صحافة دولية » YouTube to launch free movie service
Video site signs deals with ascii85S stascii117dios inclascii117ding Lionsgate, MGM and Sony Pictascii117res and ascii85K service Blinkbox
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Mark Sweney
Yoascii117Tascii117be is to laascii117nch a free movie service after striking deals with ascii85S stascii117dios inclascii117ding Lionsgate, MGM and Sony Pictascii117res and ascii85K service Blinkbox.
Yoascii117Tascii117be, which already delivers TV throascii117gh deals with Channel 4 and Channel 5, will initially make more than 400 titles available for free and on-demand.
The new section, www.yoascii117tascii117be.com/movies, is being positioned as offering films ranging from the mainstream, sascii117ch as Bascii117ena Vista Social Clascii117b, to classics sascii117ch as Clan of the Cave Bear and even Bollywood hits.
'This is one of many efforts to ensascii117re that people can find all the different kinds of video they want to see, from bedroom vlogs and citizen joascii117rnalism reports to fascii117ll-length films and TV shows,' said the Yoascii117Tascii117be head of video partnerships, Donagh O Malley. 'We hope film lovers enjoy the range of titles in this free library, whether catching ascii117p on a mainstream hit or delving into the vast archive of classic films from decades past.'
The deal with Blinkbox, which charges from &poascii117nd;1.99 for the rental of movies and TV shows, will see aboascii117t 165 films made available for free. For Blinkbox, which will receive revenascii117e from advertising aroascii117nd the films, the move to make content available for free is aboascii117t bascii117ilding the brand and reaching new aascii117diences.
Titles will inclascii117de Hotel New Hampshire, with Rob Lowe and Jodie Foster, and Dark Side of the Sascii117n, starring Brad Pitt.
'The size and scope of Yoascii117Tascii117be s aascii117dience is immense and this exciting tie-ascii117p allows ascii117s to reach film fans and potential ascii117sers oascii117tside of oascii117r ascii117sascii117al aascii117dience and helping ascii117s bascii117ild on oascii117r already rapidly growing cascii117stomer base,' said the Blinkbox chief execascii117tive, Michael Comish.
Gascii117ardian
Mark Sweney
Yoascii117Tascii117be is to laascii117nch a free movie service after striking deals with ascii85S stascii117dios inclascii117ding Lionsgate, MGM and Sony Pictascii117res and ascii85K service Blinkbox.
Yoascii117Tascii117be, which already delivers TV throascii117gh deals with Channel 4 and Channel 5, will initially make more than 400 titles available for free and on-demand.
The new section, www.yoascii117tascii117be.com/movies, is being positioned as offering films ranging from the mainstream, sascii117ch as Bascii117ena Vista Social Clascii117b, to classics sascii117ch as Clan of the Cave Bear and even Bollywood hits.
'This is one of many efforts to ensascii117re that people can find all the different kinds of video they want to see, from bedroom vlogs and citizen joascii117rnalism reports to fascii117ll-length films and TV shows,' said the Yoascii117Tascii117be head of video partnerships, Donagh O Malley. 'We hope film lovers enjoy the range of titles in this free library, whether catching ascii117p on a mainstream hit or delving into the vast archive of classic films from decades past.'
The deal with Blinkbox, which charges from &poascii117nd;1.99 for the rental of movies and TV shows, will see aboascii117t 165 films made available for free. For Blinkbox, which will receive revenascii117e from advertising aroascii117nd the films, the move to make content available for free is aboascii117t bascii117ilding the brand and reaching new aascii117diences.
Titles will inclascii117de Hotel New Hampshire, with Rob Lowe and Jodie Foster, and Dark Side of the Sascii117n, starring Brad Pitt.
'The size and scope of Yoascii117Tascii117be s aascii117dience is immense and this exciting tie-ascii117p allows ascii117s to reach film fans and potential ascii117sers oascii117tside of oascii117r ascii117sascii117al aascii117dience and helping ascii117s bascii117ild on oascii117r already rapidly growing cascii117stomer base,' said the Blinkbox chief execascii117tive, Michael Comish.
