IMDb now showing free movies online
source: http://www.informationweek.com/news/personal_tech/TV_theater/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=210...
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Col Needham, founder and managing director of IMDb.com, said in a statement that the move reflects IMDb's mission to be the world's most comprehensive source of movie, TV, and celebrity information, products, and services.
More Personal Tech InsightsWhite PapersKleer Advantages Over BluetoothWhy Virtual Worlds Can Matter "We're excited to offer our users a simple online experience to watch full-length movies and TV episodes for free," he said. "Our goal is to show our users every movie and TV show on the Internet for free on IMDb.com."
But the distance between the present and that goal represents a revenue opportunity for Amazon.
"On title pages where IMDb does not have the content available for free, users can click on the Amazon Video On Demand button to rent or purchase the video from Amazon," an Amazon spokesperson said via e-mail. "It's great to offer customers choice. They can decide whether to watch an ad-supported movie or show on IMDb for free or rent or purchase a movie and show immediately from AVOD without commercials. So it's really the best of both worlds for TV and movie fans."
This is perhaps not the best news for Apple and its iTunes ecosystem, which faces an increasingly appealing and diverse set of film and video offerings from Amazon and IMDb.
[Editor's Note: Unfortunately the service is currently only available to US users due to licensing issues.]
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KCKate
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It's about time. I don't understand though. As the article said, this could be a problem for Amazon. I think it's more than a problem! It is most likely to set them way back.
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KCKate
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CarolynGillis
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Great to see!
This is a valuable site without free online viewing and will be even more so with it....very cool. - 3 years ago
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CarolynGillis
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nkeg87
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Its like Hulu...i just hope its a bit more organized cause everytime I go to Hulu to watch something, I get distracted by all the other stuff on the website.
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nkeg87
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purplefox
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It's cool they're offering free films and tv shows, even if they are ad-supported and done with a financial incentive - I mean, I'd be surprised if they didn't have a financial incentive. Pity they're not available in the UK though - I guess like Pandora, we won't be seeing the service on this side of the pond anytime soon.
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purplefox
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Menchaca
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This is an amazing opportunity for movie lovers!
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Menchaca
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richjm
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It's a shame this is only available to US users because of licensing laws. First Pandora.com, now IMDB's free movies.
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richjm
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jimenagamio
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Goodbye blockbuster!
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jimenagamio
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mattbrawn
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Is there no end to what the internet can do?
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mattbrawn
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marpunk
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Another reason that I love Imdb!
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marpunk
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furryjenn
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sweetness
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furryjenn
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Cuddlebones
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Imdb is awesome. I love the quotes!
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Cuddlebones
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vericat
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This whole democratization of media idea is really starting to catch on. I'm proud to be alive during this revolutionary time.
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vericat
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Perry8331
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That's pretty cool
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Perry8331
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gem7007
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I was totally skeptical of this until I just watched "Weird Science" for the last hour and a half. I know this feature is new, but they could stock up on a bit more movies.
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gem7007
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neutralmilkhotel
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none of these movies include "adult or pornographic films." Big thumbs down.
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neutralmilkhotel
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xenothaulus
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Itym "iMDb now linking to hulu.com streams."
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xenothaulus
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Argon18
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xenothaulus:
No it's not the same player as Hulu, if anything they're linking from Amazon
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Argon18
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mako2424
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Come on, the #1 story on current.com?
Don't piss on my head and tell me it's rain. This is blatant advertisement.
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mako2424
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kewal91
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mako2424:
thats disgusting
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kewal91
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argyle_kitten
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mako2424:
No. People actually just really like movies, television, and free stuff, if you haven't noticed. This combines all three.
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argyle_kitten
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TReaper405
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Awesome!
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TReaper405
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tanyetta
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About to go over there right now!!!
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tanyetta
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LindseyIndigo
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As long as the people who made the films are getting paid properly with this kind of set up then free screenings are the best thing ever! I'll look forward to checking it out.
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LindseyIndigo
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Argon18
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That's pretty cool, I guess now that Hulu paved the way, everyone is jumping on the bandwagon.
I saw that Flixster is just copying the embed links from Hulu and playing them on their site that way.
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Argon18
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jadasic
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I guess.
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jadasic
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J_Jammer [removed]
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Interesting. I noticed the different setup when I visited it last night. I saw "watch whole film" or something like that...and was like huh? Ha. This is pretty cool.
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J_Jammer [removed]
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FrankOmazing
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wow i love it. haha
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FrankOmazing
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joshuaheller
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Sweet.
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joshuaheller
