Boxee Media Platform Now Offers Paid Content
The open-source media platform Boxee plans to operate a platform with paid content in the future. In addition to its current offerings, which consist mainly of older free content, it will also feature the latest TV series and movies, for which users will then have to pay.
This will enrich the platform with a wealth of new content, the company said in a blog post. «Content owners can determine their own programming packages and pricing, whether it’s pay-per-view or a subscription,» Avner Ronen, CEO of Boxee, is quoted as saying by Pressetext. Partners are given the freedom to decide for themselves which of their content they want to make available—whether it’s premium content, archival material, or extras that might otherwise never have been shown. For its part, Boxee retains a 30 percent share of the revenue from paid content per transaction.
The open-source platform aggregates content from various sources, such as TV stations and online video portals. Boxee gained popularity due to growing interest among users in streaming content from their PCs to their TVs. The software is free to use.
Trouble with Free Content
As Wired reports, Boxee ran into some trouble last year with its free offerings. The popular video site Hulu cut off Boxee's access to its content twice. Boxee responded with a sort of temporary solution, and the two sides agreed to a truce for the time being.
Ronen believes that the Internet will become the fourth distribution channel for video content, following cable, satellite, and IPTV services such as AT&T's u-Verse. «The connected living room represents a new medium with great potential for creating value.»
The open-source platform aggregates content from various sources, such as TV stations and online video portals. Boxee gained popularity due to growing interest among users in streaming content from their PCs to their TVs. The software is free to use.
Trouble with Free Content
As Wired reports, Boxee ran into some trouble last year with its free offerings. The popular video site Hulu cut off Boxee's access to its content twice. Boxee responded with a sort of temporary solution, and the two sides agreed to a truce for the time being.
Ronen believes that the Internet will become the fourth distribution channel for video content, following cable, satellite, and IPTV services such as AT&T's u-Verse. «The connected living room represents a new medium with great potential for creating value.»
