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New film to be first released in cinemas, on DVD and online simultaneously.

The BBC reports that Michael Winterbottom’s new film, The Road To Guantanamo, will be released simultaneously at cinemas, online and on DVD, becoming the first film to be released via all three channels at the same time.

This news comes only a couple of weeks after Stephen Soderburgh announced simultaneous release of Bubble cinematically and on DVD. More on the impact of these releases on the cinema industry in our earlier report.

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