Despite a hefty $1 billion copyright infringement lawsuit against Google, Paramount has begun streaming over 500 films through Google Play and YouTube rental services. They join five other major studios, and a slew of indie distributors, who are already distributing titles through this rental service. 20th Century Fox is now the only major studio who hasn't adopted this service.
"Paramount Pictures is one of the biggest movies studios on the planet," said Malik Ducard, director of content partnerships at YouTube. "We're thrilled to bring nearly 500 of their films to movie fans in the U.S. and Canada on YouTube and Google Play."
While not all 500 titles are available just yet, Paramount is offering several new releases already, including Captain America: The First Avenger, The Adventures of Tintin, Puss in Boots, Super 8 and Hugo. Some popular catalog hits include The Godfather, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Transformers, Shrek and Coming to America.
Pricing for new releases are set at $3.99 to stream the title in standard definition. High definition rentals are $4.99. Catalog titles are priced at $2.99 for the standard definition version, and $3.99 for the HD rental. All rentals offer a 48-hour viewing period. Titles are available in US and Canada only. Visit Youtube Movies for a look at the many titles currently available for rental.
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