Vongo: Movie Download Service from Starz

It seems that Starz has just launched a new movie download service. Vongo is available for a monthly subscription of $9.99 and will include 1,000 movies and short films. Their website is up and running, and it has some very creative flash guides to learning more about the service. You can even view a free movie clip. The service seems to be geared more toward portable devices and it uses Microsoft video files, but it is the dream service I always wanted. The flash commercial explained that movies are available almost as soon as they leave the theaters on Vongo, but for a pay-per-view fee of $3.99.

Source: PaidContent.org

Update: From the Vongo license agreement: “Except for Pay Per View Content, each Content file downloaded will allow you to have 10 24-hour periods to view the Content, provided that the Content does not otherwise expire due to availability. You can view the file as many times as you like during each 24-hour period. If you use up all 10-24 hour viewing periods, you can always download additional copies of the Content, and thereby obtain an additional 10 24 hour viewing periods. ” And Pay Per View Content lasts for 1 24-hour period. Also you may not have more than 10 Content files in your download list. If you transfer a file to a device you can then download more, but the file will expire after a set time and be unusable.

It seems to me that the devil is in the details. It remains to be seen how restrictive these rules turn out to be for a Vongo customer, but it may not be as great a service as I thought.