On Command Announces Agreement With Magnolia Pictures to Show HD Movies
30 8월 2006 - 1:23AM
PR Newswire (US)
Leading In-Room Entertainment Company Brings More HD Feature Films
to Hotels DENVER, Aug. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- On Command
Video Corporation, a leading provider of in-room interactive
entertainment for the hotel industry and its guests, announced
today that it has signed an agreement with Magnolia Pictures, a
prolific producer and distributor owned by Mark Cuban and Todd
Wagner. Magnolia Pictures is the distributor of such well-known
movies as "Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room," "Herbie Hancock:
Possibilities," "One Last Thing," the critically acclaimed "Bubble"
by Steven Soderbergh, and "The World's Fastest Indian," starring
Anthony Hopkins. "On Command is excited to partner with Magnolia
Pictures bringing artistic and provocative niche content to
sophisticated hotel audiences who are gravitating to our new Art
House Cinema category," said Tad Walden, senior vice president of
marketing and programming for On Command. "With the popularity of
HD movies, On Command has expanded its movie categories to include
a great assortment of HD movie content." "Magnolia Pictures has
seen the positive purchasing power of hotel guests during the
launch of 'Bubble,'" said Eamonn Bowles, president of Magnolia
Pictures. "The addition of Magnolia Pictures in the hotel category
and the On Command Art House Cinema category will provide hotel
guests with viewing options they have not had available to them
until now." About On Command On Command Video Corporation
(http://www.oncommand.com/) is a leading provider of in-room
entertainment technology to the lodging and cruise ship industries.
On Command is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Liberty Media
Corporation attributed to the Liberty Capital Group (NASDAQ:LCAPA).
On Command entertainment services include: on-demand movies;
television Internet services using high-speed broadband
connectivity; television email; short form television features
covering drama, comedy, news and sports; video games; and
music-on-demand services through Instant Media Network, a
majority-owned subsidiary of On Command and the leading provider of
digital on-demand music services to the hotel industry. All On
Command products are connected to guest rooms and managed by
leading edge video-on-demand navigational controls and a
state-of-the art guest user interface system. The guest menu system
can be customized by hotel properties to create a robust platform
that services the needs of On Command hotel partners and the
traveling public. On Command and its distribution network services
more than 800,000 guest rooms, which touch more than 300 million
guests annually. On Command's direct served hotel properties are
located in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Spain. On Command
distributors serve cruise ships operating under the Royal
Caribbean, Costa and Carnival flags. On Command hotel properties
include more than 100 of the most prestigious hotel chains and
operators in the lodging industry including, Accor, Adam's Mark
Hotels & Resorts, Fairmont, Four Seasons, Gaylord Hotels
(Gaylord Palms, Gaylord Texan, Gaylord Opryland and Gaylord Hotel
at Opryland), Hilton Hotels Corporation, Hyatt, Intercontinental
Hotels Group (Inter-Continental, InterContinental Buckhead, Crowne
Plaza and Holiday Inn), Loews, Marriott (Courtyard, Renaissance,
Fairfield Inn and Residence Inn), New York Palace Hotel, Radisson,
Ramada, Starwood Hotels & Resorts (Westin, Sheraton, W Hotels
and Four Points), and Wyndham Hotels & Resorts. About Magnolia
Pictures Magnolia Pictures, an independent distributor, recently
released Roger Donaldson's "The World's Fastest Indian" with
Anthony Hopkins, Alex Gibney's Academy Award-nominated documentary
"Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room," and also mounted the
successful multi-platform release of Steven Soderbergh's "Bubble."
Upcoming films include Pierre Morel's "District B13," Nicolas
Winding Refn's "The Pusher Trilogy," and Bong Joon-ho's "The Host."
Magnolia Pictures is part of a vertically-integrated group of media
properties co-owned by Todd Wagner and Mark Cuban that also
includes the Landmark Theatres chain, production companies HDNet
Films and 2929 Productions, high-definition cable networks HDNet
and HDNet Movies. For more information:
http://www.magpictures.com/. DATASOURCE: On Command Video
Corporation CONTACT: Jill Wisehart, Corporate Communications of On
Command Video Corporation, +1-720-873-3423, Web site:
http://www.oncommand.com/ http://www.magpictures.com/
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