The Digital Movie Service Headweb Signs Distribution Licensing Agreement With Warner Bros.
By Prne, Gaea News NetworkTuesday, September 8, 2009
STOCKHOLM - Headweb today kicks off a collaboration with film company Warner Bros., who’s movie library will now be available to users through the online, award-winning movie service Headweb.
- We are incredibly excited to work with Warner Bros., as this is confirmation that Headweb is about to become the leading movie service on the Internet. This helps us also to create a modern movie service that meets the current and future consumption of cinema, “says Peter Alvarsson, founder of Headweb.
The films are available today on the website and the users can easily watch Headweb’s movies using so-called On-demand Streaming in a standard web browser or via a unique software that can be downloaded at www.headweb.com. Headweb users can easily watch trailers and free previews of the 1,500 movies currently featured in the film library.
Later in 2009 all titles, - including blockbuster movies like ‘Gran Torino’, ‘Benjamin Button Amazing Life’ and ‘Hangover’- , will also be available for download. New movies become available on the service, at the same time of the release of the movie on DVD and Blu-Ray.
Lars Hakansson, CEO of Warner Bros., is pleased that the deal is now sealed:
- It feels good to write contracts. Headweb’s unique solution along with our day and date offers consumers the possibility to view Warner Brothers films digitally. I look forward to an exciting collaboration and we are confident that Headweb’s solution and service will be appreciated by the final consumer.
Headweb, who was appointed winner of a test on digital film online services by Newspaper M3, reinforces, with today’s announcement, its leading position in the market. (M3 2009-04-29 m3.idg.se/2.1022/1.226582/6-lagliga-filmtjanster-gor-upp)
During 2009 Headweb plans to launch the service in additional markets in Europe.
About Headweb
Headweb is an innovative movie service that offers its users on-demand streaming and downloading of movies legally. Headweb offers a better user experience in an easier manner, compared to illegal downloading. In a short period of time the company has established a strong position as a competito on the Nordic film market and has been named test winner in a comparison with the other major movie services online, (Newspaper: M3 2009-04-29).
About Warner Bros. Warner Bros. is an entertainment company and a leader in film industry. The company is at the forefront of every aspect of the entertainment industry, current cinema, television, home entertainment production and distribution of Blu-Ray, DVD and digital distribution.
For more information:
Karin Boström, Press contact Headweb. Phone: +46(0)704-391482, karin.bostrom @ headweb.com
Lars Håkansson, Managing Director of Warner Bros. Entertainment Nordic countries. Phone: +46(0)8-54650700, lars.hakansson @ warnerbros.com
Source: Headweb
For more information: Karin Boström, Press contact Headweb., Phone: +46(0)704-391482, karin.bostrom at headweb.com; Lars Håkansson, Managing Director of Warner Bros. Entertainment Nordic; countries. Phone: +46(0)8-54650700, lars.hakansson at warnerbros.com
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