YouTube is borrowing a page from Vudu’s playbook, in a manner of speaking. AdAge has confirmed that the Google video service quietly started adding free, ad-supported movies to its “Movies & Shows” section in October. The roughly 100-title collection largely revolves around old or unspectacular movies that are long past their money-making prime, such as […]
Tag: adsupported
Amazon may make a free, ad-supported streaming service for Fire TVs
Enlarge / The Fire TV Cube itself is a small, glossy cube with IR emitters built into its sides. (credit: Jeff Dunn) Amazon may be gearing up to launch a new video-streaming service, but one that differs greatly from Prime Video. According to a report by The Information, the online retailer’s subsidiary IMDb is developing […]
Amazon working on ad-supported Prime Video (AMZN)
BI Intelligence This story was delivered to BI Intelligence “Digital Media Briefing” subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here. Amazon is creating an ad-supported version of its Prime Video streaming service that doesn’t require a subscription, according to Ad Age. The move marks a shift for Amazon, which has historically shied away from running […]
Daily Podcast: Will Streaming Services Go Ad-Supported? Louis CK, Tarantino, LOTR, Spider-Man, Justice League & Punisher
On the November 13, 2017 episode of /Film Daily, Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film senior writer Ben Pearson and writer Hoai-Tran Bui to discuss the latest news, including the latest Louis C.K allegations and what that means for his future in Hollywood, Quentin Tarantino’s next movie, Amazon is making a Lord of the Rings […]
Roku’s new ad-supported channel lets you watch a bunch of movies for free
The Roku 4 and its remote. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) Movie buffs looking for titles to watch now have a new option on Roku devices. Roku announced that its new channel (aptly dubbed The Roku Channel) is now available for all US users that have a Roku device made after June 2011. This channel has a bunch […]