Paramount, AAM Ink U.K. Online Distribution Deal

LONDON, October 22: Paramount Digital Entertainment
International and Arts Alliance Media (AAM) have signed an agreement for the
digital distribution of Paramount Pictures titles on AAM’s Vizumi Network in
the U.K.

For the first time in the U.K., films distributed by
Paramount will become available for download, both to rent and to own, from the
same service. The deal covers new releases and catalogue films.

Titles available for download include Mission: Impossible
III and Babel, as well as classics from Paramount’s library
including The Italian Job and The
Untouchables. These movies will be
available from AAM’s download site, Vizumi (www.vizumi.com) and also from AAM’s
partner sites on the Vizumi Network, including LOVEFiLM (www.lovefilm.com), Tiscali
(www.tiscali.moviesnow.co.uk) and Emap’s Empire (www.empiremoviedownloads.com).
Download-to-own (DTO) titles will be available starting at £2.99.

Thomas Lesinski, the president of Paramount Digital
Entertainment, said: “The deal with Arts Alliance Media marks another important
milestone for Paramount’s global digital distribution strategy. As we seek to
broaden our digital footprint across Europe, I’m confident that with the
quality and depth of our movie catalogue, along with the strength of our current
releases and our upcoming slate, we will provide a compelling proposition for
our consumers and our partners alike."

—By Kristin Brzoznowski