By Chua Hian Hou

MOVIE buffs will be able to download the latest DVD releases - legally - later this year, the first time such a service is available in Singapore.

The service will be offered by local company Innoform, which owns the home video distribution rights in Singapore for movies from studios such as Warner Home Video, 20th Century Fox and Shaw, among others.

The company said it is working on two services: One will allow users with a high-speed broadband connection to stream high-definition movies onto their computers for viewing, while the other lets them pick up movies from 20 kiosks around the island.

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