November 19, 2008
PBS Thanks GreenCine for Its Support of Pledge Drives Across the Country
Auctions for GreenCine rental subscriptions alone raised over $4,000 for local PBS stations, and contributed to this year’s PBS auction’s overall success with millions of dollars raised for the educational, informative, and entertaining programming put forth by PBS. GreenCine will continue to support organizations that further education and the arts and is looking forward to next year’s auction.
From Karen Rankin, Special Events programmer for PBS stations:
“Thank you so much for your donation of the 1-year subscriptions to GreenCine.com for all the PBS Auctions across the country! Quick note... we were all very impressed with the quick help of your customer support…Thanks so much!”
WKNO, Memphis, TN: “So glad to know about this company. Great alternative to “the other guys”. We appreciate your support!”
KIXE, Redding, CA: “Very nice for us out in the boonies!”
WQPT, Moline, IL: “This was a new item this year for our bidders. I believe this will really catch on when people get used to renting through the mail. Thanks!!!”
VPT (Vermont Public Television): “Your donations to VPT through PBS, represents 50% of the dollars raised. We thank you for your faith in public broadcasting.”
WQLN, Eric, PA: “You support helps us continue our mission to stimulate, enrich, education and entertain the public through communication.”
Posted by cphillips at 1:39 PM
October 24, 2007
GreenCine.com Debuts Quick Returns for DVD Rental Customers
Leading Online DVD Rental Service Unveils new Quick Returns Feature to Help Members Expedite Turnaround Times
GreenCine (www.greencine.com), the number one online resource for film buffs, has announced that has just made renting films on its site faster and easier with the launch of a new Quick Returns application. This new solution means GreenCine members can notify the site that a disc has been sent back to GreenCine rather than waiting for the postal service to deliver it. Upon notifying GreenCine via Quick Returns, a member will have the next available disc in their queue shipped to them.
"This new feature will further expedite the process of renting by mail, giving our members another option to choose from," said GreenCine's Phillips. “Quick Returns guarantees GreenCine’s goal of 1-2 day maximum shipping, and allows us to give members another option over the USPS.”
The new GreenCine.com Quick Returns application is a simple-to-use link that sits atop each GreenCine member’s rental queue, next to DVDs that they currently have checked out. By signaling GreenCine that a title has been sent back, GreenCine shipping staff will release the next available title in their queue.
GreenCine offers plans ranging from 1 DVD checked out a time to 8 out at a time, to satisfy everyone from the casual, occasional viewer to the hardcore movie addict. “With the new Quick Returns feature now implemented, GreenCine can now more readily please all levels of service, allowing members to focus more on what’s next in their queue rather than checking the status of their last one,” adds Phillips. “We’re sure our members are going to be tickled by this feature.”
About GreenCine GreenCine Inc (www.greencine.com) features one of the largest libraries of independent, international and documentary films in the world and exclusive interviews with the world’s most influential filmmakers. GreenCine offers more than 80,000 films for rent through its award winning service. Supporting one of the largest film communities on the Internet, GreenCine enables members to review and debate their favorite films and connect with other members with similar interests. For further details on GreenCine and its services, please visit: www.greencine.com
Posted by cphillips at 2:55 PM
January 22, 2007
'24 Hours on Craigslist', via GreenCine, is Film.com's debut movie with a new film featured each week
Press Release Source: RealNetworks, Inc.
RealNetworks Announces Film.com Will Offer Free Streaming of Independent Full-Length Movies
Sunday January 21, 10:30 pm ET
'24 Hours on Craigslist' is Film.com's debut movie with a new film featured each week
PARK CITY, Utah, Jan. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sundance Film Festival -- RealNetworks®, Inc. (Nasdaq: RNWK - News), the global leader in digital media and entertainment, announced today that its new film and entertainment information site, Film.com® is introducing the Film.com Movie of the Week, which includes free streaming access to full-length movies along with information, interviews, and background on the movie and its creators. Film.com will showcase established and up-and-coming filmmakers and their films throughout 2007.
