America Online Launches 'Theater B,' a New Feature Offering Free Broadband-Enhanced Movies on Demand.Entertainment Editors/High-Tech Writers NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 9, 2003 America Online See AOL. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. )-- AOL Movies Teams with MovieFlix.com to Offer Four New Movie Titles Each Month, Which Can Be Instantly Streamed on AOL for Broadband at AOL Keyword: Theater B AOL Movies introduces its newest feature, "Theater B," which offers AOL for Broadband members the exclusive opportunity to watch classic and campy movies free on demand. AOL Movies has joined forces with MovieFlix.com, the leading broadband movie provider on the Internet, to bring its inventory of titles to AOL for Broadband members at AOL Keyword: Theater B beginning today. Each month, Theater B will offer a new movie theme with a new film available for on-demand viewing each week. In recognition of the "Three Stooges Three Stooges U.S. comedy team. It was originally formed as a vaudeville team in 1923 by brothers Moe and Shemp Howard (1897–1975, 1900–55), who performed with “Ted Healy and His Stooges. " 75th Anniversary, June kicks off with classic "Three Stooges" short films such as Brideless Groom, Disorder in the Court Disorder in the Court (1936) is the 15th of Columbia Pictures' 190 short subjects starring the comedy team of the Three Stooges (Moe, Larry, and Curly). It was directed by Jack White (as 'Preston Black'), produced by Jules White (Jack's older brother), and written by Felix and Malice in the Palace. July is Sci-Fi Cinema month on Theater B featuring various campy sci-fi flicks. In coming months, movie themes on Theater B may include a Dick Tracy Festival, Alfred Hitchcock Theater, Monster Madness Monster Madness is another release from Razor & Tie's "Monster" line of 80s hard rock compilation CDs (Monsters of Rock, Monster Ballads, etc ). Track listing
"MovieFlix.com's movie offerings on Theater B are just the type of premier entertainment content perfectly suited for our members," said Steven Yee, Vice President and General Manager, AOL Movies. "Theater B makes for a great addition to AOL Movies' suite of movie features, and we're confident that AOL for Broadband subscribers will enjoy the complete movie experience that MovieFlix.com provides." "This agreement will enable us to extend MovieFlix's broadband service to a wider audience of online users," said Opher Mizrahi, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and co-founder of MovieFlix.com. "By promoting our service with AOL, we aim to further strengthen our reputation for delivering reliable, quality broadband movies to our members." About AOL(R) Entertainment AOL Entertainment, a part of America Online, Inc., delivers a wide range of programming, products and services across the entertainment spectrum including movies, music, radio, television, and ticketing. AOL Entertainment provides unique and compelling ways for the Internet's largest and most engaged audience to experience exclusive premieres, get the latest news and reviews, access their favorite celebrities and events behind-the-scenes, and interact with fans from around the world. AOL Entertainment provides programming to AOL's flagship service, Broadband service, and leading web properties. America Online, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of AOL Time Warner Inc. (NYSE: AOL). Based in Dulles, Virginia, America Online is the world's leader in interactive services, Web brands, Internet technologies and e-commerce services. About MovieFlix.com MovieFlix.com is the leading broadband movie provider on the Web. Founded in 1998, MovieFlix.com, a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. based in Hollywood, CA, has developed and maintains a library of over 3,000 full-length movies, short films, independent films, television shows and more in over 30 popular categories. The MovieFlix service is available over the Internet via streaming video technology from the MovieFlix Web site at (http://www.MovieFlix.com). MovieFlix also offers MovieFlix Plus, the Internet's leading premium movie subscription service which acts as a companion to MovieFlix's existing free movies. MovieFlix Plus members enjoy benefits and premium services available exclusively to subscribers, including access to best-of-breed premium-only content, exclusive online movie screenings, personalized movie recommendations, online movie premieres, celebrity and filmmaker interviews, choice between Windows Media Player Digital jukebox software for Windows from Microsoft that plays a variety of audio, video and streaming formats including MP3, WMA, CD audio and MIDI. Starting with Version 6.2 in 1999, the Windows Media Rights Manager was added for securing copyrighted content. and Real Player and customer service available 24/7 by phone. MovieFlix has successfully partnered and commercially aligned itself with industry leading companies including AOL, ALWAYSi, Covad, iFilm, Microsoft, NBCi, RealNetworks, RoadRunner roadrunner or chaparral cock Either of two species of terrestrial cuckoo, especially Geococcyx californianus (family Cuculidae), of Mexican and southwestern U.S. deserts. About 22 in. , Rogers Communications, Screaming Media, TV Guide, Yack.com and Yahoo among others. |
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