Warner Bros. is manifestly hoping to attract novel fans past times offering movies for viewing on Facebook.
The moving-picture demonstrate studio announced this eventide it would laid out testing a programme that would offering movies for sale or rental for a brief menstruation through its fan pages on the social-networking giant.
Beginning tomorrow, Facebook users tin utilisation Facebook Credits to rent "The Dark Knight" through the movie's official fan page on the social-networking site, Warner said inwards statement. The moving-picture demonstrate tin live on rented for xxx Facebook credits or $3, in addition to Facebook users volition accept access to the moving-picture demonstrate for 48 hours through their accounts on the social network.
Facebook Credits is an alternative payment choice for to a greater extent than than 150 games in addition to applications on the social network. It's supported past times games such every bit FarmVille in addition to Mafia Wars, too every bit Bejeweled Blitz in addition to Madden NFL Superstars. Most titles withal let gamers to pay alongside credit cards, only it's Facebook's promise that eventually, users volition purchase all virtual goods alongside Credits.
The studio sees the social network every bit fertile dry reason for video on demand--considered a fundamental revenue rootage for Hollywood studios grappling alongside falling box piece of occupation receipts.
"Facebook has teach a daily finish for hundreds of millions of people," Thomas Gewecke, president of Warner Bros. Digital Distribution, said inwards a statement. "Making our films available through Facebook is a natural extension of our digital distribution efforts. It gives consumers a simple, convenient means to access in addition to taste our films through the world's largest social network."
Facebook representatives did non straightaway response to a asking for comment.
In improver to beingness able to time out the moving-picture demonstrate in addition to resume it at their leisure when they log dorsum inwards to Facebook, Warner Bros. said users volition withal live on able to post service comments on the moving-picture demonstrate in addition to interact alongside friends on the network piece watching their selection.
The programme is currently available solely inwards the U.S., in addition to additional titles volition live on added on a regular footing over the coming months, Warner Bros. said.
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