Paramount to Offer Content to VOD Service ZillionTVParamount is buying

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Paramount is buying into the idea of ZillionTV, offering up content and taking an equity stake in the young VOD company.

ZillionTV allows users to purchase or rent movies and TV shows for viewing on their TV screens. Its more unique offering, though, is allowing consumers to watch such content free if they agree to watch commercials

Paramount joins Warner Bros., Sony, NBC Universal, Fox, Disney and Lionsgate, which own a stake in Zillion and supply it with content.

Nov 9, 2009,
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr...sion/news/e3iec91181b3bb41981e7eba1755291b1fc

there is no cost for the ZillionTV™ Device or motion-sensing Z-Remote.

The ZillionTV Device can connect to a TV using a composite, component, S-Video, or HDMI cable.

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I can't quite understand how Paramount puts themselves out to so many places for digital distribution of Trek feature films. With iTunes, XBOX Live marketplace, Sony Playstation Network, Amazon Video on Demand, Netflix on demand, etc. why would someone want another settop box for ZillionTV? New Blu-ray players with BD-Live 2.0 will do the same thing.

Paramount just put in money to
Epix TV which is a $10./month premium cable movie channel and subscription online movie service which started October 30.
Thread here: Epix TV channel [Autumn 2009] - on FiOS
It sounds like ZillionTV is just a VOD broadband Internet channel that is advertising sponsored (just like Hulu).

ZillionTV really for online feature films?

 

[Nardpuncher]

Re: Paramount to Offer Content to VOD Service ZillionTVParamount is bu

getting too old...I have no clue what this is about.

Get off my lawn!

 

[Ziz]

Re: Paramount to Offer Content to VOD Service ZillionTVParamount is bu

The whole idea of these VOD services sounds great on paper - consumer doesn't have to find shelf space for physical media anymore - but the downside is that now the content providers control what you can see and how long it's available for. I can pull a DVD off my shelf long after it's discontinued and not available for purchase anymore. Will they offer you the same flexibility? Doubtful.