<b>Unified Multimedia Storefront Will Carry Music and Video Content from All Major Studios, Labels and Broadcasters.
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<b>Waterloo, ON</b> – Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ:
RIMM; TSX:RIM) today announced that the new BlackBerry® WorldT storefront
(formally BlackBerry App WorldT) for BlackBerry 10 will offer one of the most
robust music and video catalogs in mobile today. The new BlackBerry World will
include an extensive catalog of songs as well as movies and TV shows, with most
movies coming to the store the same day they are released on DVD, and next day
availability of many current TV series. The competitive offering will feature
content from all major studios, music labels and top local broadcast networks. Customers
will be able to preview tracks and access the content using multiple payment
options.*
”Music and video content is an integral part of a
rich mobile experience. People want easy and convenient access to their
favorite music, movies and TV shows wherever they are,” said Frank Boulben,
Chief Marketing Officer at Research In Motion. ”RIM is committed to working
with content providers to bring the best, most up-to-date content to our
customers with BlackBerry 10, and to make it easy for them to get what they
want.”
The video download and rental section in BlackBerry
World will initially be available in the US, UK and Canada. Varying by region
and distributor, customers will have access to movies from the following
studios and independents: 20th Century
Fox, Entertainment One (eOne), Lionsgate, MGM, National Film Board of Canada, Paramount
Pictures, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (US), Starz Digital Media,
STUDIOCANAL, The Walt Disney Studios, Universal Pictures (UK), Warner Bros. Customers
will also have access to TV shows from the following
broadcasters and studios: ABC Studios, BBC Worldwide, CBC/Radio-Canada, CBS,
DHX Media, ITV, National Geographic, NBCUniversal (UK), Nelvana, Sony Pictures
Home Entertainment (US), Starz Digital Media, Twentieth Century Fox Television,
Univision Communications Inc, and Warner Bros.
The BlackBerry World storefront’s
DRM-free music download section will feature an extensive catalog from all
major and independent labels including: 4AD
Records, Domino Recording Company, finetunes, Matador Records, [PIAS]
Entertainment Group, Rough Trade Records, Sony Music Entertainment, The
Orchard, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, XL Recordings and Zebralution.
The music section will initially be available in 18 countries: Canada, USA, UK,
Argentina, Brazil, Columbia, Mexico, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, South
Africa, Spain, Australia, India, Malaysia, New Zealand and Singapore.
<b>Useful Links</b>
BlackBerry World http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/
BlackBerry 10 Sign Up Page http://global.blackberry.com/blackberry-10.html
* BlackBerry® ID required. For more
information please visit http://www.blackberry.com/bbid/
<b>Media Contact:</b> Bite Communications: rim@bitepr.se, +46
(0)8 402 01 00
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