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Watch iTunes, Google Play, Amazon Movies in One App

Movies Anywhere will let you watch movies you've purchased from iTunes, Google Play, Amazon, and Vudu in one app on any device.

Angela Moscaritolo
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Good news for those of you who have purchased movies over the years from iTunes, Google Play, Amazon, and Vudu. A new service launching today in the US, dubbed Movies Anywhere, will let you bring those flicks together into a single library accessible on any device.

To try it out, head to the Movies Anywhere website or app and create a free account, connect your digital retail accounts to import your movies from the four aforementioned services, and voila. All the movies you've purchased from participating studios—Disney (which also encompasses Pixar, Marvel, and Lucasfilm), Fox, Sony Pictures, Universal, and Warner Bros—will be available for you to watch.

The Movies Anywhere app works on iOS, Android, Apple TV, Android TV, Roku, Amazon Fire devices, and Chromecast. With support from five of the world's biggest movie studios, Movies Anywhere offers access to a library of more than 7,300 digital movies.

"Movies Anywhere means that consumers never have to remember where they purchased a film or which device they can watch it on, because all of their eligible movies will be centralized within their Movies Anywhere library and available across platforms through the Movies Anywhere app and website," Walt Disney Studios Senior Vice President Karin Gilford, who is general manager of the Movies Anywhere team, said in a statement.

Plus, for a limited time, when you link two or more accounts through Movies Anywhere, you'll get five movies for free as an incentive to try it out. Those free movies include Big Hero 6, Ghostbusters (2016), Ice Age, Jason Bourne (2016), and The Lego Movie.

According to Deadline, Disney owns the new service (which was previously called Disney Movies Anywhere, and supported just the studio's movies). The report notes that Paramount and Lionsgate are "two of the main holdouts from the content side" at launch, though "there are indications that Lionsgate is supportive of the initiative and could climb aboard in the coming months."

This isn't the first time studios have tried this kind of thing. In 2011, a consortium of major Hollywood studios launched UltraViolet, a service that allows purchased movies to be stored and viewed in the cloud.

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Angela Moscaritolo

Angela Moscaritolo

Managing Editor, Consumer Electronics

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I'm PCMag's managing editor for consumer electronics, overseeing an experienced team of analysts covering smart home, home entertainment, wearables, fitness and health tech, and various other product categories. I have been with PCMag for more than 10 years, and in that time have written more than 6,000 articles and reviews for the site. I previously served as an analyst focused on smart home and wearable devices, and before that I was a reporter covering consumer tech news. I'm also a yoga instructor, and have been actively teaching group and private classes for nearly a decade. 

Prior to joining PCMag, I was a reporter for SC Magazine, focusing on hackers and computer security. I earned a BS in journalism from West Virginia University, and started my career writing for newspapers in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.

The Technology I Use

My little Florida beach bungalow is brimming with smart home tech. I have a smart speaker or display in every room, allowing me to control other connected devices by voice. The Nest Hub on my bedside table lets me set wake-up alarms, control my smart light bulbs, and set the temperature on my smart thermostat. I use the Amazon Echo Show 8 on my kitchen counter to browse recipes, reorder protein powder, check the weather, and watch the news while I do dishes. 

Because I suffer from allergies, air purifiers are essential. My favorite model is the Dyson Purifier Cool TP07, which doubles as a fan and continuously sends indoor pollution data to its companion mobile app. 

My pitbull Bradley sheds, so a good robot vacuum is a must. I currently use a premium Ecovacs Deebot that can both vacuum and mop, empty its own dustbin, and wash its own mop cloth. 

For fitness, I like to mix up my routine with cycling, indoor rowing, running, and strength training in addition to yoga. I take classes on the Tonal 2 smart strength training machine, I row indoors on an Aviron machine, and track my beach runs with an Apple Watch while listening to music on my Apple AirPods Pro. On the weekends, I love riding e-bikes like the rugged, beach-friendly Aventon Aventure for fun and fitness.

My job involves a lot of virtual meetings, so a quality webcam, microphone, and ring light are important. I use the Jabra PanaCast 20 webcam, the Elgato Wave: 3 microphone, and a Yesker tripod ring light. 

As for my preferred phone platform, I'm an iPhone person, but I've also extensively used Android for product testing.

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