Movielink information

Movielink was a web-based video on demand (VOD) and electronic sell-through (EST) service offering movies, television shows, and other videos for rental or purchase. Movielink drew its content offerings from the libraries of Paramount Pictures, Paramount Network Television, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Universal Studios, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Buena Vista Pictures (including Miramax), Twentieth Century Fox, Twentieth Television, Koch Entertainment and others on a non-exclusive basis. While it was only available to users in the United States, it was the first company in the world to offer legally downloadable movies from major studios.

In general, movies obtained through Movielink could only be viewed on the computer or a television set connected to the computer from which the movie was purchased. However, consumer electronics devices such as the Xbox 360 game console also allowed users to more easily view these digital media on a traditional television screen.^[1] Also, Movielink had deals with certain set top box companies to offer its movies downloaded directly to people's televisions(including AT&T's Homezone product).^[2] Experimentation with other business models was underway, including a feature which allowed users to purchase, download, and burn a DVD of a selected film.^[3]