Cable network Starz Entertainment Group LLC said it plans to launch an Internet movie download service called Vongo on Tuesday, backed by partnerships with Microsoft and Sony, amid a race to offer more videos over high-speed Internet connections. (Handout/Reuters)

Starz Launches Vongo® Download Service
Starz Entertainment Group is launching a movie download service that allows consumers to view full-length studio films, concerts and TV shows on portable devices powered by Microsoft Corp. software.

The service, dubbed "Vongo," is available for a monthly subscription of $9.99 and will eventually include more than 1,000 movies, short films and other programs. The films will be available at the same time they are offered on the Starz premium movie cable channel, about five to six months after they are released on DVD.

"It's kind of iTunes for movies," said technology analyst Rob Enderle

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