Boxee To Offer Pay Per View Streaming
If your into Boxee then you may soon be able to watch some premium content – but at a price.
Boxee is planning to release a pay to view service this summer that will let viewers purchase TV shows, movies or apps with a flick of the wrist (actually a button press on the remote). The development will allow Boxee to show content that was previously not available to its viewers, says the company.
Boxee Going Pay Per View?
The CEO of Boxee Avner Ronen said on their blog :- “The content owners will be able to package and price as they wish, including pay-per-view and subscription. Content partners will have the flexibility to decide what they make available, whether it’s premium content, content from their existing library, or extras that will never make it on air.”
In return, Boxee will take a percentage of around 30% of each sale. Boxee currently aggregate content from various sources such as TV channels, online video and even Netflix. The company has become popular with users who want to stream content from their PCs to their TV. You can get the Boxee software for free. The company plans to launch a set-top box during the year in in partnership with D-Link.
It hasnt all been plain sailing though, streaming free content managed to upset Hulu last year when Hulu twice shut down Boxee’s access to it. Boxee responded by releasing a work-around. Hulu and Boxee have declared a truce for the present time.
The proposed Boxee pay to view platform could reassure content companies and TV channels of the software’s ability to monetize its users. Ronen believes the internet will be the fourth method of distribution for content after cable, satellite and IPTV.
“The connected living room represents a new medium, one in which great value could be generated,” he says.
The problem will be, that when it comes to paying to view and the swathes of choice around. Will anyone want to pay for the Boxee experience?
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