Monday, June 8, 2009

Epix: 720p streaming movies before they hit on DVD~


Movie studios are getting ready to stomp on Hulu like it was yesterday's news. Epix is going to be a new TV network from a joint venture from MGM, Paramount and Lionsgate. Epix will air movies before they're available on DVD, similar to the release window for pay-per-view. The network won't be a premium channel, but bundled into packages to compete with individual pay channels. But, that's only half the story~

The neatest thing is that Epix will also be available online at Epixhd.com, with 720p streaming. Video will be Flash-based with multi-bitrate support, dependent on bandwith availability. Epix will offer six different encoding rates from a mobile suitable 500 kbs up to full HD~

via : arstechnica

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