Epix to Offer Iron Man, Cloverfield Free?

[exfileme]

Three major movie studios, Lionsgate, MGM, and Paramount/Viacom, have teamed up to create an interesting project that looks to compete with pay-channels like HBO and Showtime as well as capture some of the online glory obtained by News Corp (Hulu).

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[ckthecerealkiller]

Sounds like a good idea, and one of the few things I have heard even from the direction of TW that is remotely satisfying.

similar to ESPN 30, ESPN's streaming service

That should be ESPN 360.com...

 

[anamaniac]

Me like free.

Me like torrents.

I watch TV via torrents, problem is?
A better service offered at a better price.

 

[Ciuy]

yeah torrents are the best platform 😀

 

[gorehound]

and this type of thing is what is destroying the business i work for.
A Videostore.
why rent from us when you can watch movies for free.and if we close down well then around 16 folks will be out of worrk and a few of those have families.

 

[zenneth]

Welcome to the world. My family owned a small chain of video rental stores which Blockbuster eventually put down. Netflix has gone on to slowly choke the life out of the remaining rental stores.

 

[tenor77]

That's all cool, but they'd have to pay me to watch Cloverfield again

 

[cracklint]

Cable companies will see this as another reason to apply caps and ludicrous rates for meager bandwidth.

 

[WheelsOfConfusion]

Urgh. It's Flash-based, customers have no say in whether they ultimately get it or not (can't just go to the site and start streaming, there has to be an agreement with your cable company at least), and there really isn't a reason why this couldn't have been offered through existing streaming channels other than as an attempt to more strictly control the content delivery and revenue stream.

Good idea, a nice gesture, but really a lousy execution.

 

[drunknmunkys]

720p. boo.