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Google to launch unlimited video streaming service in the U.K. first
Google, no doubt more than a little leery of Netflix's entrenchment in the U.S., is planning to launch an unlimited on-demand movie streaming service through YouTube in the U.K.The Big G has been talking with Hollywood studios for months, and has set aside $100 million to secure some big deals. According to one Hollywood executive, Google will launch both video-on-demand and 'channels,' which could even pit it against conventional European TV providers like Sky.
By launching in the U.K. first, Google will still have to beat LoveFilm, which was recently bought by Amazon. Presumably Google will attempt to create a beachhead, which it will then use to try and tackle Netflix in the U.S., and a variety of on-demand services in Europe.
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Subscribe to commentshexhunterFeb 25th 2011 6:49PM
All these years we've been waiting for one big internet film-on-demand servcie and guess what, 3 come along at once.
Bus analogy for ya there...
But seriously, Google, Amazon and Netflix will all be available soon, if the studios accept and don't go for long exclusives all the time it'll be great whichever way you go. All we need now are dates.