CinemaNow and Tiscali Partner for European Broadband VOD

Tiscali S.p.A. is partnering with CinemaNow to offer movies to consumers in Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom on a streaming and downloading basis. As part of the agreement, CinemaNow's PatchBay technology will manage certain aspects of Tiscali's on-demand initiatives, including digital and territorial rights protection, user profiling, comprehensive pay-per-view and subscription services, and detailed report generation. PatchBay utilizes Microsoft's Digital Rights Management solution and is fully integrated with Microsoft's Windows Media 10 Series.



CinemaNow's content partners include 20th Century Fox, Disney, Lions Gate, MGM, Miramax, and Warner Bros. http://www.tiscali.com