All-New Disney Family Movies Offers Its First Free Preview
19 8월 2009 - 4:46AM
PR Newswire (US)
Free Preview Weekend Hosted by The Cosby Show's Phylicia Rashad
Subscription Video-On-Demand Service Partners with Comcast,
Charter, Cox, AT&T U-verse, Suddenlink, Verizon FiOS and Avail
TVN Affiliates to Present the Ultimate in Family Entertainment
BURBANK, Calif., Aug. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The subscription
video-on-demand (SVOD) service, Disney Family Movies, has partnered
with content providers Comcast, Charter, Cox, AT&T U-verse,
Suddenlink and Verizon FiOS to offer a special preview nationwide
from Thursday, September 3 through Monday, September 7. Disney
Family Movies offers the ultimate in family entertainment from one
of the world's largest film libraries, giving customers unlimited
access to a selection of classic and contemporary films and
animated shorts from The Walt Disney Studios. Disney Family Movies
is entertainment the whole family can enjoy together from beloved
hits to new popular favorites. Each title remains in rotation for
about a month, with new movies added weekly. Hosted by Phylicia
Rashad, the Disney Family Movies free preview will offer a variety
of classic and contemporary Disney films including the timeless
musical "Mary Poppins," starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke,
the memorable animated adaptation "Tarzan," the live-action "101
Dalmatians," starring Glenn Close as villainess Cruella De Vil, and
the Disney-Pixar animated short "Rescue Squad Mater," among many
others. "Disney Family Movies is a one-of-a-kind entertainment
service for audiences of all ages," said Sal Sardo, executive vice
president, marketing, Disney-ABC Domestic Television. "We're
delighted to partner with these providers to offer movies that
bring families together in a classic Disney experience," he
continued. To sign up for the free preview weekend, contact your
local content provider. Disney-ABC Domestic Television Disney-ABC
Domestic Television's pay television and interactive media division
is a leading distributor of movies in the video-on-demand arena.
DADT distributes movies domestically from The Walt Disney Studios,
including titles from Walt Disney Pictures, Disney-Pixar,
Touchstone Pictures, Hollywood Pictures, and Miramax Films. It
currently licenses movies through a wide range of distributors and
platforms including cable MSOs, satellite companies, internet
distributors, telcos, mobile operators, and via other emerging
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