Latest Media Download Kiosks Trial

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To provide consumers with access to faster, higher quality digital downloading, Digiboo LLC and Movie Gallery, Inc., have formed a pilot for placement of up to 100 of Digiboo’s digital movie kiosks in selected Hollywood Video and Movie Gallery retail stores nationwide.
 
The trial leverages recent advancements in USB technology and capabilities. As USB is a standard on virtually all PCs and many other media devices, this is an attractive option for consumers. The latest version, USB 3.0, is more than ten times faster than the previous version.
 
The pilot will begin in January 2010 and will test both rental and sales, and explore various pricing scenarios. Customers will have access to movies and tv shows, and, eventually, books, music and games.
 
Digiboo’s touch-screen kiosks allow consumers to plug in a small, portable flash drive and download from a choice of more than 1,000 movies and TV shows for rental or purchase in under 30 seconds. The content can be played on a variety of devices: netbooks, laptops, PCs, mobile devices, and televisions. Content is protected by digital rights management technology.
 
“The flash card and rapid download components allow consumers to watch the movies they want and where they want – offering a much better experience than they have had previously,” stated home entertainment industry veteran Richard Cohen, Digiboo chief executive officer. “With Digiboo, you can download your movies in less than 30 seconds, there’s no subscription, no out-of-stock movies, and no returns. Plus, Digiboo’s technology enables films and other media to be played on so many different kinds of devices.”
 
“Innovation is critical to our strategy as people are constantly evolving in the way they want to acquire and consume entertainment and other media. Digiboo’s technology platform will allow us provide content to our customers in a new way that’s both more convenient and cost-effective,” added Clifford Torng, Chief Marketing Officer of Movie Gallery, Inc. “This new alliance enables us to provide our customers with significant flexibility in terms of where, how and when they acquire and view content as the kiosks can be placed in a number of different environments, and USB flash drives can be easily made to work with virtually any video playback device.”
 
“Hollywood Video and Movie Gallery not only offer convenient, high-traffic retail locations, but their consumer profile and proven expertise in merchandising to those consumers makes them an ideal partner for Digiboo’s pilot program.”