Peter Jackson, Steven Spielberg and JJ Abrams 'back' Napster founder's Screening Room

Sean Parker's plan to make Hollywood blockbusters available at home on the day of their cinema release 'will expand audiences', says Jackson

Hollywood titans Peter Jackson, Steven Spielberg and JJ Abrams are reportedly among backers of a new service that would make major blockbusters available at home on the day they hit cinemas.

Lord of the Rings director Jackson has been a vocal opponent of previous attempts to consign to history the longstanding "theatrical window" that separates cinema release dates from home video debuts. But he became the most high-profile backer of Napster founder Sean Parker's Screening Room service when he told Variety that the new technology would expand the audience for films rather than killing off cinemas.