comsc US Politics | AMERICAblog News: Report: YouTube to rent movies
Join Email List | About us | AMERICAblog Gay
Elections | Economic Crisis | Jobs | TSA | Limbaugh | Fun Stuff

Report: YouTube to rent movies



| Reddit | Tumblr | Digg | FARK

This would be pretty big news if it works out. More competition would definitely be a good thing. Reuters:

Online video site YouTube is in talks with several major movie studios about renting movies to users by streaming the movies over the Internet according to a person familiar with the talks Wednesday.

YouTube, which is owned by Internet search giant Google, has held discussions with Lions Gate Entertainment, Sony Pictures, a unit of Sony, and Time Warner's Warner Brothers about online movie rentals, the person said.

In many cases, the movies would be available for rental for a fee in a system similar to Web rental programs from Apple's iTunes with newer movies. It would mark the first time YouTube has charged users to watch videos.


blog comments powered by Disqus