(3 January 2008 4:05 pm)

MUMBAI: Movie download site CinemaNow has inked a deal with digital solutions firm Macrovision. As per the deal, the users can download CinemaNow titles onto consumer electronics devices and share them over a home network, using Macrovision's Connected Platform technology.

A customer who registers a Macrovision-enabled device on CinemaNow.com can download a TV show or movie directly onto the device and share it with other devices on the home network, from a digital TV to handheld media player.

Devices equipped with the technology will be able to download movies, music videos and other CinemaNow programming directly to digital TV sets, set-top boxes and network-attached storage devices. The devices will also be able to find, stream and play other content stored on a home network, CinemaNow said.

Currently CinemaNow users download movies and videos from the service for viewing on televisions via several devices, including Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360, certain portable media players from Archos and Samsung Electronics, and on Hewlett-Packard's Media Smart LCD TVs.