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"YouTube has confirmed plans to launch a free movies on-demand service after agreeing partnership deals with US studios and UK content website Blinkbox. The Google-owned YouTube has agreed deals with Lionsgate, MGM and Sony Pictures to make more than 400 movies available on its new YouTube Movies channel. Users will able to watch a range of titles on-demand without charge, including classics such as Buena Vista Social Club and The Clan Of The Cave Bear, along with Bollywood hits. YouTube has also agreed a partnership deal with video on-demand site Blinkbox to make around 165 films available for free, including Hotel New Hampshire starring Rob Lowe and Jodie Foster and Dark Side Of The Sun starring Brad Pitt. Blinkbox will receive revenue from advertising around the films, while also being able to build its brand among a new audience.  The new movies channel follows an agreement in January between YouTube and the Sundance Film Festival, which involved films from the festival being made available for rent. YouTube also currently supports the long-form catch-up TV services offered by Channel 4 and Channel 5. &amp;quot;This is one of many efforts to ensure that people can find all the different kinds of video they want to see, from bedroom vlogs and citizen journalism reports to full-length films and TV shows,&amp;quot; said YouTube head of video partnerships Donagh O&amp;#039;Malley. &amp;quot;We hope film lovers enjoy the range of titles in this free library, whether catching up on a mainstream hit or delving into the vast archive of classic films from decades past.&amp;quot; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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