AOL has announced that it will make available films over its recently launched AOL Video portal reports the trades.
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 20th Century Fox, Universal Pictures and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group will offer downloadable movies through AOL Video, including such titles as "Hitch," "Spider-Man 2," "Batman Forever," "The Matrix," "American Pie" and "Doctor Dolittle"
The venture will start with a small number of movies, and has a goal of ramping up to include several hundred over the next few months. Most films will be available in the home video window, though executives said they may negotiate one-off deals for pics in earlier stages of release.