The Film.com Movie of the Week will be supported by in-movie sponsorship and advertising allowing the movies to be free to site visitors. The initial catalog of movies are provided to Film.com through its relationship with GreenCine, a San Francisco-based company with extensive library of independent, international and documentary films. GreenCine offers more than 50,000 titles in over 250 genres for sale or rent with 10,000 of these films available on-demand for streaming or download.
Read the Real/Film.Com press release in its entirety >>
Posted by cphillips at 12:13 AM
April 25, 2006
GreenCine Announces Day-and-Date Release of 24 Hours on Craigslist
Becomes first vendor to simultaneously offer a film for purchase, Rent-by-Mail and On-Demand the same day the film is made available on DVD
San Francisco, CA April 25, 2006 GreenCine (www.greencine.com), where film addicts get their fix, has announced the signing of a groundbreaking licensing agreement with Zealot Pictures and Heretic Films to make 24 Hours on Craiglist available in three different formats simultaneously. Beginning today, GreenCine customers will have the option to purchase the film on DVD, rent the movie through GreenCines Rent-by-Mail service or download the film from GreenCines extensive Video-on-Demand library (VOD). This marks the first time in history that a vendor has been able to offer a feature film in all three formats the same day that the film is released on DVD.
This announcement marks a milestone for filmmakers, content owners and distributors as they now have three distinct, concurrent revenue streams for their films. An ideal format for independent and smaller films, GreenCines system fully maximizes the publicity created by the DVD release and pushes the film to larger audiences. While pure-play vendors are only able to reach one type of audience, GreenCine is able to attract and service all film enthusiasts, regardless of whether they prefer to buy, rent or download.
Day-and-Date is something that weve been contemplating for some time and this really seemed like the right film, right time and perfect company to launch with, said Michael Ferris Gibson, acclaimed director of 24 Hours on Craigslist and Numb. We chose to bring 24 Hours on Craigslist to market with GreenCine because we wanted a partner that understood the nuances of the film watching community and was positioned to reach all of them. This kind of release method represents the future of the industry and GreenCine is at the forefront of that revolution.
From a strategic and tactical standpoint, essentially everything weve done over the last two years has been leading up to this announcement, said Jonathan Marlow, GreenCines director of content acquisitions and business development. Our customers trust that we will always champion and promote the best available films and we trust our audience to keep us informed of their likes and dislikes of the films that we acquire. Our belief that this system is a natural evolution of film distribution is strengthened by the repeated requests for an array of viewing options from our customers.
While this is the first Day-and-Date release that GreenCine has offered its customers, its library contains thousands of titles that are available in all three formats. To purchase, rent or download 24 Hours on Craigslist or to learn more about GreenCines other offerings and services please visit: www.greencine.com.
About GreenCine
GreenCine LLC (www.greencine.com), the #1 shop and stop for film addicts, featuring one of the largest libraries of independent, international and documentary films in the world and exclusive interviews with the worlds most influential filmmakers. GreenCine offers more than 80,000 films for rent, purchase or download through its award winning Rent-by-Mail and new DVD sales services, and from its extensive VOD library accessible from its site and through its technology partners Akimbo, Google Video and others. Supporting one of the largest film communities on the Internet, GreenCine enables members to review and debate their favorite films and connect with other members with similar interests. For further details on GreenCine and its services, please visit: www.greencine.com.
About 24 Hours on Craigslist
24 Hours on Craigslist is an honest expose of a day in the life of the Craigslist community in the city where it all started: San Francisco. Filmed entirely from user posts, the documentary provides a glimpse of the variety and breadth of the experiences of the websites users. Eight film crews, also found through a single post on Craigslist, were sent to film 121 different stories posted on August 4, 2003. The film remains true as possible to the sensible, grassroots nature of Craigslist and its non-commercial approach to providing individuals with a voice into their community from their advertisements placed on the web site.
24 Hours on Craigslist has screened at several independent and international film festival including SXSW and the San Francisco Independent Film Festival. The film was also presented with the Golden Toof Award for Best Documentary Feature at the Toofy Film Festival.
