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***mandy*** · 12-05-2006, 10:36 AM,

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The eBay Model Goes To The Movies...

It sounds like a B-School case study: How can independent filmmakers and small film libraries, whose titles are languishing unseen in storage, connect with the new venues for video that are sprouting up? The traditional methods of licensing films--attending film festivals and markets or meeting with distributors--are too expensive, exclusive, and inefficient for almost everyone but major players. Here's one possible solution: inDplay, a Silicon Valley startup backed by Google (GOOG ) Chief Executive Eric Schmidt and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers venture capitalist William R. Hearst that aims to connect films with professional buyers through an online marketplace...

InDplay Inc. occupies the middle ground between the frenzied user-generated playground of YouTube Inc. and the select world of theatrical distribution. Its DNA is part eBay Inc. (EBAY ), part IMDb Inc. (AMZN ), the popular online movie database. On inDplay's Web site, slated for official launch at the end of the year, anyone who owns rights to a video can register as a seller and upload relevant information, from trailer clips to available rights. Buyers representing theaters, DVD, TV, cable, Internet sites, and wireless channels search the online listings, which range from Lars von Trier's arty Nicole Kidman flick Dogville to Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys. They bid by e-mailing an offer to the seller. The purchase is made via PayPal or wire transfer, and inDplay currently takes about an 8% commission, equivalent to a traditional sales agent's fee. "We want to bridge the gap between the creative and business worlds," says inDplay CEO Goetz Weber.

full article: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/con...op+stories

the inDplay website: http://www.indplay.com

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inDplay is the online marketplace for film, TV, and video rights. Buyers and sellers find, negotiate, and close distribution and exhibition deals. inDplay uncovers more programming, sales, and distribution opportunities for content owners, libraries, agents, and distributors.