SAN DIEGO – July 31, 2006 – Veoh Networks Inc. announced today that four full length high picture quality feature films are now available for free download on the company’s website. The company also said that two additional films will be made available over the next seven days.
Through a partnership with Turner Network Television (TNT) to promote TNT’s NIGHTMARES & DREAMSCAPES: FROM THE STORIES OF STEPHEN KING, Veoh Networks is able to distribute this content from TNT’s library of films legally.
Unlike many current file sharing sites and Peer-to-Peer Networks that illegally offer copyrighted material, Veoh’s entire library of video content including humorous short videos, independent films, video blogs and archived classic movies can be downloaded legally using Veoh’s free client software. Both the TNT films and Veoh’s video library can be found on the company’s website at veoh.com.
The films offered through the TNT partnership include Deadlocked, Frankenstein, The Hunchback, Purgatory, A Slight Case of Murder and Second Nature.
Veoh recently announced a major round of investment from Michael Eisner’s Tornante Group, Time Warner Inc., Spark Capital and Shelter Ventures.
Veoh Networks is headquartered in San Diego, California.
About Veoh Networks, Inc.
Veoh Networks is a new, innovative Internet television broadcasting system that is able to reach hundreds of millions of broadband-connected viewers throughout the world. Veoh allows content producers from major entertainment studios and television networks to independent video producers and enthusiasts to deliver high-quality, full-screen video directly to consumers without financial, geographical or capacity restrictions found in traditional broadcasting systems. This democratization of video distribution fundamentally changes the dynamics of television, creating unprecedented choice for consumers and a compelling marketplace for content providers and advertisers. Veoh is privately held and backed by leading technology and media investors, including Spark Capital, Michael Eisner’s Tornante Company, Time Warner Inc. and Shelter Capital Partners. Veoh Networks is based in San Diego, California.
About Turner Network Television
Turner Network Television (TNT), television’s destination for drama and one of cable’s top-rated networks, offers original movies and series, including the detective drama series The Closer, starring Golden Globe(R) and Screen Actors Guild Awards(R) nominee Kyra Sedgwick; Saved, a new character-driven drama starring Tom Everett Scott; and this summer’s eagerly anticipated anthology series Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King. TNT is also home to powerful one-hour dramas, such as Law & Order, Without a Trace, Las Vegas, Cold Case, ER, NYPD Blue, Charmed and Judging Amy; broadcast premiere movies; compelling prime-time specials, such as the Screen Actors Guild Awards(R); and championship sports coverage, including NASCAR and the NBA. TNT is also available in high-definition.
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner company, is a major producer of news and entertainment product around the world and the leading provider of programming for the television industry.
