Major studios are in discussions with Amazon about bringing the online retail giant into Hollywood’s preferred online UltraViolet digital media locker, Bloomberg reports. The continuing talks center on plans to expand UltraViolet for storing and watching movies on tablets such as Amazon’s Kindle Fire and other devices, according to sources cited by Bloomberg. Response has been tepid for UltraViolet, which allows consumers to buy videos and store them online for playback on any device. The studios hope to stimulate the digital market as declining DVD sales have not been supplanted by Blu-Ray and download purchases. Studios backing UltraViolet include Warner Bros, Sony, Fox, Universal, Paramount, Sony and Lionsgate, according to UV’s website. Several retailers have also signed up. But the problem is that there’s not a single unified hub where consumers can access the content they buy. And Disney is developing its own separate system. Apple and iTunes, which have their own online storage service iCloud, also have not embraced UltraViolet for iPads, iPods or iPhones. Amazon has the experience and computer server infrastructure for the kind of storage and playback envisioned by UltraViolet. It already allows its customers to store movies purchased on Amazon. In addition, Amazon also hosts Netflix’s streaming. It’s possible some kind of agreement might be announced at next month’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.


Hahahahahahahahaha phew, you have to love the pollyanna greed in hollywood. Look morons, the value point for your content has been set! You are not going to squeeze anymore cash from this perpetual stone, no how no way.
I like Amazon, but like the game world you arent going to get me to part with my dollars unless I download and use the content wherever I want. Also like the game world you can store a record of my purchase so if I have a catastrophic loss I just download the media again. If its other that this, hell I already have and like Netfliz and your greed agenda can go and pound sand if you like I am not on board.
Now lets do this right this time
Ric, you have no idea what you’re talking about. UV is EXACTLY as you described. It’s a way for us consumers to own the movie ONCE and view it anywhere/anyhow we want. Their (UV’s) biggest failure is in properly educating the consumers. They’ve been so focused on pitching the idea to production studios that they have neglected to pitch the people that really matter, US!