UltraViolet cloud video coming to Canada, allows access to videos at home or on-the-go

Following the successful launch and rollout in the United States and the United Kingdom, the DEG is pleased to announce the availability of UltraViolet titles in Canada. Three studios, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Total Recall), Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Ted and The Bourne Legacy) and Warner Home Video will all release UltraViolet titles in the fourth quarter 2012.

UltraViolet is currently available in thousands of retail locations across the U.S. and U.K. bundled with DVDs and Blu-ray Discs, and with UltraViolet digital sellthrough and disc-to-digital options also available via select U.S. retailers. UltraViolet accounts in the U.S. recently surpassed five million registrations.

UltraViolet is an entirely new way to collect, access and enjoy digital movies and TV shows. With their cloud-based digital Collection, UltraViolet enables consumers to access their movies & TV shows both at home and on-the-go, across a variety of apps and services, as well 200 million devices in the U.S. - including PCs, mobile devices, smartphones, connected TVs, Blu-ray Disc players and more. 

Deployment plans for additional international markets (Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, France and Germany) will be announced in the coming months. For more information, visit www.UVVU.com.