EPIX brings movie streaming to mobiles courtesy of Adobe's Open Screen Project

Already offering video to your TV and computer, EPIX is ready to unveil the third part of its "Big On Any Screen" service when it demonstrates a mobile version of the channel today at MWC 2010. It's teamed up with Adobe and the Open Screen Project for a Flash Player 10.1 implementation that it claims offers "highest mobile viewing quality available on mobile devices today," if it can match up with the Flash player available on PCs then it has a chance. The ability to pause a movie on the TV or PC and pick up later on your handheld is in the works as well. No word on where we'll see this launch or if your cell carrier will need to be tied to your TV service for access, but we'd figure Verizon's VCast will be near the top of the list.

[mtnDewFTW Posted Feb 15th 2010 6:57AM]

So Netflix much?

[wifigod Posted Feb 15th 2010 1:57PM]

I used a trial of the EPIX service, let's just say it EPI-cally sucked. Was a HORRIBLE interface, listed tons of movies that it didn't even actually have available (with content that seemed stolen directly from IMDB), the titles that were available were garbage, AND they expected you to pay for it.

When are these companies going to get a clue that it's MUCH cheaper for them to stop producing discs and start streaming everything online? Granted they'll have to keep producing discs for a few more years for those not yet streaming video online, but it seems like they're blocking progress instead of embracing it. :-(