Warner Bros. to sell movies online in Hong Kong

The Warner Bros. film studio has said in a statement that they are soon going to make available their movies for sale on the web in Hong Kong.

They are going to sell their movies online through ViDeOnline Communications Ltd. in this market which is considered to be one of the biggest markets of pirated movies.

These movie downloads would be offered through the web service hosted at 08Media and the consumers would be able to acquire hit movie titles including “Superman Returns” and Oscar-winning “Happy Feet” in addition to older titles.

Warner Bros. and ViDeOnline said in a statement that they would launch their service with around 100 titles. They did not however reveal the pricing strategy for this upcoming service.

Jeffrey Schlesinger, president of Warner Bros. International Television, a division of Warner Bros. spoke on this new development: “This deal fits perfectly with our philosophy of providing consumers around the world with access to our world-class entertainment.”

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