“NBC Universal has struck a deal with technology and commerce specialist Wurld Media that will make selected movies available for on-demand downloading via peer-to-peer distribution early next year,” Cynthia Littleton and Chris Marlowe report for Hollywood Reporter. “NBC Universal said it marks the first time a major studio has licensed content to a P2P service… The companies have not yet determined the fees that it will charge for film downloads. NBC Universal said it would offer all of the titles that are available on its existing video-on-demand and pay-per-view services carried by cable and satellite operators. That means a range of contemporary releases — including ‘The 40-Year-Old Virgin,’ ‘Cinderella Man,’ ‘Ray’ and ‘The Motorcycle Diaries’ — as well as 75-100 older titles from the Universal library. The deal at present does not include any NBC Universal-produced TV series, but it does cover special programs that NBC Universal offers on VOD/PPV.”
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