Freaked out by Netflix, H'Wood Considers Pricey VOD options:
  • Leading Hollywood's effort to take back control of the home­vid biz, Time Warner is planning to launch a premium video-on-demand service in the coming months and lengthen the delay that prevents rental companies like Netflix and Redbox from offering new releases.

    Conglom will significantly shorten the window between a film's theatrical release and its VOD bow from 90 days to 60 and will charge about $30 for the pic on the earlier date, mostly via cable operators.


Thirty dollars to watch a movie on demand?

Fuck. That.

All that will accomplish is:
(a) people will wait longer to watch the films on netflix or redbox;
(b) more piracy. Video pirates will pay the thirty bucks, burn the movie to a DVD and sell copies on street corners for a couple of bucks.