NOOK Video to Feature Content from NBCU & Twentieth Century Fox

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NEW YORK: Barnes & Noble’s soon-to-launch NOOK Video will feature content from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment and NBCUniversal, among other licensing partners. 

NOOK Video will offer digital movies and TV shows on the new NOOK HD and NOOK HD+ as well as other devices through free NOOK Video apps. The service will offer instant access to a wealth of digital entertainment, including new releases, blockbuster titles, popular TV shows, classics and much more. The offerings are available to stream or download. The newly announced agreements bring to the NOOK Video catalogue such films as Snow White and the Huntsmen, Battleship, Ice Age: Continental Drift and many others.

The NOOK HD and NOOK HD+ are the first UltraViolet-enabled tablets. Customers can access UltraViolet digital video collections across their devices and link their UltraViolet accounts with the NOOK Cloud. 

“We specifically designed and optimized the new NOOK HD and NOOK HD+ to deliver the most exceptional video and entertainment experiences available on stunning, high-resolution 7- and 9-inch displays, and we’re pleased to offer customers an even wider selection of their favorite movies and TV shows through our new leading studio partners,” said Jonathan Shar, the VP and general manager for emerging digital content at NOOK Media. “NOOK Video is one of the most exciting new offerings for customers to enjoy on new NOOK devices when they arrive this month, and with NOOK’s seamless UltraViolet integration, customers can even shop online, from NOOK devices, or physical DVDs and Blu-ray discs in our retail stores and access their digital copies from our safe and secure NOOK Cloud for instant entertainment wherever they go.”

“We are thrilled to partner with Barnes & Noble on their NOOK Video service,” added Michael Bonner, the executive VP of product development and strategy at NBCUniversal Digital Distribution. “The cloud based service integrated with UltraViolet really increases the value proposition of digital media, giving consumers total freedom to watch their favorite films and TV shows wherever and whenever they want.”

“Quality, access and convenience are quickly becoming synonymous with digital ownership and the market is exploding,” commented Mike Dunn, the president of worldwide at Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. “The ability to access digital HD movies from Fox through NOOK Video complements our existing strategy of delivering the best entertainment experience to consumers and to enrich digital ownership.”