UltraViolet Shutting Down on July 31, 2019

[sea2000]

Originally Posted by p w

while uv only titles will become vudu only titles or fandangonow only titles - until such time as those studios join MA.

Do we know this for a fact at this point? I hope it's not true. As I mentioned in another post, I have UV movies obtained on Vudu that I hope to view on FandangoNow after UV folds because Vudu's print is terrible.

This statement on UV's site gives me hope:

In most cases, your movies and TV shows will be available via the retailers linked to your UltraViolet Library at the time of UltraViolet shutdown. Linking to additional retailers can maximize your access to your Library and help avoid potential disruption.

[rocknblues81]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

UV libraries will still be around for the foreseeable future

My vudu is tied to my walmart.com account. I assume this means that I'm good to go.

[steve_dave]

Originally Posted by rocknblues81

My vudu is tied to my walmart.com account. I assume this means that I'm good to go.

Vudu just has to tied to UV and you are fine.

[casperuk]

Originally Posted by rocknblues81

My vudu is tied to my walmart.com account. I assume this means that I'm good to go.

They are one and the same. Where is your UV account connected?

[p w]

Originally Posted by K i r a

Sucks for people who have a shared UV, but VUDU talks that any movie in your VUDU library ported from UV will remain in VUDU after the closure makes me feel more at ease about it all.

as has been mentioned in this thread already, you can still share on amazon, google, and apple.
https://www.amazon.com/myh/households
https://families.google.com/families
https://www.apple.com/family-sharing/

Originally Posted by sea2000

Do we know this for a fact at this point? I hope it's not true. As I mentioned in another post, I have UV movies obtained on Vudu that I hope to view on FandangoNow after UV folds because Vudu's print is terrible.

if you have a uv tagged title and you link the service on which you redeemed it (example vudu), once it ports to another uv enabled service (fandangonow) it should stay in your library even when uv is gone. its just not going to get an ma tag if its not a ma title. once a studio joins ma, their catalog should become ma tag enabled.

[Rodney-2187]

I’m thinking UV digital copies might drop in price between now and July because they won’t redeem after that. Instead of running for the hills, I might stock up!

[p w]

Originally Posted by rodneyfaile

I’m thinking UV digital copies might drop in price between now and July because they won’t redeem after that. Instead of running for the hills, I might stock up!

we dont know they wont redeem after uv ends. but there is a possibility the older uv codes already past their expiration dates could stop working, there is also a possibility they will continue to work in MA or on specific providers sites. given the codes age, that has always been a possibility. since the launching of MA we've seen most studios leaning less towards grandfathering (extending) expired codes.

[storythecorgi]

Originally Posted by ScarredLungs

Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. I completely Agree! One of the many reasons I stay with physical.

That being said, for those who collect digital, this is unwelcome news.

I agree as well. Physical releases dont mysteriously disappear. I even buy Netflix shows on Blu-ray cause I don't completely trust that my fav shows will be available on streaming FOREVER.

[Undeadcow]

Originally Posted by storythecorgi

I agree as well. Physical releases dont mysteriously disappear. I even buy Netflix shows on Blu-ray cause I don't completely trust that my fav shows will be available on streaming FOREVER.

Not to get off topic but people who think any media is forever amuse me almost as much as people who pop into unrelated forums to make comments of superiority when potentially bad news comes about. There's been a parade of these, we are not worthy.

[casperuk]

I still have vhs'.

Nothing is forever

[hanshotfirst1138]

Originally Posted by p w

it's possible that google play will be rolled into youtube at some point. there have been rumors and little blurbs about the possibility since 2017. with google its hard to know when they will do something though. but if ma via google play got a nice ui upgrade into youtube (you can already play ma films there inside the usa but its a bit of a pain) - maybe ma could expand worldwide on youtube's back. hard to say what the next 2 years will bring, just that the rest of the world needs some form of MA because uv/flixster aint going to be the answer.

Isn’t Google getting rid of Plus in April? That was linked to YouTube, so I don’t know what’ll happen with that. I even heard rumors they might be getting rid of Hangouts shortly afterwards.

