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Randy1649's avatar
Randy1649
Reel Rookie
11 months ago

MovielandTV and Cinema Box Channels - Come and Go

Happily I discovered Cinema Box two weeks ago and loved the content as well as ad-free. I thought THIS IS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE, well obviously it was too good to be true. Now, Cinema Box is gone. Removed by Roku. Nothing comes up for Movieland or MovielandTV so thats obviously gone too if it was ever there? Actually, I have most of the Cinema Box movies in file version on my drive, thousands, but it was nice to have so many more to discover via Cinema Box. Personally, I just think it's that they don't want us to have anything for free or without ads. I figured Cinema Box would eventually stick in ads, and maybe they will if they come back.  

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  • renojim's avatar
    renojim
    Community Streaming Expert
    11 months ago

    Randy1649, or maybe they'll actually obtain the rights to the movies they were most likely pirating, but I doubt it.

  • northshoreman's avatar
    northshoreman
    Streaming Star
    12 months ago

    There is now a nice Search function in both MovielanTV and Cinema Box apps, and it seems much more stable than earlier versions. WOuld anyone be able to advise on where to send feedback regarding content on these 2 channels? Example, the movie "The Hustler" with Paul Newman is missing about 30 minutes from the last part of the movie (current version only goes to 1hr 33min) ... and the movie "Vertigo" ith James Stewart and Kim Novak is a terible quality post, very grainy resolution, to the point it is all but unwatchable.  Any guidance on how to get this type of feedback to MovielandTV and Cinema Box would be greatly appreciated!  Many Thanks!

    • tzedekh's avatar
      tzedekh
      Binge Watcher
      12 months ago

      You could try leaving a comment on the  Digital Highway (the creator of the Movieland TV and Cinema Box apps) blog page for Cinema Box.

  • northshoreman's avatar
    northshoreman
    Streaming Star
    11 months ago

    One thing that has never been understood ... WHO sponsors MovielandTV and/or CinemaBox? NO COMMERCIALS or ADS ... NO SUBSCRIPTION FEES ... whoever it is ain't hauling heavy cash to the bank ... What is the motive for providing a great selection of films?

    • andyross's avatar
      andyross
      Roku Guru
      11 months ago

      Good movies for free most likely means they are pirated and the developer is not paying the rights holders.

      • dl17's avatar
        dl17
        Streaming Star
        11 months ago

        I disagree. There are many other free channels that play copyright protected movies and public domain for free viewing for years, and they're not disappearing from Roku device. Movieland channel will return just like Cinema Box. Let's face it, Movieland and Cinema Box channels are proving to be a favorite of a lot of Roku customers.

    • Strega2's avatar
      Strega2
      Roku Guru
      9 months ago
      northshoreman wrote:

      One thing that has never been understood ... WHO sponsors MovielandTV and/or CinemaBox? NO COMMERCIALS or ADS ... NO SUBSCRIPTION FEES ... whoever it is ain't hauling heavy cash to the bank ... What is the motive for providing a great selection of films?

      I haven't seen a more plausible answer to your question than Andy's.  Even the way you asked the question makes it seem to me that you were already leaning the same way.