{"id":1051,"date":"2014-12-24T14:29:18","date_gmt":"2014-12-24T22:29:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kmtechblog.com\/?p=1051"},"modified":"2014-12-24T14:29:18","modified_gmt":"2014-12-24T22:29:18","slug":"the-interview-tentatively-set-to-hit-youtube-as-a-rental","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmtech.blog\/?p=1051","title":{"rendered":"The Interview \u201cTentatively\u201d Set to Hit YouTube as a Rental (Update: Confirmed)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>The Interview<\/em>, otherwise known as the controversial movie that has been at the center of\u00a0<span id=\"itxthook0w\" class=\"itxtrst itxtrstspan itxtnowrap itxtnewhookspan\">cyber <\/span><span id=\"itxthook0p\" class=\"itxtrst itxtrstspan itxtnowrap\"><span id=\"itxthook0w\" class=\"itxtrst itxtrstspan itxtnowrap itxtnewhookspan\">attacks<\/span><\/span><span id=\"itxthook0p\" class=\"itxtrst itxtrstspan itxtnowrap\"><span id=\"itxthook0w\" class=\"itxtrst itxtrstspan itxtnowrap itxtnewhookspan\"><\/span><\/span>\u00a0on Sony, will officially debut in theaters on Christmas Day. You may also be able to stream it <span id=\"itxthook1p\" class=\"itxtrst itxtrstspan itxtnowrap\"><span id=\"itxthook1w\" class=\"itxtrst itxtrstspan itxtnowrap itxtnewhookspan\">online<\/span><\/span>. While Apple allegedly turned down the option to provide it through iTunes, YouTube apparently bit at the chance, though there\u2019s nothing certain just yet.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>According to\u00a0<em>CNN<\/em>, YouTube is \u201ctentatively\u201d set to stream\u00a0<em>The Interview<\/em> to viewers through a rental option. This, of course, isn\u2019t new for YouTube \u2014 the site already streams plenty of old and new movies to end-users. It is however a major move considering the controversy that has surrounded the launch of\u00a0<em>The Interview<\/em>, which just a few days ago looked like it might have been shelved.<\/p>\n<p>YouTube hasn\u2019t yet confirmed the report from\u00a0<em>CNN<\/em>, and we don\u2019t know when it might launch \u2014 it\u2019s possible it could hit as soon as Christmas Day, or it may be delayed following the release to movie theaters. Additionally,\u00a0<em>CNN<\/em> said that talks might still \u201cfall apart\u201d and that other streaming partners are likely, which means it\u2019s by no means an exclusive to YouTube just yet. We\u2019ll see what comes of this soon.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Update:<\/strong> Via CNBC, Sony has confirmed that it will distribute <em>The Interview<\/em> starting today through YouTube, Google Play, Microsoft Xbox Video, <a class=\"vglnk\" href=\"http:\/\/seetheinterview.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">SeeTheInterview.com<\/a>, and its own site. It should be available as early as 10 a.m. PST for $5.99. If renting isn\u2019t your thing, you can purchase the movie for $14.99.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: Sony says it will distribute \u201cThe Interview\u201d beginning tonight through Google Play, YouTube, Microsoft Xbox video &amp; its own site.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CNBC Now (@CNBCnow) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CNBCnow\/status\/547799166773374976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 24, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Update #2:<\/strong> Google has <a href=\"http:\/\/googleblog.blogspot.com\/2014\/12\/the-interview-now-available-on-google.html\">released<\/a> a statement regarding its decision to support <em>The Interview<\/em>, saying it is committed to making the \u201cworld\u2019s information accessible\u2014yes, even Seth Rogen movies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Update #3:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/variety.com\/2014\/digital\/news\/netflix-in-talks-with-sony-pictures-to-stream-the-interview-exclusive-1201386885\/\">Variety<\/a> now reports that Sony is in talks with Netflix to <span id=\"itxthook3p\" class=\"itxtrst itxtrstspan itxtnowrap\"><\/span>\u00a0<em>The Interview\u00a0<\/em>within the next few days. Netflix declined to provide a comment, though given how widely the movie will be available in the next thirty minutes, I imagine the streaming <span id=\"itxthook4p\" class=\"itxtrst itxtrstspan itxtnowrap\"><\/span>will want to partake in the hoopla. Sony reportedly screened the film for Netflix executives in recent days.<\/p>\n<p>Source-<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Interview, otherwise known as the controversial movie that has been at the center of\u00a0cyber attacks\u00a0on Sony, will officially debut in theaters on Christmas Day. You may also be able to stream it online. While Apple allegedly turned down the option to provide it through iTunes, YouTube apparently bit at the chance, though there\u2019s nothing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1052,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1051","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-movies-tv-shows","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmtech.blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1051","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmtech.blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmtech.blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmtech.blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmtech.blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1051"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kmtech.blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1051\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmtech.blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1052"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmtech.blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1051"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmtech.blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1051"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmtech.blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1051"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}