Posts Tagged ‘YouTube’

YouTube launches full-length movie rentals

Tuesday, May 10th, 2011

YouTube launches full-length movie rentals
YouTube is now officially expanding into streaming full-length movies online for rent.

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4 Reasons Why Pay-Per-View YouTube is a Hard Sell

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

4 Reasons Why Pay-Per-View YouTube is a Hard Sell
Earlier this year Google started offering online rentals of Sundance Film Festival movies. It bombed. According to the New York Times, Google made a paltry $10,709.16 from its $3.99 rental service over the course of 10 days, and the videos only garnered a combined 2,684 views. Perhaps the content was too niche for a broad audience, but those are still some mortifying numbers.

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