Media critics have blasted CinemaNow and Movielink for selling films that take too long to download, are frequently fuzzy and can cost as much as DVDs.That’s why few industry observers are surprised to see Hollywood begin seeking new partners.
The latest studio distribution deal came Tuesday, when Wurld Media, creator of peer-to-peer service Peer Impact, announced that it had begun selling select titles from Twentieth Century Fox Film and Warner Bros. Entertainment.
On the same day, movies from Sony Pictures Entertainment went on sale at video-sharing site Guba. Warner Bros., during the past two months, has struck similar deals with Guba and Wurld Media competitor BitTorrent.
Meanwhile, BusinessWeek has reported that five of the studios that bankrolled Movielink, including Paramount Pictures, Sony and Universal Studios, have begun looking for a buyer of the video-on-demand service.
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