Screen Media Ventures

Starz Licenses Screen Media Ventures Films for Vongo Web Service

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 1, 2007 - 12:50pm.

Englewood, Colo. - Starz Entertainment, the pay-TV movie network and unit of Liberty Media, said on Monday that it has acquired multi-year distribution rights to more than 100 films from Screen Media Ventures, for release on its Vongo online movie download service. The deal includes films such as "Piranha," "Mojave Moon," "Men Seeking Women" and "Johnny Skidmarks." Vongo charges $9.99 per month for access to more than 3,500 movie and video selections, as well as a live, streaming Starz TV channel.