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Published in House and Home on Tuesday, November 8th 2011 at 10:05 GMT by Market Wire🞛 This publication is a summary or evaluation of another publication
November 08, 2011 12:56 ET
TECHNICOLOR: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Utilizes Technicolor's MediaEcho Second Screen Application for Sons of Anarchy
MediaEcho - the next step in the evolution of the second screen
PARIS and HOLLYWOOD, CA--(Marketwire - Nov 8, 2011) - Technicolor (Euronext Paris: TCH) today announces that it has teamed with Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment to launch an interactive Sons of Anarchy application, enabled by Technicolor's MediaEcho application feature set. The Sons of Anarchy application leverages both BD-Live™ functionality and audio watermarking technology to deliver synchronized content and e-commerce capabilities to Apple iPads®.
"SOA fans have proven to be amongst the most highly-engaged and passionate voices out there," said Mike Dunn, President, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. "Groundbreaking technology platforms like the interactive shopping app will captivate fans and enhance the value of the franchise, whether watched on Blu-ray Disc or broadcast TV."
Consumers can download the Sons of Anarchy app at the Apple iTunes Store and experience second screen capabilities for the Sons of Anarchy Season 3 Blu-ray Disc™ Box Set. Viewers will be able to use the same app to synchronize with the Season 4 broadcast series started with episode 9. While watching the show in real-time, consumers can purchase Sons of Anarchy branded show merchandise and other items with a touch of a button through an e-commerce marketplace, powered by Delivery Agent, Inc.
"We have worked extensively with Fox to create this app and take the second screen experience to a completely new level," said Lanny Raimondo, Head of Technicolor's Entertainment Services businesses. "Consumers can now engage in a much more immersive and exciting experience with Sons of Anarchy through our new second screen application - whether they are watching the show on television or Blu-ray Disc."
About Technicolor
Technicolor is home to industry-leading creative and technology professionals committed to the creation, management and delivery of entertainment content to consumers around the world. Propelled by a culture of innovation and underpinned by a dedicated research organization, the company's thriving licensing business possesses an extensive intellectual property portfolio focused on imaging and sound technologies. Serving motion picture, television, and other media clients, the company is a leading provider of high-end visual effects, animation, and postproduction services. In support of network service providers and broadcasters globally, Technicolor ranks among the worlds' leading suppliers of digital content delivery services and home access devices, including set-top boxes and gateways. The company also remains a large physical media service provider, being one of the world's largest film processors and independent manufacturers and distributors of DVDs and Blu-ray™ discs. Euronext Paris: TCH [ www.technicolor.com ]
SOA VUS: [ http://hugin.info/143597/R/1562082/483646.pdf ]
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