To learn more about the film please visit: http://24hoursoncraigslist.com
Posted by clewis at 9:13 AM
March 31, 2006
GreenCine Sponsors Opening Night Film at Seattle Arab and Iranian Film Festival
Iraq in Fragments, winner of three Sundance awards, makes its West Coast premiere at seventh annual festival; GreenCine strengthens its commitment to promoting the best films and filmmakers
San Francisco, CA March 31, 2006 GreenCine (www.greencine.com), where film addicts get their fix, has announced that it is sponsoring Iraq in Fragments, the opening night film at the seventh annual Seattle Arab and Iranian Film Festival (SAIFF). The sponsorship is GreenCines latest endeavor in a year of involvement with the documentary.
"GreenCine has shown tremendous support for the foreign and documentary film communities and an unmatched ability to connect independent films with larger audiences," said James Longley, acclaimed director of Iraq in Fragments and Gaza Strip (2002). "Iraq in Fragments has been perceived as a war documentary and a controversial film but neither of those assertions is true. The film showcases the depth and complexity of one of the most unique countries in the world and is a reminder of the human stories that are often overshadowed by other elements. Im happy to have partners like GreenCine and the Seattle Arab and Iranian Film Festival to spread these important messages to as many people as possible."
GreenCines year-long involvement with Iraq in Fragments exemplifies its position as the only movie vendor capable of following the entire life-cycle of a film. After seeing a rough cut of Iraq in Fragments in May of 2005, GreenCine began touting the importance of the film on its blog, GreenCine Daily. Two feature length interviews followed: an interview with the films co-producer and CEO of Arab Film Distribution, John Sinno in December of 2005, and an interview with director James Longley at Sundance in January. By building relationships with filmmakers, covering film festivals and writing about films from their fundraising stages to their release on DVD or Video-on-Demand (VOD), GreenCine is able to strengthen the bonds that people form with their favorite movies.
GreenCines relationship with Longley predates Iraq in Fragments, as GreenCines VOD service became the first and only vendor to offer Longleys first film, Gaza Strip, in November of 2004.
"Its our belief that the more you know about a particular film, the more complete your overall viewing experience," said Jonathan Marlow, director of content acquisitions at GreenCine. "Connecting with films from their nascent stages onward allows GreenCine the ability to constantly promote movies that we believe in and enables our customers to make more informed choices."
About Iraq in Fragments
Iraq in Fragments illuminates post-war Iraq in three acts, building a vivid picture of a country pulled in different directions by the forces of foreign occupation, religion and ethnicity. Filmed in cinema verit style, the film powerfully explores the lives of ordinary Iraqis: people whose thoughts, beliefs, aspirations, and concerns are at once personal and illustrative of larger issues in Iraq today.
Iraq in Fragments premiered at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival where it was nominated for the Grand Jury prize and won three awards: Best Documentary Directing, Best Documentary Cinematography, and Best Documentary Editing -- the first time the documentary editing award was presented at Sundance. Iraq in Fragments has also been awarded the prize for best documentary at the Cleveland International Film Festival and the FIPRESCI International Critics award at the 8th annual Thessaloniki Documentary Festival in Greece.
To learn more about the film please visit: www.iraqinfragments.com
About GreenCine
GreenCine LLC (www.greencine.com), the #1 shop and stop for film addicts, featuring one of the largest libraries of independent, international and documentary films in the world and exclusive interviews with the worlds most influential filmmakers. GreenCine offers more than 80,000 films for rent, purchase or download through its award winning Rent-by-Mail and new DVD sales services, and from its extensive VOD library accessible from its site and through its technology partners Akimbo, Google Video and others. Supporting one of the largest film communities on the Internet, GreenCine enables members to review and debate their favorite films and connect with other members with similar interests. For further details on GreenCine and its services, please visit: www.greencine.com.
