So as expected, Google has launched its premium video service called, rather imaginatively, Google Video Store. (Big thumbs down: does not work on Macs yet)
Technically, it hasn’t launched yet on Google video, but the release says it will launch soon.
– The content: prime-time and classic hits from CBS, a full slate of NBA games from this season and performances from the past, music videos from SONY BMG, Charlie Rose interviews as well as news and historical content from ITN, and more…
– CBS lineup available: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, NCIS, Survivor and The Amazing Race. Library classics will include I Love Lucy, The Brady Bunch, The Twilight Zone, MacGyver, Have Gun Will Travel, Mannix, My Three Sons, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager. Cost: $1.99 per episode
– Each NBA game for the rest of this season, including the NBA Playoffs and The Finals, will be available to fans in its entirety 24 hours after the contest’s conclusion. Cost: $3.95 per game
– Video prices are set by the content provider with no minimum or maximum dollar-limit. Owners also have the choice to offer their content with or without copy protection…
– Only Charlie Rose shows are NOT copy-protected (99 cents per show), and can be moved to portable devices and Google Video Player for offline viewing…all others are, according to this News.com story
– iPod and Sony PSP users will also be able to download and watch any non-copy-protected content from Google Video.
– Premium video only available in U.S….
– Google Video Store customers will make payments with a credit card through Google’s account system, as they do with the Google AdWords advertising system and other Google services.
– Major content providers will get more than half the amount from each transaction. Google gets about 30 percent in the end.
– WSJ: The Google video download service won’t initially contain ads placed by Google, but Jennifer Feikin said Google was in discussions with content owners about possibly including ads later.
– AP: Google has developed its own copy protection technology…In instances where the content provider adopts Google’s copy protection scheme, watching a video sold through Google will require users to be online so they can log on and view it via the company’s video player.
Full content slate here…
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