Google Launches YouTube streaming service in the United Kingdom

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Google launches movie streaming service in the United Kingdom? No they are not.

Google is launching a YouTube movie streaming service, contrary to reports swirling around the world of technology.

There was a report in the New York Post that Google is considering launching a subscription based service of film on YouTube, he said. It has also been reported that Google has earmarked $ 100 million (£ 62 million) for the project.

The movie streaming service, if launched, it would have been similar to options such as LoveFilm streaming in the United Kingdom.

However, paidContentUK was told by a YouTube spokesperson UK that this is not true. The spokesman said, "today, YouTube is focused on building out and improve its current leasing offer based in United States. While we always push out all of our products worldwide, our community, we have no intention of launching a European rental service in the near future. "

Such a service would have competed with other services, video-on-demand, but unfortunately we're not going to be seeing this anytime soon.

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Hulu steps on Netflix's fingers start Streaming movies

A rivalry between Hulu and Netflix continues to ferment in silence. Where the two streaming services, once they had distinct roles for television-Hulu, Netflix for movies-they are increasingly overlapping.

To this end, Hulu just added 800 film to its service Hulu Plus subscription, courtesy of Criterion Collection. The high-brow cinema Orson Welles, Jean-Luc Godard, Federico Fellini and more can now be your stream for $ 8 per month.

The film will be uninterrupted by advertising, which will roll just before the start of the movie. The free version of Hulu will get some movies Criterion Collection on a rotating basis, but they will be broken by ads.

Of course, 800 film Criterion Collection hardly compare with library of Netflix (Netflix had around 20,000 videos streamed from mid-2010, although I can't find a breakdown of the TV movie), but the caliber of those movies should give Hulu some credibility among film buffs.

It is also an interesting strategy because there is no major movie studios. NetFlix, meanwhile, has struck deals with NBC and ABC/Disney to stream television content. The company has also reportedly courted individual TV studios for streaming the season, but we have not seen that Come to fruition yet.

Although apparently consider Netflix as a competitor Hulu, I think it will be some time before companies start trading barbs so that, say, Netflix Blockbuster disses. The business of video streaming is still relatively young, and is in the best interests of both companies to grow their libraries without putting down each other.

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Redbox confirms that he is working on a video streaming service to compete with Netflix

You long says that Redbox, the company behind these kiosks rent DVDs for $ 1 at night, to extend their brand online, but its President officially confirmed yesterday that it will be offering a service that could compete against Netflix video streaming.

The big question now is who will partner with Redbox to get the service up and running, rather than building a massive infrastructure itself. Amazon.com may be the obvious choice, especially since it seems to already be preparing for a streaming service of your subscription. But Walmart is another option, especially since its acquisition of Vudu has already flows hardware devices.

Massive growth of redbox appears to be slowing down, perhaps because more and more people are watching videos online DVD rental. Another looming question is how the new service could assemble the contents that could not only compete with Netflix offer, but also provide a viable alternative.

What would it take to be a Redbox service that makes you go from Netflix streaming? Or subscribe to Redbox if you belong to Netflix already? Let us know in the comments section.

Sean Portnoy is a freelance technology journalist.

Redbox developing streaming online subscription-based

Watch out Netflix., Redbox finally is trying to give the online rental giant some more competition.

We really should have seen the one near that long ago, because Redbox sent an inquiry to its customer base last spring as regards a service online video for $ 3.95 per month.

According to Bloomberg, "Redbox movie rental Division is working to develop a subscription streaming service, setting of potential competition with Netflix Inc and Hulu LLC."

Bloomberg also mentions that Redbox has a partner with a "digital player" already lined up. Given that Amazon has already announced its plans to launch a subscription streaming program itself, which might seem the obvious answer. But the obvious is never much fun, so maybe that we are in a real surprise.

However, Redbox has not announced the price points or even a launch date. If that really sticks for Redbox $ 3.95 per month for unlimited streaming (relative to monthly fee of $ 7.95 for the Netflix Watch instantly), we will have a real battle going on.

Redbox already has 30,000 DVD rental kiosks at national level, but the days of going out to rent a movie, but all are gone. If Redbox wants to stay in the game rental, it's time to get that content online where the Americans did not turn around for it.

Rachel King is a freelance journalist based in New York and San Francisco.