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"Owners of Barnes &amp; Noble's current line of full-color tablets, Nook HD and Nook HD+, can now stream a wider array of films and TV shows, thanks to a slew of licensing deals with content owners including Lionsgate, MGM, Paramount Pictures, Relativity Media and National Geographic. Content from HBO, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Walt Disney Studios, Viacom, Warner Bros. Entertainment and Starz have been available since Nook Video's launch five months ago.\nB&amp;N says \"thousands\" of new movies and TV shows are available to purchase and stream through its Nook Video service. Films include The Hunger Games, the five-part Twilight series, Skyfall, Rocky, Fargo, Flight, Paranormal Activity 4, Act of Valor, Safe Haven and House at the End of the Street. Mad Men, Border Wars, Great Migrations and Amazing Planet are among the TV shows now available for streaming.\nCan It Compete?\nThe new licensing deals are great news for Nook owners who prefer to purchase the films and shows they watch a la carte, rather than through a monthly, all-you-can-stream subscription service like Netflix or Hulu Plus. But there's one thing missing from B&amp;N's streaming video service: The lack of \u2014 or rather, lack of appearance of \u2014 \"free.\" \nFor a $79 per year, Amazon offers customers \"free\" two-day shipping on orders, \"free\" streaming access to thousands of film and television titles, and \"free\" access to a lending library of Kindle e-books. As someone without a Netflix or a Hulu Plus subscription, I've come to value the constant availability of films and shows that I don't have to pay for \u2014 not directly, anyway. And without a similar offering, Nook's tablets simply aren't as competitive as Amazon's for the more than 130 million Internet-connected Americans without a Netflix or Hulu Plus account.\nThere's one draw B&amp;N's Nook Video service has over Amazon's, at least for those with DVD or Blu-ray collections, and that's UltraViolet support. UltraViolet, which is backed by five of the major film studios (that is, all but Disney), allows consumers to buy a copy of a movie or TV show that they can then stream or download onto 12 different devices. Anyone who buys a DVD or Blu-ray disc with UltraViolet support can stream it through Nook Video at no additional cost.\nIt's great that B&amp;N is expanding its catalog \u2014 especially if it plans to invest more in content distribution and less in its hardware offerings going forward. But if B&amp;N wants to compete as an online content destination, it needs more than just a big catalog \u2014 the retailer needs a little bit of \"free,\" as well.\n\n\nBarnes and Noble Nook HD Review\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBarnes and Noble Nook HD\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBarnes and Noble HD Back\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBarnes and Noble Volume Rocker\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBarnes and Noble HD Bottom\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBarnes and Noble HD Power Button\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProfiles on the Unlock Screen\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBook on Nook HD\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBook Text and Layout Style Manager on Nook HD\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBook Text on Nook HD\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChanging Interests in Nook HD\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChild Profile on Nook HD\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nE-Mail on Nook HD\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFree Book Samples in Profiles on Nook HD\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLibrary Building in Nook HD\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nComic Books on Nook HD\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChildrens Books on Nook HD\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nScreenshot_2012-10-29-11-24-42\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGreen Eggs and Ham on Nook HD\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMagazine Page Curl on Nook HD\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMagazine Page Index View on Nook HD\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMagazine Text Index on Nook HD\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMain Interface with Carousel on Nook HD\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMovie Options on Nook HD\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNook Video on Nook HD\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOrganizing Content on Nook HD\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nParental Controls 2 on Nook HD\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nParental Controls on Nook HD\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPemanship App on Nook HD\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProfile Editing in Nook HD\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProfile Editor on Nook HD\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProfile Interests on Nook HD\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProfile Setup 2 on Nook HD\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProfile Setup on Nook HD\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSilly Cracked Screen App on Nook HD\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe Browser Landscape Mode\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWeb Browser Bookmarks on Nook HD\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWeb Browser Portrait Mode\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYour Nook Today on Nook HD\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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