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Vudu Offers HD Disney, Buena Vista Movies for Purchase
Future titles from Disney and Buena Vista to be available for download-to-own same day title is released.
Check out Vudu’s “Explore Catalog” page for its collection of HD and HDX movies available for purchase.
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04
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06.04.2009 — Vudu is now offering 60 titles from both Disney and Buena Vista Home Entertainment for download-to-own in HD and Vudu's HDX format.
This marks the first time that Disney and Buena Vista have offered their movies for download-to-own in HD.
Vudu says future Disney and Buena Vista movies will be available for download-to-own on the same day the Blu-ray/DVD title is released.
Some of the available titles include:
Vudu's statement on the Buena Vista partnership:
The Official Vudu Blog offers its take on the Disney announcement.
This marks the first time that Disney and Buena Vista have offered their movies for download-to-own in HD.
Vudu says future Disney and Buena Vista movies will be available for download-to-own on the same day the Blu-ray/DVD title is released.
Some of the available titles include:
- No Country for Old Men
- The Sixth Sense
- National Treasure
- High School Musical 3
Vudu's statement on the Buena Vista partnership:
"Buena Vista Home Entertainment is showing its continuing leadership in the creative community by embracing digital delivery and ownership of HD. Our customers have shown a strong interest in buying HD films. We are pleased to expand our HD ownership options by adding these top-quality films to our collection and offering them for both HD and HDX viewing to our users."
The Official Vudu Blog offers its take on the Disney announcement.
The Vudu Experience
 | The Complete Vudu Review Vudu represents one of the best in a relatively new class of Internet Movie Boxes. And its operation and content have both improved since the early reviews. Vudu's New HDX Format Offers 1080p/24 Video with 'Virtually No Artifacts' Ideal for large-screen TVs, new format features super-high bit rates that might turn Blu-ray faithfuls into nearly-on-demand users. Vudu Debunks Rumors of Demise The developer of IP-based video on demand just laid off 15-20% of its work force and is changing some product strategies. Vudu Plans 1,000 HD Titles, Lifetime Content-Recovery IP-based VOD developer to launch new features: more HD titles, lifetime warranty on content, and HD over component video. Adult Videos Come to Vudu AVN, which produces the big Adult Entertainment Expo, is developing a porn channel for Vudu, provider of IP-enabled video-on-demand. | |
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