Indiepix: a new way to watch! Or not.
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According to Variety, e-tailer IndiePix yesterday release software that they hope will "change the way indie pics are distributed." By downloading the Disc Factory software, consumers
will be able to not only download movies to their desktops, but also burn those movies to DVD, thus freeing them
(legally) to watch downloads via a traditional system (aka DVD player and TV) for the first time. Though the number of
titles available to buy under this new system is only about 50 right now, IndiePix hopes to double that number by the
end of the month. In addition, the company reports that they will be keeping just 20-25% of the $15 it costs to
download a feature; their goal, they say, is not profit but "to be a positive force in the [independent] film
biz."What's odd about this whole thing is that the people at IndiePix are excited enough about the Download-to-Own initiative to either send out a press release or actually call Variety (yesterday afternoon), and yet as of this morning, their website shows no signs that the program even exists. So, either you have to accidentally click on one of the 50 participating films to find out about it, or they've changed their minds and scrapped the whole thing. What's really going on is anybody's guess.
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3-10-2006 @ 10:06AM
Ray Forsythe said...
The Download-To-Own service from indiepix.net becomes available to consumers next Wednesday, March 15th. Media can go there now and test the system at; indiepix.net/download.
Download the Disc Factory software first and then pick the trial title you'd like. Send us your email address and we'll email you the news release that was issued March 8th. Send request for news release to;Mediainfo2@PFComm.com
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