News
CinemaNow Available Today on PlayStation 3
October 25, in the year of our Lord 2011 --
Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC (SCEA) today announced
that CinemaNow™, Best Buy Co., Incs digital movie service, is
now available to PlayStation®Network (PSN) users in the United
States on the PlayStation®3 (PS3™) system. CinemaNow offers new
release movies and next day TV episodes available to buy or rent
on a pay-per-view basis with no monthly subscription fee.
Cinemanow features a growing library of more than 15,000 movies
and TV episodes and has content deals with all the major studios
and many independent distributors.
The service offers new release movies available the same day
they come out on DVD and popular TV shows available the day
after they air. Additional features of CinemaNow include:
Rent HD titles complete with Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 surround
sound
Stream content instantly to your PS3 system
Purchases are stored in the cloud and can be played back on any
internet connectible device featuring the CinemaNow service
PSN users can download the application now from the Media & Apps
category in PlayStation®Store and launch it from the TV/Video
Services icon of XMB™ (XrossMediaBar).
To learn more about CinemaNow, visit
www.cinemanow.com. New release movies on Cinema Now are
available to rent for $3.99 SD and $4.99 HD; catalog titles rent
for $2.99 SD and $3.99 HD. Movies available for EST (electronic
sell-through) range in price from $4.99-$15.95.