Posted by clewis at 11:42 AM
March 20, 2006
GreenCine Broadens Service and Audience with Launch of New DVD Sales
Becomes first movie vendor to offer DVD sales, Rent-by-Mail and Video-on-Demand; now able to service all types of film lovers
San Francisco, CA March 20, 2006 GreenCine (www.greencine.com), where film addicts get their fix, has announced that it is adding sales of new DVDs to its industry leading Rent-by-Mail and Video-on-Demand (VOD) services. This marks the first time in history that a vendor has offered all three services from the same location. Until now, GreenCine has primarily been known for boasting the Internets largest library of independent, documentary and international films, including thousands of titles that cant be found through any other service. With the launch of this new service, GreenCine adds thousands of mainstream titles to its existing catalog, enabling it to service a wider base of film lovers. Open to members and non-members, the new DVD sales service pushes GreenCines library to more than 80,000 available films across over 250 genres.
We started GreenCine because we wanted to offer something that film fans had never had before, a comprehensive site that catered to different film appetites, created a sense of community among its members and served as a conduit for discovering new films, said Dennis Woo, co-founder and president of GreenCine. We started to gain a reputation throughout the film world as a trusted resource for news and interviews. There were tens of thousands of non-members visiting our site daily to read the articles and reviews and browse the discussion boards. By launching DVD sales we are meeting the expectations of our audience. Weve become the chief destination for informed film lovers, and can now offer them a range of services and array of films that is unmatched in the industry.
Specific highlights from GreenCines DVD sales service include:
Pricing and Selection
Drawing from one of the largest libraries of independent, documentary and international films in the world, GreenCine features competitive pricing on new releases, catalog titles and TV and movie box sets.
Free Priority Shipping for all orders over $50
While other online vendors provide a free shipping option, their offers usually take weeks for delivery. GreenCine will offer free USPS Priority Shipping for orders over $50, which usually delivers within days.
5 distribution centers for DVD Sales
GreenCine has 5 distribution centers, guaranteeing fast, reliable shipping to everywhere in the US.
Working with the belief that peoples favorite movies are stepping-stones to a bigger world of cinema, the GreenCine staff is committed to broadening movie tastes by personally recommending films and interviewing influential filmmakers. Regardless of the movies consumers are looking for when they find the site whether it be Sundance winners or mainstream hits the DVD sales service enables GreenCine to offer movies for its entire audience and the knowledge, expertise and content to help them find countless others.
Since its launch, GreenCine was largely perceived as a specialty shop catering only to independent film enthusiasts, said Jonathan Marlow, GreenCine's director of content acquisitions and business development. In reality, we've created a comprehensive site that allows any movie fan to expand their awareness and locate films of every sort. While most e-tailers merely supply access to movies familiar to the average customer, GreenCine provides a discovery engine for anyone to find those same titles while learning about remarkable films that they never knew existed. Our aim is to facilitate the entire process, from initial discovery to download, rental or sale.
While GreenCines DVD sales service does not require any form of membership or subscription to purchase, GreenCine members will be eligible for a series of benefits in the form of coupons and other promotions. To purchase DVDs or to learn more about the service and GreenCines other offerings, please visit: www.greencine.com.
About GreenCine
GreenCine LLC (www.greencine.com), the #1 shop and stop for film addicts, featuring one of the largest libraries of independent, international and documentary films in the world and exclusive interviews with the worlds most influential filmmakers. GreenCine offers more than 80,000 films for rent, purchase or download through its award winning Rent-by-Mail and new DVD sales services, and from its extensive VOD library accessible from its site and through its technology partners Akimbo, Google Video and others. Supporting one of the largest film communities on the Internet, www.greencine.com enables members to review and debate their favorite films and connect with other members with similar interests. For further details on GreenCine and its services, please visit: www.greencine.com.
Posted by clewis at 12:12 PM
February 28, 2006
GreenCine's Video-on-Demand Service Passes 10,000 Title Benchmark
Innovative Service Now Features More Titles Than CinemaNow, Movielink and Vongo Combined
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- GreenCine (www.greencine.com), the film addict's film site, today announced that its Video-on-Demand (VOD) library now contains over 10,000 titles. Featuring the industry's largest library of independent, international and documentary films, GreenCine's VOD collection includes a wide array of movies starting at less than $2 per rental.
