New Online Film Service Promises First Runs

Clickstar, a joint venture between Intel and actor Morgan Freeman, looks to bring first run, pre-DVD films to your desktop.

The model of online film distribution is one still struggling to gain footing between bandwidth issues, lack of selection and potential copyright problems. Enter into this market Clickstar: a new, soon to be available online film service formed as a joint venture between Intel and Morgan Freeman’s film production company Revelations Entertainment.

The idea of Clickstar, according to an announcement today at the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference, is to create an online service which will allow consumers to access, pay for and download first run, pre-DVD-release films and artist-created entertainment channels.  The new company will be headed by former Sony Pictures executive Nizar Alibhoy.

Clickstar said they are working with a variety of sources in the entertainment industry to build a strong library of films. No other details were available.

“ClickStar addresses the growing worldwide consumer demand for digital content — especially filmed entertainment,” actor Morgan Freeman said. “Our goal is to deliver first-run premium entertainment to film fans around the world and to make film easier to buy than to pirate.”