New BlackBerry World for BlackBerry 10 to Include Extensive Catalogue of Songs, Latest Movies and TV
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Wednesday, 30 January 2013
Unified Multimedia Storefront Will Carry Music and Video Content from All Major Studios, Labels and Broadcasters
Waterloo, ON – Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM;
TSX:RIM) today announced that the new BlackBerry® World™ storefront
(formally BlackBerry App World™) for BlackBerry 10 will offer one of the
most robust music and video catalogs in mobile today. The new
BlackBerry World will include an extensive catalog of songs as well as
movies and TV shows, with most movies coming to the store the same day
they are released on DVD, and next day availability of many current TV
series. The competitive offering will feature content from all major
studios, music labels and top local broadcast networks. Customers will
be able to preview tracks and access the content using multiple payment
options.*
“Music and video content is an integral part of a rich mobile
experience. People want easy and convenient access to their favorite
music, movies and TV shows wherever they are,” said Frank Boulben, Chief
Marketing Officer at Research In Motion. “RIM is committed to working
with content providers to bring the best, most up-to-date content to our
customers with BlackBerry 10, and to make it easy for them to get what
they want.”
The video download and rental section in BlackBerry World will
initially be available in the US, UK and Canada. Varying by region and
distributor, customers will have access to movies from the following
studios and independents: 20th Century Fox, Entertainment One
(eOne), Lionsgate, MGM, National Film Board of Canada, Paramount
Pictures, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (US), Starz Digital Media,
STUDIOCANAL, The Walt Disney Studios, Universal Pictures (UK), Warner
Bros. Customers will also have access to TV shows from the following
broadcasters and studios: ABC Studios, BBC Worldwide, CBC/Radio-Canada,
CBS, DHX Media, ITV, National Geographic, NBCUniversal (UK), Nelvana,
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (US), Starz Digital Media, Twentieth
Century Fox Television, Univision Communications Inc, and Warner Bros.
The BlackBerry World storefront’s DRM-free music download section
will feature an extensive catalog from all major and independent labels
including: 4AD Records, Domino Recording Company, finetunes, Matador
Records, [PIAS] Entertainment Group, Rough Trade Records, Sony Music
Entertainment, The Orchard, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group,
XL Recordings and Zebralution. The music section will initially be
available in 18 countries: Canada, USA, UK, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia,
Mexico, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, South Africa, Spain,
Australia, India, Malaysia, New Zealand and Singapore.
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