LG Electronics on Tuesday announced new alliances for its Network Blu-ray Disc Players. LG is now adding CinemaNow and YouTube to its lineup.
Netflix was LG’s first partner on the instant-streaming front. In fact, LG was the first manufacturer to stream movies instantly from Netflix on a Network Blu-ray Disc Player. By adding CinemaNow’s library of TV shows and videos — and YouTube’s viral video community, with its growing catalog of HD offerings — LG is priming the pump for the sale of its new Blu-ray products at next week’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
As millions of U.S. consumers view and download movies or TV shows through the Internet, they are demanding easier ways to access content and more home-entertainment options, according to Tim Alessi, LG’s director of product development.
“From Blu-ray to instant streaming, from Netflix to CinemaNow and YouTube, LG is bridging the gap between packaged media and video-on-demand services to provide entertainment solutions for consumers’ demand for content,” Alessi said. “With these new alliances, LG continues its innovation leadership by allowing consumers easy access to multiple entertainment options in one device.”
A Trio of Offerings
Joining forces with CinemaNow means LG Electronics can offer consumers access to more than 14,000 titles from the major movie studios, broadcast and cable television shows, more than 250 independent film titles, and music videos from all major labels. Consumers can browse the entire CinemaNow library, instantly stream content, and access and watch movies purchased from other CinemaNow-powered stores.
Meanwhile, LG’s alliance with online video community YouTube makes it possible for consumers to instantly stream millions of Web videos directly from the Internet to an LG Network Blu-ray Player for viewing on their television — without a personal computer. That means unlimited access to millions of videos on topics such as current events, instructional videos for…