Turner Broadcasting System Inc. announced that programming downloads of original episodes from Cartoon Network and Adult Swim are now available on Amazon.coms new digital video download service, Amazon Unbox. The new content features such favorites as Cartoon Networks FOSTERS HOME FOR IMAGINARY FRIENDS and Adult Swims AQUA TEEN HUNGER FORCE. Amazon.com has been offering Cartoon Network and Adult Swim content via DVD as well.
Available download content from Cartoon Network and Adult Swim will include the following:* JOHNNY BRAVO* THE POWERPUFF GIRLS* FOSTERS HOME FOR IMAGINARY FRIENDS* CODENAME: KIDS NEXT DOOR.* AQUA TEEN HUNGER FORCE * SEALAB 2021
Our partnership with Amazon.com is expanding from strictly providing fans with the option of purchasing Cartoon Network and Adult Swim DVDs to providing them with the additional choice of purchasing a digital download of this content, said Dennis Quinn, evp, business development, TBS Inc. Turner Broadcastings distribution deal with Amazon.com displays how we are utilizing new platforms to further expand the powerful brands of Cartoon Network and Adult Swim.
As a 24-hour network, our mission is to provide our fans with round-the-clock access to our programming and we are thrilled that viewers can now download their favorite Cartoon Network and Adult Swim shows from Amazon.com, slip then into their pockets, and take them anywhere said John Friend, svp of Cartoon Network Enterprises, the global licensing and merchandising arm of Cartoon Network. Being a part of this 360 degree marketplace is critical. It creates the awareness and emotional connection we need to make our products and our programming resonate on-air or on shelf.
Turner Broadcasting Inc., is widely known for producing some of the most popular and entertaining television shows in the industry, said Bill Carr, Amazon.coms vp of digital media. We are proud to offer Amazon Unbox customers a faster, more convenient way to watch their favorite Turner programming in DVD-quality picture.
Amazon.com Inc., a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as health and personal care, jewelry and watches, gourmet food, sports and outdoors, apparel and accessories, books, music, DVDs, electronics and office, toys and baby, and home and garden.
Cartoon Network (CartoonNetwork.com), seen in more than 89 million U.S. homes and 160 countries around the world, is Turner Broadcasting System Inc.'s adsupported cable service offering original, acquired and classic animated entertainment for kids and families. Overnight from 11:00 pm6:00 am (ET, PT) SundayThursday, Cartoon Network shares its channel space with Adult Swim, a latenight destination showcasing original and acquired animation for young adults 1834.
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