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BT launches movie downloads
BT has joined forces with NBC Universal to let punters download TV and
movies to own from next week. Universal has been letting people download its
movies for some months now but will hoping the backing of a heavyweight like BT
will help boost its popularity.
The Download-To-Own service, through BT Vision which will launch on July
31st, will let you buy downloadable movies ranging in cost from £8
to £17 on the same day that they are released on DVD. What you get is two
digital files – one copy for a laptop/PC and another for 
a portable media
player, as well as a DVD that will be posted out to you for your DVD player.
There is no movie renting facility though but there will be by Autumn,
says BT. There is one key flaw with the service though in that two copies of
the same movie is going to take hours to download, especially on slower links.
And, unless you have a broadband account with unlimited downloads, you will eat
through your monthly download limits in just a few movies. More.
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