14 DAY TRIAL // On Thursday, Paramount Digital Entertainment announced the release of a number of ten new movie apps for Paramount Pictures films, exclusively available on devices powered by Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 operating system.
Through the new applications users would enjoy the possibility to watch, clip, share and interact with popular Paramount Pictures movies.
The Enhanced Movie Apps Paramount has made available for Windows Phone 7 devices come with full movie, plus menus, bonus features and social networking capabilities, offering users the possibility to enjoy a unique experience while on the go.
The apps that were made available yesterday included Mean Girls and School of Rock, all of them with a series of additional functionalities included into the mix.
New movie apps would arrive shortly, one each week, for True Grit, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Waiting for 'Superman', The Last Airbender, Zoolander, GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra, Beowulf and The Italian Job.
These apps should arrive in the Windows Phone Marketplace for users living in the U.S., Canada, UK, France, Italy, Germany and Spain, the company announced.
All of these applications were built using Microsoft's Silverlight technology, and come with interactive and social networking features.
They also offer capabilities like:
- Clip Sharing: Users can create custom clips of favorite scenes and share with friends on Facebook, Twitter and email. - Scene It? In-Feature Trivia Game: Test your movie knowledge with the Scene It trivia game and share results with friends on social networks. - Movie Info: Access actor bios, music, historical information and even maps to film locations with this app feature. - Chapter Selection & Bookmarking: Allows viewers to jump to favorite chapters in a movie or bookmark select scenes and easily return to view them again and again. - Search: Use keyword search to find items, products or people in the film. Results are shown with a description and link to the scene.
Geremie Camara, Vice President Product Development for Paramount Digital Entertainment notes that these applications should prove great options for users, being capable of delivering a truly interactive movie experience on Windows Phone 7 devices.
“Windows Phone 7 is backed by a rich developer ecosystem that is creating a variety of quality apps and games, like Paramount's Enhanced Movie Apps, that help users take advantage of the phone's dynamic design,” said Todd Brix, senior director, Windows Phone Marketplace, Microsoft Corp.
“With unique in-app features, like clip sharing via Twitter and Facebook, Paramount's Enhanced Movie Apps are great examples of the rich applications that people will find on Windows Phone Marketplace to get the most out of their phone.”