HP announced agreements with 30 content providers that will license their libraries– including more than 4,000 movie, television, documentary and other titles– for production and distribution via HP Video Merchant Services.

Launched earlier this year, the services are designed for retailers and enable them to offer DVDs– manufactured on demand or pre-packaged– as well as digital downloads of a wide variety of video content.

Through the agreements, HP will now be able to offer premium sports, health, lifestyle, music, theatrical, animation, television and special interest content. The expansion marks the company’s first steps toward building one of the largest catalogs of licensed commercial video available.

The content companies include: Arts Alliance America, First Look Studios, Gaiam Americas Inc., Nelvana Enterprises and Venevision International Films LLC. HP has also signed licensing agreements with Anthem Pictures, Azteca International Corporation, Bennett Media Worldwide, Cinequest Inc., Film Chest Inc., Inspired Studios, Janson Media, Lightworks Program Distribution, Media Blasters, Monarch Films Inc., Mukta Arts Limited, MVD Entertainment Group, Opper Sports Inc., Santa Fe Productions, Seedsman Group Inc., Smooth Motion Pictures Inc., Starlight Home Entertainment, Tai Seng Entertainment, TLA Releasing, UTV Communications, V.I.E.W. Video, Vanguard Cinema, Wink Inc. Productions, Wolfe Video LLC and World Events Products, Ltd.

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