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IMDb Launches On-Site Videos; India not on the List
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The Internet Movie Database (IMDb), which has the largest collection of Movie and TV information on the internet, has always been the one-stop for all the information one needs about a Movie or TV Show, Actor or Actress, be it Indian or International. Owned by Amazon, the site claims to be visited by over 57 million people worldwide every month. However, the information flow ended there since it did not offer the visitors trailers or other videos for viewing. Though the site carried photos, they were often of the actors / actresses related to the movie, usually from the special screenings.
Yesterday, the company has announced the launch of Videos on the site, that might come as a happy announcement for quite a few of its loyal followers. The site now carries a collection of 6000 full-length films and TV shows for everyone’s viewing pleasure. It is to be noted that the content is available as a stream and not for download. The videos are completely free to watch and can be viewed without downloading any additional software. According to this report, the content seems to be provided by Hulu and broadcasting corporations such as CBS, Sony and other independent filmmakers are involved too.
Though late, this brings IMDb right into the competition with other big sites that offer streaming videos such as Hulu and Jaman. If you’ve been to the site before, the site has remained unchanged for quite a few years now and has the crammed look. A new user may take some time to get used to site’s content.
Before you go ahead and try to access the site, let us tell you that the videos seem to be available only to visitors from the US. Since the content is largely from the US, there may be copyright issues involved and hence if you try to view a video, you are promptly told that video is not available in your country. To make things clear, a few videos from independent film makers and a few other videos can still be viewed, but movies and TV Shows are out of the bounds. There’s nothing IMDb can do about it, since it is merely showcasing the content from other sources.
Lately, there have been a lot of sites that have sprung up to offer streaming media content, including movies and TV Show online. Even though these require a fairly fat bandwidth pipe, they have had a decent amount of traffic coming their way. Some of the companies from India which offer streaming media include Rajshri.com, BIGFlix.com and WatchIndia.tv
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