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Oscar-Winning Roger Corman's Drive-In YouTube Channel Offers 400 B-Movie Essentials for $4 a Month

05.13.13 @ 4:46PM Tags : content, distribution, originalcontent, rogercorman, selfdistribution, streaming, subscription, webvideo, youtube

Of all the filmmakers of all time, few can claim the sheer volume of titles to their name as Roger Corman — never mind his other accomplishments. The 87-year-old director, producer, writer, and occasional actor is still active in his 60 year film career, during which he has coached countless high-profile auteurs, fostered the careers of several notable actors, and earned a 2009 Honorary Academy Award. He has also already denied services such as Hulu streaming rights to his extensive ~400 film canon even for an offered $5-6,000 per film (to be paid to him) — but has agreed to launch “Corman’s Drive-In” as a $4/mo paid YouTube channel in the summer. Read on for more details. More »

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YouTube Launches First Paid Channel Subscriptions Starting at $1 Per Month

05.10.13 @ 9:03PM Tags : originalcontent, subscription, web, webvideo, youtube, youtubepartner

Inevitable as it was, YouTube has finally rolled out the initial phase of its first ever attempt at paid subscription content. The 30 channels offered in this ‘pilot program’ span a wide range of demographics and subject matter — which is to be expected from the place where a vast majority of web video lives. Especially judging by these first 30 channels, this news likely won’t have no-budget filmmakers screaming anything about a ‘self-distribution revolution,’ but it certainly offers a more direct line of monetization for content owners than ad-based revenue. Viewers can try out any of the channels with a two-week free trial, and they start at $1 a month. Read on for more details. More »

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Get 5,000 Streaming Movies with Your Free 2-Day Shipping: Amazon Prime is Now a Streaming Service Too

02.23.11 @ 8:16AM Tags : amazon, distribution, netflix, streaming, subscription

Up until now, for $79 a year, Amazon Prime members got unlimited free 2-day shipping (and discounted $3.99 overnight shipping). Pretty straightforward. Prime now comes with an interesting twist, however: 5,000 streaming movies at no additional cost. While the catalog won’t give Netflix‘s 20,000-title library a run for the money, it is an interesting entrée by Amazon into the unlimited streaming game. More »