Spotify for movies

cvander wrote: post #3

It's called netflix :P And spotify might enter the movie business itself. http://techcrunch.com/2011/04/28/spotify-lands-major-studio-...

I disagree about netflix. Reason being is they don't have the same caliber movies as spotify has songs. The Amazon Prime Instant Movies is getting close, but someone has to lock down a deal already!

Awesome post with the techcrunch article :) I guess if spotify can make deals with major music labels, the same or similar applies to movie studios.

Re: Spotify for movies

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Post by ig1 » Wed, Aug 31, 2011, 5:58 PM UTC

entrepreneurial wrote: post #4

cvander wrote: post #3

It's called netflix :P And spotify might enter the movie business itself. http://techcrunch.com/2011/04/28/spotify-lands-major-studio-...

I disagree about netflix. Reason being is they don't have the same caliber movies as spotify has songs. The Amazon Prime Instant Movies is getting close, but someone has to lock down a deal already! Awesome post with the techcrunch article :) I guess if spotify can make deals with major music labels, the same or similar applies to movie studios.

The problem is that licensing is a lot more complicated than for music, as films themselves are subject to a large number of licences (from the music they use to individual actor contracts) trying to verify every licence involved in the movie allows for online distribution in a flat-fee manner is a non-trivial task. And that's if you can persuade all the movie studios that it's a good idea.