Technicolor launches public beta of M-GO streaming service

News Broadband United States 7 JAN 2013
Technicolor launches public beta of M-GO streaming service
Technicolor has launched a public beta of its M-GO pay-as-you go streaming service in the US. M-Go allows users to find, rent and buy digital entertainment on TVs, iPads, tablets, Blu-ray players, streaming players, Macs, PCs and soon game consoles and smartphones. US consumers can now access thousands of films and commercial-free TV shows in SD and HD, paying for them individually rather than commiting to a subscription service. M-GO is being preloaded on devices from Intel, Samsung and Vizio in a first phase, followed by LG and RCA later in the year.

M-GO works with Chrome, Safari, Internet Explorer and Firefox, as well as a free Android app at Google Play. The company has also announced a new distribution deal with Starz Digital, following similar agreements with DreamWorks, NBC Universal, Paramount, Sony and others. M-Go will help people find any content it does not have on other media stores such as Amazon, iTunes, Netflix and Vudu.

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