U-verse Counters Netflix With Movie VOD Package

AT&T launching $5 a month subscription video-on-demand service to watch unlimited movies

By Todd Spangler, Multichannel News -- Broadcasting & Cable, 1/7/2013 12:57:04 PM

AT&T is launching U-verse Screen Pack, a $5 monthly subscription video-on-demand for watching unlimited movies on TV and other devices, aiming to provide an alternative to Netflix, Redbox Instant by Verizon and other over-the-top video services.

The telco also introduced two new U-verse TV apps, available for no extra charge: PacketVideo's Twonky Beam for accessing personal videos on TV, and Pix & Flix for viewing photos.

U-verse TV Screen Pack customers will get unlimited playback of movies on U-verse TV, Uverse.com and on the U-verse app for tablets and smartphones.

At launch, the AT&T U-verse Screen Pack will include movies from major studios, with more titles added on an ongoing basis. The telco did not provide examples of titles available through the service.

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