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Screenshot  A screenshot of the 2020 Movies Anywhere welcome screen. | |
| Formerly | Disney Movies Anywhere (2014-2017) |
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Type of site | Digital rights locker service Video on demand |
| Available in | English |
| Founded | February 25, 2014 |
| Area served | United States |
| Owner | The Walt Disney Company |
| General manager | Karin Gilford |
| Parent | Disney Entertainment |
| URL | moviesanywhere.com |
| Registration | Required |
| Users | 6 Million |
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Movies Anywhere (MA) is a cloud-based digital rights locker and over-the-top streaming platform that allows users to stream and download purchased films, including digital copies redeemed from codes found in home video releases as well as digital purchases from participating services. Movies Anywhere is operated by The Walt Disney Company. The platform provides content from Walt Disney Studios, Sony Pictures, Universal Pictures, and Warner Bros. The system utilizes an internal platform known as KeyChest, which synchronizes content licenses from digital distribution platforms linked to a central user account.
Movies Anywhere was first launched on February 25, 2014 as Disney Movies Anywhere (DMA), with content from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars-branded films on iOS with iTunes Store integration. On October 12, 2017, DMA was relaunched as Movies Anywhere, with other studios joining Disney in offering their film titles through the platform. The service has since been extended to other platforms and storefronts, including Amazon Video, Google TV (formerly Google Play Movies & TV), Microsoft Movies & TV, and Fandango at Home (formerly FandangoNow and Vudu), along with subscribers of DirecTV, Xfinity, and Verizon Fios TV services.
Until July 2019, Movies Anywhere was a competitor to the UltraViolet platform that was deployed by other major film studios; Disney declined to back the platform in favor of promoting KeyChest as an alternative. On January 31, 2019, the consortium behind UltraViolet (DECE) announced that it would shut down its services on July 31, 2019. The studios remaining with UltraViolet, including MGM, Paramount Pictures, and Lionsgate, did not move and switch over to Movies Anywhere.[3]
- ^ "Privacy Policy - Movies Anywhere". Movies Anywhere.
- ^ Spangler, Todd (November 9, 2018). "Movies Anywhere Hits 6 Million Users, Over 150 Million Movies Stored in First Year". Variety. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
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