TMN GO Expands Reach: Now Available on Xbox 360® and to Bell Aliant Customers

- Video-streaming service offers subscribers access to The Movie Network, TMN Encore, and HBO Canada including HBO's massively popular GAME OF THRONES -

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TORONTO, April 16, 2014 /CNW Telbec/ - The Movie Network today announced that The Movie Network GO (TMN GO) is now available on the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, and to television provider Bell Aliant, which services subscribers in Atlantic Canada, Quebec, and parts of Ontario.

Released to coincide with the recent premiere of Season 4 of HBO Canada's most-watched series, GAME OF THRONES, TMN GO is available to subscribers at no additional cost for Xbox Live Gold members and Bell Aliant subscribers to The Movie Network. TMN GO offers instant and unlimited access to more than 1,000 hours of Hollywood hit movies, exclusive series from HBO, CINEMAX, and Showtime, and classics from every era. With this announcement, TMN GO on Xbox 360 is available now in the Xbox Apps store on Xbox 360 in Canada, as well as Samsung Smart TVs and Blu-Ray players, iOS and Android tablets and phones, and on the web at tmngo.ca.

With the addition of Bell Aliant, TMN GO is also now available to nearly 85% of all subscribers to The Movie Network, including those subscribing to Bell FIBE, Bell TV, Cogeco Cable, Eastlink TV, Rogers Cable, Source Cable, and as well as many small- to-medium sized independent television providers who are members of the Canadian Cable Systems Alliance (CCSA).

"We are thrilled to make TMN GO available on Xbox 360 and to TMN subscribers on Bell Aliant's FibreOP™ service," said Domenic Vivolo, Executive Vice-President, Content Sales, and Distribution Marketing, Bell Media. "Quick and easy to navigate, Xbox 360 brings TMN GO closer than ever to our subscribers, providing even more value to a subscription to TMN. The TMN GO experience continues to grow and we are committed to extending our reach to even more subscribers across the country."

With a sleek cinematic design and interface that offers superior functionality, TMN GO, HBO GO Canada, and TMN Encore GO are best-in-class services that allow subscribers to engage with more than 1,000 hours of premium content.

Programming available on TMN GO includes hit series, movies, sports programming and documentaries exclusive to The Movie Network, including: new episodes of upcoming new and returning HBO series GAME OF THRONES, SILICON VALLEY, VEEP, GIRLS, TRUE DETECTIVE, and many more; the latest full seasons of HBO series TRUE BLOOD, BOARDWALK EMPIRE, and many more; all seasons and episodes of HBO's genre-defining SIX FEET UNDER, CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM, and more; HBO Films such as BEHIND THE CANDELABRA; new episodes of CINEMAX's hit series BANSHEE; IFC comedies THE SPOILS OF BABYLON, MARON, and THE BIRTHDAY BOYS; new episodes of upcoming acclaimed Showtime series PENNY DREADFUL, SHAMELESS, and more; the latest full seasons of Showtime series MASTERS OF SEX, RAY DONOVAN, and more; TMN GO offers hit Hollywood movies and beloved family favourites such as White House Down, This Is The End, Monsters University, and many more; acclaimed, award-winning Canadian series and movies like Antiviral, TRANSPORTER: THE SERIES, CALL ME FITZ, LESS THAN KIND, and many more; and hundreds of classic movies from every genre and era offered by The Movie Network Encore such as 2001: A Space Odyssey, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Dangerous Liaisons, and many more.

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About The Movie Network:
The Movie Network is a pay television service available in eastern Canada delivering premiere access to Hollywood hit movies, new and exclusive HBO content, critically acclaimed Showtime series and first-rate Canadian programming to subscribers. The Movie Network service includes five 24-hour multiplex channels - The Movie Network, HBO Canada, MExcess, MFun! and MFest. All five multiplex channels are simulcast in High Definition and joined by TMN GO, a multi-platform video streaming service; The Movie Network OnDemand, a Subscription Video On Demand (SVOD) service available in select areas across eastern Canada; and TMN OnLine, an Internet-based content streaming service. The Movie Network is a division of Bell Media, which is part of BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE), Canada's largest communications company. More information about The Movie Network is available at www.themovienetwork.ca.

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