Skype Founders Working On Netflix Rival: VDIO
By Germain Lussier/Oct. 18, 2011 12:30 pm EST
News of the service was first broke by Gigaom.com, which then confirmed several facts about it. It’s a service that “lets you instantly watch the best in TV and movies” but is somehow different from LoveFilm and Netflix. VDIO will be subscriber based, is currently in closed beta and will first launch in the U.K. Those are the facts. Some of the non-confirmed information and inferences are that VDIO was able to fly under the radar because it was privately funded under a different name, Project WBS and – if the titles on the official site are any indication – they could have deals with AMC, Showtime, Fox, Columbia/Sony and Warner Bros. That’s a very impressive launch line up if the titles on the home page are to be believed.
Really, that’s it. There’s not a lot of information out there but it’s sure to be coming soon. What I’m wondering is if there anything VDIO can do to distinguish itself when it’s so late to the game? The aforementioned services already have millions of subscribers and brand recognition, so what could VDIO add that would make people use their service over what they use already? Please speculate in the comments below.
