Online DVD rental service Netflix and digital video recorder maker TiVo on Thursday said they would jointly develop a product to download movies over the internet that could mark a revolution in home entertainment.
My questions is what movies will be available this way. Does TiVo think they can deliver ANY DVD this way? Can they? I would say that it would requires separate specific rights... Ah, here it is, later in the story:
TiVo Chief Executive Mike Ramsay told Reuters that Netflix would arrange movie licensing from Hollywood studios and TiVo would focus on the product technology. He said the product would not be available this year, but provided no details on an expected launch date.
I wonder how accommodating the movie industry will be to this? What will be the pricing? And what will the copy protection (usage restrictions) be?
Posted by jackhodgson at October 1, 2004 02:10 PM