Amazon video download?
p2pnet.net News:- Is Amazon opening an online video and movie store with TV downloads at $2 each, the corporate ’standard’? And if it is, do you care?
There was a lot of excitement earlier this month when AdAge reported that Amazon was launching an ad-free movie download service, so I started poking around, says Hackenflix. I believe that this is the first peek at the upcoming Amazon Digital Video Service.
Then, It seems Amazon might soon be launching their digital video download store, called ‘Amazon Unbox Video’, says Kokodiak, going on:
According to what I can find, it’ll have purchase and rental capability, as well as support for devices other than your PC (Your TV and Creative Zen Vision at least). They also have a standalone video player, somewhat like iTunes (Windows XP and Windows NT only it seems).
AmazonUnbox? Yup.
Kokodiak has a series of screenshots which suggests Amazon’s new venture will be offering elderly movies such as 2010, Matrix and Alien vs Predator for $10 or $11.
But actually, paid Content was first in with the news.
Amazon.com`s movie service, which has been in the works for some time now, will launch mid-August, report AdAge, it said last month. “The service, called Amazon Digital Video – or Amazon DV – has evolved over the past year from a music-themed offering to a video-centric one, mainly because of competing services. It will have movies and TV shows, and will have subscription and la carte download (download to own plus burn) options.
I put two and two together and figured out the URL where it will be housed (click on the pic on the right to see a screen shot), and it seems a key factor will be trying to push the video onto TV (judging from the URL tabs) and, Another thing, adds the post, a software download will be required to view movies (well, mainly to install DRM in place, my guess).”
On that, “One portable device that the store will not support is the iPod, which has probably inspired some murderous rants in the Amazon executive board room,” says Ars Technica. “Unfortunately for Amazon, putting video on the leading portable device is out of the question unless they use video without copy protection – and you can imagine just how the studios feel about that idea. This means that there’s still an incredible business opportunity out there for anyone (read: Apple) to make money by offering film downloads that play on the iPod.”
Also See:
Hackenflix – First Look at Amazon’s Movie Download Site?, August 17, 2006
Kokodiak – Amazon’s Digital Video sneak peek: “Amazon Unbox”, August 17, 2006
paid Content – Amazon.com’s Movie Service To Launched Mid-August; Subs + A La Carte, July 23, 2006
Ars Technica – Screenshots of new Amazon video store hit the Web, August 18, 2006
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August 21st, 2006 at 4:52 pm
wow another corporate video download sceme just what everyone wanted, there’s to many to count now, even if they have 1000’s of site’s like this it won’t nessiarly increase their profits.