Google's Video Store

Posted on January 6, 2006

The BBC reports that Google announced the launch of an online video store at CES.

The web giant's co-founder Larry Page announced the service at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.

US network CBS is making shows like CSI and Star Trek available to buy online.

Google is the latest company to explore the idea of selling video on the net, following Apple who led the way with its iTunes online store.

Google's launch includes a deal with CBS for episodes from shows like CSI -- this aspect of Google's video store sounds similar to the ABC-iPod deal. Google will also let content creators upload and sell videos at its store. The announcement is somewhat of a let down considering there was buzz about cool devices like a Google PC.

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