Vimeo Readies Pay-Per-View Platform: Offers Six Streaming Movies

By Karla Robinson
November 15, 2012

As a precursor to Vimeo’s launch of a pay-per-view platform early next year, the site is offering six paid-streaming titles, some of which will be available for up to two months.
“The movies, which include ‘We Are Legion: The Story of Hacktivists’ as well as the LCD Soundsystem concert movie ‘Shut Up and Play the Hits’ are meant to preview different features that will be available to all content producers once Vimeo rolls out pay-per-view in earnest early next year,” GigaOM writes.
Some of the titles include access to exclusive extra content. Vimeo allows content producers to set regional restrictions and pricing.
Viewers can access the titles on PCs, iPads, mobile phones and select over-the-top devices such as Apple TV, Boxee and Roku, notes the post.
“Vimeo first announced pay-per-view as an additional monetization option in September, when it also rolled out tip jars for content producers,” explains GigaOM. “It’s not the only video site offering pay-per-view: YouTube has been offering select partners the option to charge for their streams for some time.”

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