Google Inc. (GOOG)’s YouTube and Google Play video services will get more than 600 programs from News Corp.’s Twentieth Century Fox studio, adding TV shows and movies such as “Family Guy,” “Glee” and “X-Men.”
The titles will be available to buy or rent in the U.S., Jonathan Zepp, Google’s manager of TV and film content partnerships, said on the Mountain View, California-based company’s blog. The content will come to other countries later, Zepp said.
News Corp. also introduced a related program today called Digital HD, which will let viewers see high-definition versions of its movies on Amazon.com Inc.’s site, Apple Inc.’s iTunes and other platforms, as well as YouTube and Google Play. The company is offering the sci-fi movie “Prometheus” over the system for less than $15, three weeks before it will be available on DVD.
The Fox studio is seeking ways to generate more online revenue from its films, which often are pirated and viewed for free. Google, meanwhile, wants to expand the role of YouTube beyond its amateur-video roots to become a bigger source of Hollywood entertainment. The company also is trying to bolster Google Play, a service that lets users get movies, shows and books on their Android smartphones and tablets.
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