IMDb Launches Streaming Service
By Christopher Nickson
September 17, 2008
Already the bible on movie data, the Internet Movie Data Base has now added video streaming to its arsenal.
If you need to know something about a movie, from the year of release to an obscure actor, you turn to the Internet Movie Data Base (IMDb). Previously, the site – which is owned by Amazon – has been all text. But now that’s changed, as IMDb has begun streaming video.
The site now carries more than 6,000 programs, with plenty of TV shows, and users can also rent or purchase videos from – who else? – Amazon.
The service is free and supported by ads, and IMDb’s Tammy Hovey told TechNewsWorld:
"IMDb's goal is to show its users every movie and TV show on the Internet for free on IMDb.com, making the site truly the destination for movie and TV lovers."