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Miramax Announces Deal With NetMovies To Stream Films In Brazil

By DAVID LIEBERMAN, Executive Editor | Monday November 21, 2011 @ 6:15am PSTTags: Miramax, NetMovies

SAO PAULO and SANTA MONICA, November 21, 2011 – NetMovies Entertainment, Inc. and Miramax today announced a multi-year licensing agreement under which NetMovies customers will have instant streaming access to numerous titles from Miramax’s prestigious film library.

Countless iconic hit films and award-winning titles from Miramax, including “Pulp Fiction,” “The English Patient,” “City of God,” “Amelie,” “There Will Be Blood” and “Kill Bill,” will be available to NetMovies customers, beginning December 1, 2011.

NetMovies customers will have instant access to these great Miramax titles, and many others, across PC, Macs, Smart TVs, connected Blu-Ray players, iOS and Android tablets and smartphones and very soon on videogame consoles.

“As a devoted fan of independent cinema, I could not be more excited to bring our loyal customers such classic titles as the films included in the Miramax canon. I am so happy to enter into a partnership with this company and help bring their titles to Brazilian homes. I look forward to growing this relationship even further in the future,” said Daniel Topel, NetMovies founder and CEO.

“We are very pleased that Miramax movies will now be available to the large network of customers from Brazil devoted to NetMovies’ strong platform and great service,” said Mike Lang, CEO of Miramax. “This is another key step as we take advantage of digital channels to maximize our library around the world and bring Miramax movies to new and growing audiences, especially to such an exciting and emerging market as Brazil.”

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Will Hollywood Make Sure That Netflix Faces Competition Overseas?

By DAVID LIEBERMAN, Executive Editor | Tuesday September 27, 2011 @ 7:34am PDTTags: Brazil, Brothers and Sisters, Criminal Minds, Desperate Housewives, Disney, Netflix, NetMovies, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Walt Disney Company

That’s what some analysts here predict after looking at the deal Disney announced yesterday to license movies and TV shows to NetMovies Entertainment, a Brazilian competitor to Netflix. The release says this is “the first major global studio deal for NetMovies,” which … Read More »

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