KIT LAUNCHES VIRTUAL VIDEOSTORE

KINGSTON interactive, a division of the Kingston Communications Group, have launched their Video-On-Demand movie service on the interactive TV platform KIT.
The new interactive service will provide around 10,000 KIT households in Hull and East Yorkshire with 24-hour on-demand access to more than 800 hours of pay-per-view movies.
With no subscription charge, viewers can enjoy movies ranging in price from only £1.50 for classics to £3.00 for a box office hit. From Hollywood hits such as ‘Coyote Ugly’, ‘Scary Movie’ and Disney’s ‘The Kid’ to timeless classics such as ‘Rebel Without a Cause’, ‘Pulp Fiction’ and ‘Leon’, KIT households can be entertained, day or night. And because movies are on-demand, customers can pause, stop, fast forward, rewind and watch films in their own time, whenever they want, as they would with a video.
The new development follows the launch - on KIT - of the BBC’s first interactive TV service – BBCi - offering on-demand BBC programmes such as ‘Eastenders’, ‘Walking With Beasts’ and ‘BBC News’.
Kingston interactive Managing Director Kevin Walsh said: “This new Video-On-Demand movie service along with the recent launch of BBCi means our customers now have access to a wealth of exciting content. It proves that the future of television is happening in Hull.” (CD)