International Friends… the future is here… sort of. Online video giant YouTube is about to premier it’s first movie at the same time it premiers in theaters. The folks over at Cinematical give us this:
“We’re more than just dogs on skateboards.” YouTube plans to premiere their first movie, Reuters says (via The Hollywood Reporter), in an apparent bid to increase revenue, reach profitability, and, perhaps, appear more appealing to advertisers. (The opening statement was made by the company’s Paris-based partner development manager.) Yann Arthus-Bernard’s documentary Home, produced by Luc Besson, will debut simulatenously in theaters and on YouTube, evidently in the near future.
This is something that we’ve known was coming for a long time. There have already been some experiments with movies premiering in theaters and On Demand on the same day… but doing it on YouTube would be a significant turning point.
I think it’s a great thing to try. However… having said that… It’s not really something for me. Unless I’m on an airplane and need time to kill and something to distract me, I just detest watching movies or TV shows on my computer. I want to see a movie in a theater. I want to watch TV on my TV in my living room. Yes yes yes… I understand you can play your computer to your TV, but it’s still not the same to me. I’m sure it’ll be great for many people… just not me.
