Sprint Launches Sprint Movies!

[Rocco Augusto]

http://www.mobilitysite.com/2006/09/sprint_to_offer_fulllength_pay_per_view.php

"Sprint launched today Sprint Movies, the first “pay-per-view” service for mobile phones in the U.S. that streams full-length movies, including recent box-office hits and timeless favorites from Buena Vista VOD, Lionsgate, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment and Universal Pictures. Sprint Movies offers a growing list of more than 45 titles, including “National Treasure,” “Spider-Man 2” and “Scarface.” Sprint Movies is powered by mSpot, which is responsible for video production and ongoing operations of the service. Sprint Movies features many of the same conveniences as a DVD player. A movie can be seen in its entirety all at once, or it can be divided into chapters and watched over time. Customers can play, pause and skip forward or backward to different chapters. They can also resume a movie at the exact point where it was last shut down."




It is about time this happened! We have seen mobile television for years from services such as SmartVideo and MobiTV and with the availability of 3G networks popping up all over the US, one has to wonder, "When will we be able to watch movies on demand?" Well, that time is now thanks to Sprint! Granted, this service is only available on select handsets but it is a defiantly a step in the right direction.

[Rocco Augusto]

http://www.mobilitysite.com/2006/09/sprint_to_offer_fulllength_pay_per_view.php

"Sprint launched today Sprint Movies, the first “pay-per-view” service for mobile phones in the U.S. that streams full-length movies, including recent box-office hits and timeless favorites from Buena Vista VOD, Lionsgate, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment and Universal Pictures. Sprint Movies offers a growing list of more than 45 titles, including “National Treasure,” “Spider-Man 2” and “Scarface.” Sprint Movies is powered by mSpot, which is responsible for video production and ongoing operations of the service. Sprint Movies features many of the same conveniences as a DVD player. A movie can be seen in its entirety all at once, or it can be divided into chapters and watched over time. Customers can play, pause and skip forward or backward to different chapters. They can also resume a movie at the exact point where it was last shut down."




It is about time this happened! We have seen mobile television for years from services such as SmartVideo and MobiTV and with the availability of 3G networks popping up all over the US, one has to wonder, "When will we be able to watch movies on demand?" Well, that time is now thanks to Sprint! Granted, this service is only available on select handsets but it is a defiantly a step in the right direction.