GreenCine's VOD service, which first debuted in September 2003, has steadily grown through a series of partnerships, affiliations and acquisitions. Unlike its major competitors, the service does not have associations with or receive financial backing from any of the major studios. GreenCine has been able to attract independent filmmakers and distributors to its VOD service through its reputation as one of the Web's preeminent sources for filmmaker interviews, festival coverage and film discovery and debate. Recently profiled in The Wall Street Journal ("Consumers looking for foreign or independent films can turn to GreenCine ... "), GreenCine's VOD library contains an eclectic mixture of important and widely-sought titles from such pioneers as Hal Hartley, Andrzej Wajda and Caveh Zahedi.
"Video-on-Demand is the wave of the future. It's the easiest, most convenient and most environmentally-friendly way for people to watch films. GreenCine is in the vanguard of the VOD movement because of their dual commitment to thinking outside the box and promoting truly independent films," said Caveh Zahedi, acclaimed director of A Little Stiff, In the Bathtub of the World and I Don't Hate Las Vegas Anymore, all of which are available through GreenCine's VOD library, and whose I Am a Sex Addict opens in New York and San Francisco on April 5th. "I believe that GreenCine's method of combining DVD rentals and VOD downloads with editorial content and community will replace all current models. As a filmmaker and film enthusiast, I'm proud to be a part of the GreenCine community, and look forward to seeing what they'll come up with next."
"Much like individual film preferences, viewing habits are unique to every person. Not only is Video-on-Demand a convenient way to make the films on our site as accessible as possible, it also affords us the opportunity to showcase films that aren't available in any other format," said Jonathan Marlow, GreenCine's Director of Content Acquisition. "VOD is a perfect complement to our Rent-by-Mail business because it enables us to expand our total catalogue and furthers our mission of broadening the distribution opportunities for motion pictures."
To view a complete list of films available for download from GreenCine's VOD library and/or to learn more about the service, please visit: http://watch.greencine.com/
About GreenCine
GreenCine LLC (www.greencine.com) is the #1 shop and stop for film addicts, featuring one of the largest libraries of independent, international and documentary films in the world and exclusive interviews with the world's most influential filmmakers. GreenCine offers more than 30,000 films for rent through its award-winning DVD Rent-by-Mail service and over 10,000 titles available on-demand from its extensive VOD library from its own site and through its technology partners Akimbo, Google Video and others. Supporting one of the largest film communities on the Internet, www.greencine.com enables members to review and debate their favorite films and connect with other members with similar interests. For further details on GreenCine and its services, please visit: www.greencine.com.
Posted by cphillips at 11:17 AM
June 28, 2005
GreenCine & DivX, Inc. Announce Online Film Festival Grand Prize Winners
SAN FRANCISCO, June 27, 2005 - GreenCine (www.greencine.com), the pioneering Video-on-Demand and DVD Rent-by-Mail company with an unsurpassed collection of independent, international and classic films, and DivX, Inc. (www.divx.com), the company that created the patent-pending DivX video compression technology, today announced the Grand Prize winners of the GreenCine Online Film Festival, presented by DivX, Inc. The award-winning films were selected by distinguished jurors in the categories of Documentary Feature and Narrative Feature. In addition, an Audience Choice Award was bestowed on the film given the highest rating in ballots cast by the Festival's online audience.
"The first-ever GreenCine Online Film Festival was an incredible opportunity for talented filmmakers to present their work to audiences across North America," stated Jonathan Marlow, GreenCine's Director of Content Acquisitions. "With this and other efforts, we've created a viable distribution avenue for feature films that effectively supplements, and in some instances entirely replaces, traditional distribution models." Festival finalists were available online throughout June, with the filmmakers receiving a percentage of the profits made from downloads.
The 2005 Narrative Feature Grand Prize was given to Red Cockroaches, a futuristic thriller written and directed by Miguel Coyula; the 2005 Documentary Feature Grand Prize was given to Empire of Juramidam, a profile of unconventional religious practices directed by Colum Stapleton. The Narrative Competition judges were RES Magazine's Holly Willis, Lawrence Inglee of the Mark Gordon Company (The Day After Tomorrow) and Jrme Rota, the original designer of DivX technlogy. The judges for the Documentary Competition were David Kopple of the Gersh Agency, documentary filmmaker Mark Kitchell (Berkeley in the Sixties) and NPR commentator and author Hollis Gillespie.
