Fandango Joins Disney-Owned Movies Anywhere

Fandango’s FandangoNow video-on-demand service is the fifth online retailer to throw in with Movies Anywhere, the digital movie-collection service owned by Disney.Under the deal, FandangoNow customers can use the Movies Anywhere app and website to access eligible purchases of movies from Walt Disney Studios — encompassing Disney, Pixar, Marvel Studios and Lucasfilm — 20th Century Fox Film, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Universal Pictures (including DreamWorks and Illumination Entertainment) and Warner Bros.Fandango joins the four other existing Movies Anywhere digital retailers: Apple’s iTunes, Amazon Prime Video, Google Play, and Walmart’s Vudu.Movies Anywhere is a Disney-owned entity, but — according to Disney — operates independently with input from an advisory committee comprising members from each of the participating studios.

Disney in 2014 launched a predecessor service, Disney Movies Anywhere, which served as a digital locker for Disney, Pixar, and Marvel movies.

Last October, the company launched Movies Anywhere in partnership with the four other studios.

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