GristyMcFisty used our news submit to tell us about the latest news concerning Amazon entering the
online video downloads market. Amazon is currently in negotiations with several
major studios and has also acquired CustomFlix. What is nice about CustomFlix is
that it allows films to be downloaded for burning onto a DVD. The company has
since entered into the high definition download arena but so far only with the
HD-DVD camp. Studios leaked to the press include negotiations with Paramount,
Universal and Warner Brothers.Can the Blu-ray
backers be far behind?
 Amazon"s service would be far more analogous to being iTunes for video, than most of the other online film services that have been launched so far, because it will allow burning of the films onto DVDs as iTunes allows with CDs.
Other services that have been recently
announced include Starz Vongo, launched in January, iTunes itself, and at
CES no less than five competing film services were launched by Google;
Sony, through its Connect service; Clear Channel; 4Flix.Net; and Blinkx.
Since then Arvato and LoveFilm and NTL
have all launched services in Europe, and DirecTV has just announced it
will have a service by year end. This week, further rumours of a
BlockBuster online service emerged with the CEO dropping heavy hints that
the company as almost ready to go, when he spoke on a conference call. The
Blockbuster service would be a download to rent service as are many of the
others.
Microsoft has also just made Movielink
films available on its new Origami PC. But once Amazon joins this market,
there is likely to be an immediate rush for cover and some sector
consolidation, and it is likely that many of these new services won't last
12 months up against a serious minded Amazon.
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Gristy!
Source: The Register
