YouTube is reportedly poised to launch a paid streaming movie-on-demand service with the okay of a number of Hollywood studios. Speculation suggests that the service may launch next week however neither Google nor YouTube have responded to the claims. Sony Pictures Entertainment, Warner Brothers, Universal and a raft of …

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Thursday 28th April 2011 08:55 GMT Henry Wertz 1

Hmm..

I wonder if the video on demand movie service will go over as well as the movie rental? Which despite using Youtube frequently I've never heard of.

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Thursday 28th April 2011 09:00 GMT lIsRT

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Based on what some other news sites are saying, it looks like it will be US only.

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1. Thursday 28th April 2011 09:55 GMT Richard 81
  
  D'oh
  
  That makes (crazy studio) sense from a licensing point of view.
  
  It'll stunt its growth though.
  
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2. Friday 29th April 2011 18:59 GMT Macka
  
  That's ok for now.
  
  It would be useless over here anyway unless Google bundled it with a broadband package of their own, where the content didn't contribute to your month's "fair use" limits.
  
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Thursday 28th April 2011 09:20 GMT Turtle_Fan

So.... What's different this time?

So, will that be a Netflix look-alike or a hulu clone? In either case what's the big deal?

And if it's regionally restricted (I can't see the studios allowing it any other way) then what's the point?

Paris, for want of a confused icon.

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1. Thursday 28th April 2011 20:27 GMT 4HiMarks
  
  this time?
  
  Sounds more like a clone of VUDU, but without the STB. Oh wait, VUDU doesn't have an STB anymore either. And you can get it in a browser, now too.
  
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Thursday 28th April 2011 12:15 GMT Jonjonz

Selfserving Opportunist at Work

Nothing but a selfserving opportunist at work here. He thinks this will get him a bonus or a better job. It will amount to a row of beans.

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Friday 29th April 2011 18:13 GMT fireman sam

Hmmmm

Frankly my dear, I don't give a.... buffering, buffering, buffering

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