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Google Video Store Announced
acid06 writes "Engadget and BusinessWeek covers Larry Page's talk at CES regarding the much anticipated Google Video Store. The rumours proved to be true and they're really going online with CBS to sell commercial-free episodes of their series. Deals with NBA, Sony BMG and Greencine.com were also announced." From the BusinessWeek article: "The video providers have the option of offering content on a download-to-own or download-to-rent basis. In a sign that content owners will likely pursue different approaches through Google Video, the National Basketball Association will sell broadcasts of its games one day after the event for $3.95. Meanwhile, public television staple Charlie Rose will post his interviews the day after a broadcast, allowing a free streaming for the first 24 hours then making it downloadable afterward for 99 cents each. Meanwhile, CBS is selling episodes of its popular 'CSI' and 'Survivor' series at the standard iTunes price of $1.99 per download."
We now know the answer to the previous slash article:
If DVD Is Dead, What's Next?
google Video store!
liqbase
Cable al-a-carte? That's called bittorrent.. I'm paying $0 to Comcast for TV... how much are YOU paying?
Wow, I actually RTFA.
"Besides programming from CBS, the NBA and Charlie Rose, the list of other video material that will be sold through Google includes: old episodes from "I Love Lucy," "The Twilight Zone," and "The Brady Bunch;" music videos from Sony BMG; and historic video from Getty Images."
There is a bit of fuss over a new form of DRM, but It certainly isn't mandatory on the distributors end.
I'm so happy about the twilight zone episodes I dont know what to think!~
Day-old basketball for four bucks. Oh yeah, that'll be a million-seller.
Whaddaya want from me?
It's not offtopic, dumbass. It's orthogonal.