Kaleidescape Announces Digital Delivery of Animated and Live-Action Favorites from The Walt Disney Studios for its Alto Movie Players

Celebrated Disney Titles Now Available for Digital Purchase at the Kaleidescape Movie Store

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May 20, 2015, 10:00 ET

SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 20, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Kaleidescape, the leading manufacturer of premium movie players and servers for the home, today announced that it has entered into a content licensing agreement with The Walt Disney Studios. Effective immediately, Kaleidescape Alto owners in North America are now able to buy a selection of digital library titles and new releases as they become available -- including favorites from Disney, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Disney•Pixar, Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm, and Touchstone Pictures -- from the Kaleidescape Movie Store.

A large collection of animated and live-action hits, as well as popular new releases, are now available for sale, including "Frozen"; "Finding Nemo," all three "Toy Story" films, "Up," "Monsters, Inc." and "Monsters University"; Marvel's "Iron Man" trilogy, Marvel's "The Avengers" and Marvel's "Guardians of the Galaxy"; plus "Pearl Harbor," "The Sixth Sense," "Pretty Woman" and "Armageddon." In addition, five of the original "Star Wars" films recently released on digital are available for purchase via the Kaleidescape Movie Store.

"This is an important milestone for our brand and a great benefit to our dealers and customers," said Kaleidescape Founder & CEO Cheena Srinivasan. "We are thrilled that some of the finest Disney titles are now available for sale to Kaleidescape Alto owners, to enjoy in their home theater or media room in a truly cinematic form."

The Alto is Kaleidescape's newest movie player. The product is available now from the company's 1,400 authorized dealers in North America for $2,495.

This new agreement adds significantly to the total number of movies available for download in the Kaleidescape Movie Store. The total number of titles that Kaleidescape has licensed from major Hollywood studios is now over 10,000. The Kaleidescape Movie Store contains the highest quality movies currently available for Internet delivery. Most movies are available in full 1080p HD, and multichannel lossless audio in Dolby TrueHD or DTS-HD Master Audio.

About Kaleidescape

Kaleidescape has transformed the home entertainment experience for thousands of families around the world. Cinema buffs, parents with young children, and busy professionals seeking quality time with loved ones have chosen the Kaleidescape System as the entertainment cornerstone of their home. Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, Kaleidescape sells its products through residential system integrators around the world. For more information, please visit www.kaleidescape.com.

About The Walt Disney Studios

For over 90 years, The Walt Disney Studios has been the foundation on which The Walt Disney Company was built. Today, the Studio brings quality movies, music and stage plays to consumers throughout the world. Feature films are released under the following banners: Disney, including Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar Animation Studios; Disneynature; Marvel Studios; Lucasfilm; and Touchstone Pictures, the banner under which live-action films from DreamWorks Studios are distributed. The Disney Music Group encompasses the Walt Disney Records and Hollywood Records labels, as well as Disney Music Publishing. The Disney Theatrical Group produces and licenses live events, including Disney on Broadway, Disney On Ice and Disney Live!.

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