(31 May 2006 5:00 pm)

MUMBAI: CinemaNow, which provides on-demand movies online, has announced an agreement with Buena Vista Home Entertainment. CinemaNow will offer select movies on a download-to-own basis through its website (www.cinemanow.com).

Buena Vista Home Entertainment will also offer select new movies beginning with Glory Road on 6 June, which will coincide with the timing of its home entertainment window. This agreement will also allow on-demand viewers to move their content onto approved portable devices for a broader digital experience.

Movies initially offered on a download-to-own basis will include Flightplan, The Insider. Additional movies available the same day as their DVD release will include Eight Below on 20 June and Annapolis on 27 June. Customers can purchase and download a legal, permanent copy of a Buena Vista Home Entertainment movie for unlimited playback on the download device.

CinemaNow president Bruce Eisen says, "We are very proud to have been selected by Buena Vista Home Entertainment as an Internet company to distribute its movies on a download-to-own basis.

"Buena Vista Home Entertainment not only produces and distributes some of the highest quality movies in the world, but they have also been a leading force in the adoption of new distribution platforms and we are excited that they recognize CinemaNow as a leader in this emerging space."