Amazon planning ad-free video download service

Advertising Age is reporting that Amazon is close to launching an ad-free video download service, side-stepping Apple and Microsoft on the music front in hopes of snagging a chunk of the video market while the going's still good. It seems they weren't always so focused on video though, initially planning on a music service before deciding it wasn't worth the effort to take on Apple's mighty iTunes empire -- Microsoft apparently disagrees. Exact details on Amazon's proposed video service -- currently dubbed Amazon Digital Video (or Amazon DV) -- are understandably a bit sketchy, but it appears that it'll let users either download individual movies / TV shows for a yet-to-be-determined price or subscribe to a Netflix-type rental model. More details should be emerging soon enough -- if Ad Age is right, the service is gonna launch in mid-August.

[Thanks, Chris]

[Clint @ Jul 25th 2006 5:43PM]

Bit Torrents has ads, but it's still cheaper.

[Adamz @ Jul 25th 2006 5:44PM]

I hope they make it work with the Windows XP Media Center Online Spotlight.. and of course, PlaysForSure devices.

[Court K @ Jul 25th 2006 5:49PM]

Apple's about to drop a movie store, that will have HD, 1080p downloads from every major US studio by the end of the year.

Apple already got to the studios, and many made exclusive contracts. You won't see Paramount, Universal, Warner Bros, or several other studios offering their movies anywhere but through Apple. Just like Apple did for nearly a year with the music store.

Apple is ahead of the game, I've seen their "DVR" if you call it that... HD subscription will make blu-ray boring.

[Chris @ Jul 25th 2006 6:55PM]

I sure hope they add Amazon Digital Audio as well. Amazon DVDA would be a winner for sure.

[Scott @ Jul 25th 2006 7:49PM]

Ha, Did you actually just say DVDA?

[K.L. @ Jul 25th 2006 9:03PM]

Is it reported anywhere (other than this post) that Amazon has abandoned its digital music service? I haven't seen any such news...

[javaflash @ Jul 25th 2006 11:25PM]

My opinion - another smoke screen from Amazon, again right before the earnings. They can't deliver decent profits for quarters, so they deliver this to speculate. Aya...

Tonight, shareholders got sick of it, finally.

[mohamed naggar @ Apr 2nd 2007 3:57PM]

i want to send me funny videos

[Jason Drohn @ Jul 26th 2006 11:06AM]

It should be interesting but I don't think they have a chance. Not with Apple and Microsoft in the mix. Shareholders and stakeholders are obviously not happy with Amazon.

[javaflash @ Jul 26th 2006 12:04PM]

No bail out this time, Jeff (Bezos).

Time to restructure + focus. Get back to fundamentals.

(It's becoming a bad habit to earn quick bucks shorting AMZN every time they announce something.)

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