criterion Collection films do justice to the artists' original intentions.
"VUDU is excited to be adding these timeless classics from the Criterion Collection to VUDU's already extensive catalog," said Alain Rossmann, CEO of VUDU. "The Criterion Collection has a long history of delivering the most significant movies of our times from the highest quality video and audio source files available. Criterion Collection fans will find that the VUDU Service presents these classics in all their glory."
"VUDU's mission to deliver the highest quality cinematic experience to its customers is consistent with the Criterion Collection's mission," said Jonathan Turell, Co-Founder of the Criterion Collection. "We've been impressed with VUDU's quality and are proud to make our films available to Criterion Collection fans on VUDU's on-demand service."
About VUDU
VUDU is a leading provider of digital technologies and services that deliver Internet entertainment to consumers' HDTVs. The VUDU entertainment service supports native instant start HD and, for the first time, instant-start HDX. HDX provides VUDU users with 1080p resolution at 24 frames per second, the cinematic gold standard, and is the highest quality on demand format available anywhere. Through relationships with every major U.S. movie studio and more than 40 independent studios and distributors, VUDU offers a vast array of on-demand choices at the highest quality. The VUDU collection is constantly updated, and newly released movies from major studios are available on the same day as the DVD is released. Consumers can finally watch great movies without the hassles associated with traditional services: no driving, no mailing, and no monthly fee. For more information, visit http://www.vudu.com/.
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