Posted on Saturday 30 April 2011
Spotify has indirectly denied reports it’s planning to launch a movie streaming service to go with its music streaming service. But it remains a viable possibility. The bigger question is whether Hollywood has finally begun to accept a future that is already the present for most of us.
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TechCrunch, quoting a “source in the industry,” claimed recently that Spotify was planning an assault on the streaming video market, with recently-released movies being available to rent through the service not long after their theatrical release window. Several “major movie studios” are said to already be on board, with a fall 2011 launch likely.
Spotify founder Daniel Ek tweeted a denial stating, “No it ain’t true. Media these days are funny. Soon I’ll be reading that Spotify is launching a space rocket.” But that hasn’t stopped the speculation, with TechCrunch maintaining Spotify has denied other leaked stories only for them to then be verified down the line.




Call me psychic but I’m pretty sure you’ll all be aware of the royal wedding taking place on Friday morning. Prince William and Kate Middleton are getting married, and the event is being streamed live online. Will the Internet be able to cope?