Barnes & Noble Signs Slew of Content Partnerships for New NOOK Video

NEW YORK: The NOOK Video offering is expanding through new partnerships signed with a number of major studios and content partners, among them Lionsgate, MGM, Paramount Pictures, National Geographic and more.

Other partnerships secured include Relativity Media, Little Pim and Film Buff. NOOK Video delivers a diverse selection of SD and HD movies and TV shows through the NOOK HD and NOOK HD+. The catalogue available for instant streaming now includes such titles as The Hunger Games, the Twilight movies, Skyfall, Paranormal Activity 4 as well as Exit from the Gift Shop and Charles Swan. TV shows available through the new partnerships include Mad Men, Border Wars and Amazing Planet, along with a host of education content from Little Pim.

“With the addition of these industry-leading studio partners, NOOK Video continues to expand its already robust offering, providing customers with an even wider selection of their favorite movies and TV shows,” said Jonathan Shar, the VP and general manager of emerging digital content for NOOK Media. “Combined with NOOK’s seamless UltraViolet integration, we are offering customers one of the most dynamic and accessible movie and TV show stores available.”

“NOOK is one of a growing spectrum of new digital buyers for our film and TV content and illustrates the breadth and depth of opportunities for monetizing our content across a broad array of platforms,” added Thomas Hughes, Lionsgate’s senior VP of digital and on demand. “We look forward to an exciting and productive partnership with NOOK.”

“We are very excited to begin transactional distribution of our films on NOOK. This furthers our goal of reaching the widest possible audience using all available technologies,” commented David Spiegelman, Relativity’s president of domestic television and digital distribution.