On April 26th, we learned that YouTube was "imminently" launching a VOD service.  A lilliputian less than two weeks later, that service is going live.  Starting subsequently today, YouTube will exist releasing approximately 3,000 new titles from Sony Pictures, Warner Bros., Universal Pictures, and Lionsgate.  Some of the films available for rental include Goodfellas , Scarface , Caddyshack , Inception , and The King's Voice communication .  New release will cost $3.99 to rent and library titles will cost $two.99.  For almost movies, viewers volition have 30 days to scout their rentals and so 24 hours to finish the motion-picture show in one case they begin watching.  Most movies will be available for rent in standard definition but.

Hit the jump for the total press release and FAQ.  Click here afterwards today to check out the new rental releases.

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Here's the printing release and FAQ:

Become more than into movies on YouTube

Here at YouTube, nosotros can't get enough video. When information technology comes to movies, nosotros're just as excited: YouTube hosts a neat choice of motion picture trailers and showcases a diversity of independent films in our Screening Room; final year we announced the ability to hire movies from Sundance Film Festival; and this twelvemonth at Sundance we premiered Life in a 24-hour interval, a documentary film about a single twenty-four hour period on world filmed by thousands of YouTube users, produced past Ridley Scott and directed by Kevin Macdonald.

Today, we're announcing another step in our goal to bring more of the video you lot love to YouTube: the add-on of thousands of full-length characteristic films from major Hollywood studios available to rent in the US at youtube.com/movies. In addition to the hundreds of gratis movies bachelor on the site since 2009, you lot will be able to observe and rent some of your favorite films. From memorable hits and cult classics like Caddyshack, Goodfellas, Scarface, and Taxi Driver to blockbuster new releases similar Inception, The King's Speech communication, Little Fockers, The Green Hornet and Despicable Me. Movies are available to rent at industry standard pricing, and can be watched with your YouTube business relationship on any computer. The new titles will begin appearing later today and over the coming weeks to www.youtube.com/movies, and then keep checking back.

Merely your picture experience won't begin and end with a single moving picture. With 35 hours of video uploaded every minute to YouTube, there's a sea of content that tin add together to your movie feel. Many picture pages feature YouTube Movie Extras -- free backside-the-scenes videos, bandage interviews, parodies, clips and remixes from YouTube'due south unique community of content creators. Flick pages also showcase reviews from Rotten Tomatoes, so you lot'll meet feedback from critics earlier you lot decide what movie to go into. Over time we'll also be calculation additional videos and features to YouTube Movie Extras so that you lot tin can get even more into movies on YouTube.

Camille Hearst, Product Marketing Manager, recently watched 300

and Matt Darby, Production Director, recently watched YouTube Movie Extras for Reservoir Dogs

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FAQ

Q. What are some of the new studios y'all're partnering with?

A. NBC Universal, Sony Pictures and Warner Brothers.

Q. How many films have you added and how many full movies are now bachelor on YouTube?

A. Nosotros have added a total of approximately 3,000 new titles including catalog and new releases from Sony Pictures, Warner Bros, NBCUniversal, Lionsgate Films and many great independent studios. This brings the full number of movie titles available to hire on YouTube to over 6,000.

Q. Where and when will the boosted movie titles brainstorm appearing on YouTube?

A. Movies for rent will be available at www.youtube.com/movies and new titles volition begin actualization to users today and be added throughout the week.

Q. Where are the new movies located and when volition they exist available on the site?

A. The new movies are located at world wide web.youtube.com/movies and will start appearing at that destination throughout the day.

Q. How many full studios are at present represented at YouTube.com/movies and what are they?

A. Studio partners include Universal Pictures, Sony Pictures, Warner Brothers, Lionsgate Films, Starz,The Weinstein Visitor, and Magnolia Pictures, among others.

Q. How much volition the movies for rent cost?

A. Movies are ready at manufacture standard pricing (i.e. most new releases starting time at $3.99 and library start at $ii.99).

Q. How long will a consumer have a moving picture once he or she has purchased it?

A. For almost movies, viewers will have 30 days to begin watching their rental. Once they starting time watching the movie they will typically accept 24 hours to finish.

Q. What transaction service are you using?

A. The service accepts all major credit cards.

Q. Volition movies for rent be bachelor at the same time as DVD releases?

A. Information technology's always up to the content owner, even so, many movies volition exist available at the same time as DVD releases.

Q. Is this a subscription service?

A. No, this is a transaction offering.

Q. Are the movies downloaded, or streamed?

A. Streamed.

Q. Is this global?

A. No. This service is bachelor to US YouTube users only.

Q. Do you need a YouTube business relationship to purchase a movie for rent?

A. Yep.

Q. Will YouTube movies for rent be available on Google Goggle box?

A. Aye, these volition exist available via the browser (www.youtube.com) on Google Telly.

Q. Can rented movies be shared or embedded into other sites including blogs, Facebook and Twitter?

A. Users can embed movies on other sites. If a user who has not rented the movie views the embedded video, the embedded thespian volition evidence the moving picture's trailer along with an overlay that users can click on to rent the full movie.

Q. Is the content in HD?

A. YouTube supports video in up to 4k resolution, still, it is up to our partners to specify what video quality they provide. Nearly movies for hire will be bachelor in standard definition.

Q. What is unique nigh the YouTube Movie experience?

A. Movies on YouTube are nearly providing a complete moving-picture show experience. With YouTube Movie Extras movie fans can get more than into their favorite films through bandage interviews, clips, alternate picture show endings and other highly produced content from talented YouTube partners. YouTube reaches one of the largest and nigh engaged online audiences in the world, with hundreds of millions of views a day in the US alone.