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Warner Brothers to offer movie downloads in Hong Kong

Superman ReturnsIf you can't beat them, join them -- and charge them. That's Warner Brother's latest strategy for battling video piracy in Hong Kong. The movie studio will offer 100 titles online, including recent DVD releases such as Superman Returns and Happy Feet as well as popular older titles like Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. The videos will be available for a fee through ViDeOnline's 08Media web site.

Hollywood studios say they lose billions of dollars a year to video piracy, with China being one of the hottest spots for internet pirates. Warner Brothers' move is designed to give Chinese consumers a chance to get high quality movies for a small price rather than turning to the black market.

The files will include DRM to prevent copying. No word on exactly how much the studio will charge for the downloads, or whether anyone in Hong Kong will actually use the service.

[via DailyTech]

Filed under: Fun, Internet, Video

Warner Brothers signs on with Joost

Warner Brothers has announced plans to bring programming from WBTV: SCI-FI FLIX and WBTV: Before They Were Mega Stars exclusively to Joost.

Both new Warner Brothers themed channels are expected to launch later this month. The SCI-FI FLIX channel is expected to feature shows like Babylon 5, Max Headroom, My Favorite Martian, and Adventures of Briscoe County.

The Before They Were Mega Stars channel will feature shows that launched the careers of some of Hollywood's greatest stars as well as episodes of popular television shows with celebrity guest appearances. The channel promises a look at past television appearances of stars like Brad Pitt, John Travolta, Diane Keaton, and Kirsten Dunst.

One of the largest complaints about Joost currently is it's lack of programming. Their partnership with the WB brings them one step closer to providing users with content they might actually want to watch.

Filed under: Internet, Utilities, Video, News, Windows, Macintosh, Linux, Web services, Commercial

Warner Bros. to use BitTorrent to sell movies and TV online

warner bros to sell tv movies via bittorrentJust like iTunes did for file sharing music, Warner Bros. is going to start selling movies and TV online. While this is clearly an effort to legitimize the whole download yer entertainment thing, what's interesting is the use of BitTorrent as the tech behind the downloads. I don't think it's unusual though, as BitTorrent's technological solution to moving packets around is quite clever. It's a perfect tech for moving large files at high speeds, as would be needed. Besides, the prevailing theory has been if you offer a way for people to use BitTorrent (or any download system) legally, they'd use it. I'll admit I just don't bother looking for stuff on torrent sites just for the extra hassle it entails. Now what was that about the next version of OS X using BitTorrent? Hm...

[Via TechMeme]

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