Rdio just lay outed a freshly streaming video overhaul. Named Vdio, it lets users demand and purchase movies and TV shows, create and share video play calls, and features toughened husking tools designed to help surface content. It’s soon avail up to(p) to Rdio Unlimited Subscribers in the United States and United Kingdom, and is anticipate to open to everyone this summer. Vdio is available on the web right now, and its iPad app clear up the iTunes store today as well.
Vdio shares the same social discovery tools that have worked so well for Rdio. The shows and movies your friends are watching bequeath show up in your dashboard, as will new releases and suggestions. The playlist sharing features let you build a list of titles like, say, SciFi Hits to share with friends. It’s an attempt to solve the “what to watch?” plight in a world of unlimited choices.
The move from songs to shows was vast in the works. Rdio says it always planned to be an entertainment service that went beyond music. “We’ve always felt breaking into TV and movies would be a natural and exciting next step,” Malthe Sigurdsson, who runs product for Rdio, told Wired.
save strange Rdio, this is not a subscription service; you can’t sacrifice one price to get unlimited access to movies and TV shows. Everything is a la carte. The company says this was the only way it was able to offer new releases. “While a subscription [plan] is very enkindle to us — even as a bundle with Rdio — it’s not something that’s available today,” said Sigurdsson.
Content seems fairly robust, exactly pricing varies quite a bit. revolutionary TV shows fly the coop to run $2.99 for an episode while anneals range from $14.99 for the first season of Breaking Bad to $42.99 for Season 3 of Walking Dead. New movies are $4.99 to rent or $14.99 to own.
Currently, Vdio is just available on the web and iPad. The iPad app, however, supports AirPlay, which will let users sling content to a big screen. The company said it is “talking to all the vernacular suspects” about set-top apps.
Rdio competitor Spotify has also been widely expected to launch a streaming video service, also with social components, this year. But Rdio’s entry beat it to the punch. With streaming music function from Google, Apple and others also expected to launch this year, 2013 is shaping up to be the year of the stream.
Materials taken from WIRED
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