Disney Movies Anywhere Adds Its First Multichannel Video Programming Distributor, Fios by Verizon, to Its Ever-Expanding Digi...
August 23 2016 - 3:00PM
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Fios by Verizon Is Joining Disney Movies
Anywhere on August 23, Coinciding with the Digital In-Home Release
of the Groundbreaking Live-Action Adventure “The Jungle Book”
All Newly Connected Accounts Will Receive a
Limited, Free Movie Offer of Disney•Pixar’s “Monsters, Inc.”
Continuing efforts to provide more ways to buy and watch your
favorite Disney, Pixar, Marvel and Star Wars movies at home or on
the go, Disney Movies Anywhere today announces the addition of Fios
by Verizon, the first multichannel video programming distributor to
join its cloud-based digital movie service platform.
The launch coincides with today’s digital release of Disney’s
hit film The Jungle Book.
Fios by Verizon customers in the U.S. can immediately,
seamlessly connect their digital movie collections across the
Disney Movies Anywhere ecosystem and watch them from the living
room or a wide array of mobile devices, as well as purchase
directly from Fios by Verizon on supported Disney Movies Anywhere
platforms.
“We’re thrilled to welcome Fios by Verizon to our Disney Movies
Anywhere experience,” said Dan Cohen, Executive Vice President, Pay
Television and Digital Disney/ABC Home Entertainment and Television
Distribution. “This is an invaluable addition as we continue to
expand access and connect our customers with their digital movie
collections across multiple platforms and devices.”
“Disney Movies Anywhere is the perfect fit for families on the
go,” said Tricia Lynch, Executive Director, Content Strategy and
Acquisitions for Verizon. “Disney Movies Anywhere will let Fios
customers watch all their great Disney movies on their home TVs
with Fios on Demand and on their phones or tablets with the Fios
Mobile app – anywhere they are. We’re happy to partner with Disney
on this ground-breaking innovation for our customers.”
With Disney Movies Anywhere, Fios by Verizon subscribers can
enjoy an enriched home entertainment experience with easy access to
family-friendly content and watch their interconnected Disney
Movies Anywhere library of films through their existing set-top
box.
In celebration of this partner launch, for a limited time Disney
Movies Anywhere is offering a free digital copy of Disney•Pixar’s
Monsters, Inc. to new and existing members who connect an iTunes,
Amazon Video, VUDU, Google Play, Microsoft Movies & TV and now
Fios by Verizon account to Disney Movies Anywhere. Offer is valid
through September 7, 2016.
About Disney Movies Anywhere (DMA)
Disney Movies Anywhere (DMA) is an engaging and family-friendly
cloud-based digital movie service that makes it easy to buy Disney,
Pixar, Marvel and Star Wars movies once and watch them
anywhere. Viewers can enjoy their digital movies from the
comfort of their living room and across multiple mobile
platforms by simply adding the free DMA app or channel to their
devices, such as iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Android mobile phones
and tablets, Android TV, Amazon’s Fire tablets, Fire TV and Fire TV
Stick, Roku, and Xbox 360, and connecting to their DMA account with
participating providers including iTunes, Amazon Video, VUDU,
Google Play, Microsoft Movies & TV and Fios by Verizon. DMA
users can explore Disney’s library of over 450 digital movies,
discover hours of new and exclusive short-form content, redeem
Digital Movie codes found in eligible Disney, Pixar, Marvel,
and Star Wars product, and earn Disney Movie Rewards
points with every digital purchase.
About THE JUNGLE BOOK
Disney’s live-action epic adventure “The Jungle Book,” which has
earned more than $955 million at the global box office to date,
will be available early on Digital HD and Disney Movies Anywhere on
August 23, and on Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and On-Demand on August
30. The release includes in-depth bonus features that reveal the
innovative filmmaking technology used to create the richly
immersive jungle world and characters; takes viewers on a journey
of the film’s only on-screen actor, charismatic newcomer Neel Sethi
(Mowgli); provides a glimpse into a candid and humorous
scene-by-scene audio commentary with director Jon Favreau; and
introduces viewers to the all-star voice cast who help bring the
film’s colorful characters to life, as well as the musicians who
accent the adventure with a majestic music score.
Directed by Jon Favreau (“Iron Man,” “Iron Man 2,” “Chef”) and
produced by Favreau and Brigham Taylor (executive producer of
“Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales,”
“Tomorrowland”), “The Jungle Book” is a live-action epic adventure
based on Rudyard Kipling’s timeless stories, inspired by Disney’s
classic 1967 animated film and centered on Mowgli (Neel Sethi), a
man-cub who’s been raised by a family of wolves. But Mowgli finds
he is no longer welcome in the jungle when fearsome tiger Shere
Khan (voice of Idris Elba), who bears the scars of Man, promises to
eliminate what he sees as a threat. For more information, visit
movies.disney.com/the-jungle-book-2016.
About Verizon
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ), headquartered in
New York City, has a diverse workforce of nearly 162,700 and
generated nearly $132 billion in 2015 revenues. Verizon operates
America’s most reliable wireless network, with 113.2 million retail
connections nationwide. The company also provides communications
and entertainment services over mobile broadband and the nation’s
premiere all-fiber network, and delivers integrated business
solutions to customers worldwide.
About The Walt Disney Studios
For over 90 years, The Walt Disney Studios has been the
foundation on which The Walt Disney Company was built. Today, the
Studio brings quality movies, music and stage plays to consumers
throughout the world. Feature films are released under the
following banners: Disney, including Walt Disney Animation Studios
and Pixar Animation Studios; Disneynature; Marvel Studios;
Lucasfilm; and Touchstone Pictures. The Disney Music Group
encompasses the Walt Disney Records and Hollywood Records labels,
as well as Disney Music Publishing. The Disney Theatrical Group
produces and licenses live events, including Disney on Broadway,
Disney On Ice and Disney Live!
©2016 Disney
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