Sonic has announced that they are partnering with CinemaNow
to provide a way for consumers to legally burn downloaded movies and TV shows. CinemaNow has signed up for Sonic's Qflix technology and
Intellectual Property licensing program and, in return, their library of video content will be available from within Sonic's movie
download application, Roxio Venue.
Sonic Solutions (NASDAQ: SNIC), the leader in digital media software, and CinemaNow
(www.cinemanow.com), a digital entertainment innovator delivering high-quality Hollywood movies and TV shows across multiple platforms,
announced today a collaboration that will enable consumers to legally burn Internet downloaded entertainment onto protected recordable
DVDs for playback on standard and high-definition players. CinemaNow is participating in Sonic's Qflix technology and Intellectual
Property licensing program, which allows video entertainment to be recorded to DVD using industry approved Content Scramble System (CSS)
encryption. Additionally, CinemaNow's robust library of video content will be available within Sonic's movie download application,
Roxio Venue that will be distributed through Sonic's broad OEM and retail channels to provide convenient access to millions of
consumers.
CinemaNow will offer the largest selection of movies, TV shows, music videos and more through its online movie store
within Roxio Venue and manage content licensing and delivery for consumers. Roxio Venue is now available to PC OEMs for inclusion on
systems equipped with Qflix-enabled DVD burners.
If you'd like to read more, Roxio's entire press release can be found
here.
