13 Facts About Vudu

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Vudu is an American digital video store and streaming service owned by Fandango Media, a joint-venture between NBCUniversal and Warner Bros.

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Vudu offers transactional video on demand rentals and digital purchases of films, as well as integration with digital locker services for streaming digital copies of films purchased as home video at retail.

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Vudu has since offered its services online, via mobile apps, and on devices such as digital media players and smart TVs.

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The Vudu Box had been secretly in development since 2004, but in April 2007, The New York Times revealed that Vudu had signed deals with several movie studios and independent distributors to deliver access to nearly 5,000 films.

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In May 2008, Vudu began displaying and selling its set-top box in Best Buy stores.

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On February 24,2009, Vudu became the first on-demand service to offer high-definition movies for download to own.

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On January 8,2010, at Consumer Electronics Show, Vudu announced that it would phase out its in-house hardware business in favor of focusing on integration of its rich Internet application platform, "Vudu Apps", directly into internet-connected televisions and Blu-ray players, with initial hardware partners including LG, Magnavox, Mitsubishi, Samsung, Sanyo, Sharp, Toshiba, and Vizio.

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Vudu had previously attempted to offer digital video sales in 2007, but the service folded due to competition with the iTunes Store.

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In 2012, Vudu partnered with UltraViolet, an industry-backed digital locker offering online streaming of retail DVD and Blu-ray disc purchases.

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10.

Vudu has established content licensing contracts with all major movie studios as well as over 50 smaller and independent studios.

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In October 2016, Vudu added a free, ad-supported streaming library to its platform in the United States branded as "Movies on Us", featuring recent and classic films.

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In October 2018, Vudu partnered with MGM Television to develop and acquire original programming for Movies on Us, with a focus on "family-friendly, advertiser-friendly content" derived from existing MGM properties.

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Vudu premiered its first original series, Mr Mom—a continuation of the 1983 film of the same name, on September 12,2019.

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