Friday, August 25, 2006
AOL to Sell Downloads From 4 Studios
Posted by Jeremy Charette in "CONTENT" @ 01:00 PM
"AOL said yesterday that it would offer movies from four major Hollywood studios for downloading on its Internet video service. AOL, which is owned by Time Warner, said films from 20th Century Fox, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Universal Pictures and the Warner Brothers Home Entertainment Group would be available for download on AOL Video for $9.99 to $19.99 a movie. AOL Video started in August as a service for searching and downloading a wide range of video content from the Web. The service also allows users to buy or watch free thousands of television shows from any of 45 video-on-demand channels, including programs licensed from MTV, the Nickelodeon and Comedy Central networks and A&E Television Networks."
Yet another online video store throws it's hat into the ring. I still have to ask: why? Do you really want to pay the same price for a lower resolution downloadable movie file, as you do for the same movie on DVD? It doesn't make any sense! Not to mention the fact that I'm sure they'll incorporate some draconian DRM scheme into their download process that will cripple whatever it is that you're paying for. It's amazing to see what companies come up with in an attempt to generate new revenue streams and pacify shareholders.
Yet another online video store throws it's hat into the ring. I still have to ask: why? Do you really want to pay the same price for a lower resolution downloadable movie file, as you do for the same movie on DVD? It doesn't make any sense! Not to mention the fact that I'm sure they'll incorporate some draconian DRM scheme into their download process that will cripple whatever it is that you're paying for. It's amazing to see what companies come up with in an attempt to generate new revenue streams and pacify shareholders.