The 2005 Audience Choice Award winner was Security, written and directed by Rob Nilsson. A special Eclection Award was also given to the film Peep Show, directed by J.X. Williams and restored by Noel Lawrence.
Both Grand Prize winners will receive $2,500 and remain available for download on GreenCine until July 5, while the Audience Choice winner will be awarded $1,000. In addition, the documentary winner Empire of Juramidam and special award winner Peep Show will screen together theatrically on July 6 at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco.
For more details on the GreenCine Online Film Festival, please visit the festival's web page.
About GreenCine
GREENCINE LLC is at the forefront of online DVD rental, with a diverse selection of over 27,000 titles specializing in independent, international, documentary and classic films, without forsaking mainstream releases. In September-2003, the company introduced its revolutionary Video-on-Demand service, offering filmmakers a lucrative and piracy-free avenue for online feature film distribution. Over 3,000 titles are now available in this form, including films by internationally-renowned independent directors Hal Hartley, Andrzej Wajda, Caveh Zahedi and others. For details on GreenCine's latest VOD and DVD offerings, as well as an incredible array of film-related interviews and articles, please visit our award-winning site --http://www.greencine.com.
About DivX, Inc.
DivX, Inc. is a consumer-focused video technology company positioned at the center of multimedia convergence. The company's core offering is the DivX video codec, among the world's most popular video compression technologies with over 160 million users worldwide. Often called "the MP3 of video," the patent-pending DivX video technology offers DVD-quality at 10 times greater compression than MPEG-2 files, enabling full length films to easily fit on a CD or be delivered over broadband connections. DivX video technology powers a range of applications that span the convergence value chain, from a secure IP-based video-on-demand solution to next-generation consumer electronics products and video software applications. DivX, Inc. is headquartered in San Diego, California.
Contact:
Craig Phillips
GreenCine Public Relations
(415) 575-3610 x240
pr@greencine.com
Press announcements: pravda.greencine.com
Posted by cphillips at 12:21 PM
June 1, 2005
DivX, Inc. & GreenCine Announce Online Film Festival Finalists
Two World Premieres Among Ten Finalists
For Immediate Release
SAN FRANCISCO, CA June 1, 2005 - GreenCine (www.greencine.com), the preeminent Video-on-Demand and DVD Rent-by-Mail company with an unsurpassed collection of independent, international and classic films, and DivX, Inc., (www.divx.com), the company that created the revolutionary, patent-pending DivX® video compression technology, today announced the finalists of the GreenCine Online Film Festival, presented by DivX, Inc.
The finalists in the Narrative Feature category are: IPO (2004), directed by Daniel Gamburg; Peep Show (2004), directed by J.X. Williams; Red Cockroaches (2004), directed by Miguel Coyula; Security (2005), directed by Rob Nilsson; and White Knuckles (2004), directed by Leo Scherman. The judges for the narrative competition are Holly Willis, Lawrence Inglee and Jerome "Gej" Rota.
The finalists in the Documentary Feature category are: Piece by Piece (2004), directed by Nic Hill; Empire of Juramidam (2004), directed by Colum Stapleton; Visiting Shane (2005), directed by Varda Hardy; About Baghdad (2004), directed by Sinan Antoon, Bassam Haddad, Maya Mikdashi, Suzy Salamy and Adam Shapiro; and The End of Suburbia (2004), directed by Gregory Greene. The judges for the documentary category are Mark Kitchell, Hollis Gillespie and David Kopple.
Both Rob Nilsson's Security and Varda Hardy's Visiting Shane enjoy their World Premieres in the Online Film Festival. "As the first-ever online festival for feature films, the event enhances our pioneering efforts of on-demand film distribution," stated Jonathan Marlow, GreenCine's Director of Content Acquisitions. "We are exceptionally proud of the remarkable work that will be presented in the festival during the weeks ahead."
