Tag archive: Epix

Reported first by Reuters today, Verizon Communications is preparing a streaming service that will offer movies and television shows to customers that don't have access or currently subscribe to Verizon FiOS. While no pricing has been released for the proposed streaming package, the source told Reuters that the service would potentially launch during 2012. The programming would be limited to a couple packages of movies similar to the… Read More

Video rental service Netflix has announced a exclusive multi-year deal with Epix that will enable Netflix subscribers to stream new movies and library titles from Paramount, Lionsgate, and MGM via the Internet. The deal is expected to significantly augment Netflix's library of content available for Internet streaming: content included in the deal would include things like the Iron Man and Saw franchises. New movies will be available… Read More

Major Hollywood studios are getting ready to light up the new Epix online streaming movie service this weekend…but consumers who were hoping Epix might give outlets like Netflix or Hulu a run for their money are bound to be disappointed. For now, Epix will only be available to Verizon FiOS customers as an additional $9.99 charge on top of their current FiOS packages…and in an age of Netflix's and Hulu's, why would consumers want to… Read More

Paramount, Lionsgate, and MGM have partnered together to create Epix, a new video streaming service that will offer high-definition streaming versions of Hollywood movies before they're available on DVD. And although the service will be available for free, it won't be open to the public in the way that Hulu or YouTube can be accessed by anyone: instead, the film companies are bundling up Epix as a value-add service for cable… Read More