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Google Video Store Announced

Posted by Zonk on from the when-will-they-be-unveiled-as-the-illuminati dept.

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."

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  1. Google Pack - Google Picks Winners and Losers by nbahi15 · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    First the Google Pack is a brilliant bit of marketing. My guess is the Google Desktop hasn't been the fastest installed bit of software ever devised even though it is an excellent edition for windows. Let's call it Mac OS X Spotlight for Windows. They can now slip it in by trading on the positive Google image, an image that is trusted by the public. Now that is smooth.

    While some of the product choices are weak, partly because they needed something to round out the offering, in the long term this could be how Google influences the Windows environment directly. For example now that they employ the primary Gaim developer we can be sure that Trillian will eventually fall to the way side as Gaim becomes ready for prime time. Think about it. If enough people use the convenience and trust of Google to maintain a lot of the software they just want to work, Google can decide who wins and who loses. We can only hope they use this as a vehicle to promote open source projects when they are ready for the mainstream like firefox.

  2. Re:Cmoooooon, Fox! by nobodyman · · Score: 0, Offtopic
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    Yeah, what is it with fox? You'd think that any network that can take a steaming turd and turn it into a national phenomena woulc be they'd be able to do something with a show that's earned 5 emmys and nominated for 5 golden globes. But then again, they also killed Firefly, Futurama, and Family Guy. Something about constantly shifting the schedule, showing first-run episodes out of sequence, and not showing any episodes at all during sweeps can dunno. Yet Fox's ADHD scheduling methodology would be bearable if they would just work a deal with a of the online distribution services. But they wont. Hopefully the rumors about striking a deal with Apple are true... but given Fox's history I wont hold my breath.