Each finalist will be up on www.greencine.com from June 1 through June 26, and available for download in the secure DivX format. Customers who download a competing film will be able to rank it, with all online audience votes counting towards an Audience Award. Each Grand Prize winner as selected by the panel of judges will receive $2,500 and a theatrical screening in San Francisco.
For details and updates for the GreenCine Online Film Festival, please visit our festival web page at http://filmfestival.greencine.com.
About GreenCine
GREENCINE LLC is at the forefront of online DVD rental, with a diverse selection of over 27,000 titles specializing in independent, international, documentary and classic films -- without forsaking mainstream releases. In September-2003, the company introduced its revolutionary Video-on-Demand service, offering filmmakers a lucrative and piracy-free avenue for online feature film distribution. Over 3,000 titles are now available in this form, including films by internationally renowned independent directors Hal Hartley, Caveh Zahedi, Jon Moritsugu and others. For details on GreenCine's latest VOD and DVD offerings, as well as an incredible array of film-related interviews and articles, please visit our award-winning site -- http://www.greencine.com.
About DivX, Inc.
DivX, Inc., is a consumer-focused video technology company positioned at the center of multimedia convergence. The company's core offering is the DivX® video codec, among the world's most popular video compression technologies with over 160 million users worldwide. Often called "the MP3 of video," the patent-pending DivX video technology offers DVD-quality at 10 times greater compression than MPEG-2 files, enabling full length films to easily fit on a CD or be delivered over broadband connections. DivX video technology powers a range of applications that span the convergence value chain, from a secure IP-based video-on-demand solution to next-generation consumer electronics products and video software applications. DivX, Inc. is headquartered in San Diego, California.
Contact:
For DivXNetworks:
Tom Huntington
Director of Corporate Communications
858-882-0672
thuntington@divxcorp.com
For GreenCine:
Craig Phillips
GreenCine Public Relations and Editorial
(415) 575-3610 x240
pr@greencine.com
Posted by cphillips at 10:22 PM
May 16, 2005
GreenCine Announces 1-Out Plan
SAN FRANCISCO, May 16 -- GreenCine
(http://www.greencine.com), the preeminent Video-on-Demand and DVD Rent-by-Mail company with an unsurpassed collection of independent, international and classic films, announced today the availability of a new 1-Out plan for its members, at the rate of $9.95 per month.
The new 1-Out membership level is aimed at the budget-conscious and busy -- people who don't have time to watch many films every month but wish to continue enjoying GreenCine's diverse selection of movies. As 1-Out subscribers members are allowed one film checked out a time, with no late fees and no set limits on the number of rentals they receive each month.
GreenCine's catalog of over 27,000 films includes hundreds of titles unavailable at other rental services. With the new plan, subscribers at other services may choose GreenCine as a supplement to their other rental options, allowing access to an extremely broad selection.
"Our new 1-Out plan is aimed at those who value their GreenCine membership yet may only have limited time and funds available to them," said Dennis Woo, co-founder of GreenCine. "Our plans are flexible so that members can upgrade or downgrade as suits their lifestyle. The 1-Out plan simply adds another option to this flexibility."
At $9.95, GreenCine's 1-Out plan is currently the lowest available option at any major online DVD rental service. Members and non-members alike can visit GreenCine's FAQ for a full list of membership plan levels and pricing.
About GreenCine
GREENCINE LLC is at the forefront of online DVD rental, with a diverse selection of over 27,000 titles specializing in independent, international, documentary and classic films -- without forsaking mainstream releases. In September-2003, the company introduced its revolutionary Video-on-Demand service, offering filmmakers a lucrative and piracy-free avenue for online feature film distribution. Over 3,000 films are now available in this form.
For details on GreenCine's latest VOD and DVD offerings, as well as an incredible array of film-related interviews and articles, please visit our award-winning site -- http://www.greencine.com.
CONTACT: Craig Phillips of GreenCine Public Relations, +1-415-575-3610,
ext. 240, or pr@greencine.com.http://www.greencine.com/static/faq.jsp#faq5
Posted by cphillips at 12:52 AM