Catch a flick online!
The king of search engines, Google, n
ever ceases to amaze us. The online giant has recently divulged details of YouTube now organizing a pay-per-view online full-fledged movie service.
Come year end, fans may just see YouTube convert from a user-generated online website to an international online channel for movies. According to the Financial Times, the latest films in the movie industry would be priced at $5, a little higher than the usual $0.99 to $3.99. A catalog that contains the entire YouTube pricing list for previous films is already maintained. Faint rumors have it that this service would collaborate with the also upcoming Google TV.
Wall Street Journal stated Google was in negotiations with Lions Gate, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Warner Bros. and Sony. Possibilities of a parallel release on the website along with their DVD-release have also stemmed out.
An executive from the company stated to Financial Times,
“Google and YouTube are a global phenomenon with a hell of a lot of eyeballs — more than any cable or satellite service. They’ve talked about how many people they could steer to this … it’s a huge number.”
Should such a concept roll out, YouTube will undoubtedly be pitted against iTunes, Hulu and Netflix. They might be given a run for their money too.
This one we surely do not want to miss!
