Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Hollywood Follows Hulu to the Web - InternetNews.com

It is a dash of Hulu and a sprinkle of YouTube, features a crystal-clear picture, can rewind or fast-forward at lightning speed, and doesn't require a download of any special software. But epixHD.com, the soon-to-launch video website, will have its success dictated more by the movies, concerts and original programs it offers than the technology behind it, said the executive charged with creating and running the site.

"The critical linchpin to what we've got is that we have one-third of the box office of Hollywood," Epix Chief Digital Officer Emil Rensing said in an interview...