Hungama Movies adds the latest Warner Bros. catalogue titles to its offering

Sept. 3, 2014 - PRLog -- Hungama.com’s transactional video-on-demand service, Hungama Movies, has extended its partnership with Warner Bros. Digital Distribution in a bid to strengthen its Hollywood offering.

Once signed up to the service, subscribers can now stream popular titles including The Hangover Part III, The Great Gatsby, The Lego Movie, The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug and 300: Rise Of An Empire, in addition to Academy Award-winning classics such as Gone With the Wind and contemporary hits such as The Shawshank Redemption, The Departed, the Harry Potter film series, The Blind Side and The Dark Knight - from Rs 75 per transaction.

Commenting on extending its Hollywood offering, Siddhartha Roy, Chief Operating Officer (Consumer Business & Allied Services) at Hungama Digital Media Entertainment said, “We are happy to announce the extension of our partnership with Warner Bros. Digital Distribution. With the latest addition of Warner Bros. titles, Hungama Movies has extended its Hollywood offering, thereby providing a plethora of options for our subscribers who like to watch films at their convenience. I am certain that watching the new additions on Hungama Movies will be a pleasurable experience for our subscribers.”

Chris Dyde, Senior Vice President, International Licensee Markets, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment said:  “Providing consumers with more choices and improving the movie experience at home is at the heart of Warner Bros.' Digital strategy and we’re delighted to be working with Hungama.com to offer viewers across India a fantastic selection of some of the biggest blockbusters from the Warner Bros. catalogue”.

To view WB content on the PC TVOD service, viewers must subscribe to Hungama Movies via one of two different monthly subscriptions plans. Subscribers then have the opportunity to watch WB’s latest content at the following price per transaction:

·         Rs. 75 or Rs  99 per transaction (for SD content) and

·         Rs 99 or Rs 149 per transaction (for HD content)

All content available is DRM protected.