Originally Posted by shinobipopcorn

I wondered if that might work. Went back and got 2 of the 3 Star Treks in my Vudu account. The first was a CD so no-go.

I redeemed my Trek movies in iTunes and Vudu for the exclusive commentaries. In the case of Beyond, it’s STILL the only way to watch the commentary, which is particularly frustrating for me since iTunes keeps crashing when I try to run it .

[crackedknee]

Originally Posted by sea2000

Do we know this for a fact at this point? I hope it's not true. As I mentioned in another post, I have UV movies obtained on Vudu that I hope to view on FandangoNow after UV folds because Vudu's print is terrible.

FandangoNow does not maintain a transaction list for you like Vudu and MA. It is currently extremely likely that all UV items will disappear from FN once UV is dismantled.

If you ever disconnect FN from UV, all those UV titles disappear from your collection. I hope FN might change this (if even for the shut-down moment), but if you've ever contacted their customer support, you know they are not likely to lift a finger.

[p w]

Originally Posted by hanshotfirst1138

Isn’t Google getting rid of Plus in April? That was linked to YouTube, so I don’t know what’ll happen with that. I even heard rumors they might be getting rid of Hangouts shortly afterwards

nobody knows when google (and if) is rolling google play into youtube. its been rumored for 2 years. the dates on hangouts demise, which was supposed to be the beginning google/music/play/plus/youtube merge keep getting kicked back. the hangouts thing is now supposed to happen in 2020. we'll see. god knows google play could use the youtube ui speed bump.

but havent heard of any plans for google to get rid of family sharing though.

[ObiTrentKenobi]

I forewarned of this in past posts on discussions of streaming vs. physical media. Only weeks ago did I get emails about Sony's streaming service shutting down, now Ultraviolet. Seems they aren't expecting things to pickup anytime soon and just calling it since the introduction of Movies Anywhere by Disney, a superior service in my opinion, alongside Vudu.

No worries yet though, even if I lose all my digital copies I don't care, I have the physical media to all my movies (with the exception of about 4 digital movies I got free for signing up for stuff, but I don't care about them specifically).

Movies Anywhere and Vudu are all that's really needed to support any digital movie. (Vudu for the studios that are too stubborn to support Movies Anywhere)

[crackedknee]

Originally Posted by ObiTrentKenobi

Only weeks ago did I get emails about Sony's streaming service shutting down, now Ultraviolet.

Actually it was sonypicturesstore that closed, not the streaming service. That streaming service is still working today (2/1), still has a UV redeem link, still loads and plays the (Sony) UV collection. Granted you have to have a Sony device or TV with that app (called Ultra), but it was not dismantled, just that internet sales site.

[StingingVelvet]

Glad to see Vudu is assuring people in the U.S. Might lose some random thing or have lesser quality on a handful of things but it's in these sites' best interest to make you feel like your collection is safe. Even most Joe Schmoes wouldn't support digital purchases if they thought they'd lose them down the line I bet, and they know that, so they'll do everything they can before allowing people to lose stuff. It could happen of course... I've seen it happen with my other hobby, PC gaming... but they'll try really hard to prevent it.

My main fear with digital has always been content modification, not content loss.

Anyway... good luck to all those affected outside the U.S., hopefully it works out as well.

[crackedknee]

Originally Posted by StingingVelvet

My main fear with digital has always been content modification, not content loss.

My fear as well, which is why if it's a movie I care about, I often have a disc set of it even though I might also own it digitally.

[steve_dave]

Originally Posted by ObiTrentKenobi

No worries yet though, even if I lose all my digital copies I don't care, I have the physical media to all my movies (with the exception of about 4 digital movies I got free for signing up for stuff, but I don't care about them specifically).

Movies Anywhere and Vudu are all that's really needed to support any digital movie. (Vudu for the studios that are too stubborn to support Movies Anywhere)

La sigh...

Again as per DECE and Vudu:

Keep your UV library connected to Vudu or a UV compatible etailer and you will keep a majority, if not all, of your digital library.

[shelfcompact]

Originally Posted by ObiTrentKenobi

I forewarned of this in past posts on discussions of streaming vs. physical media. Only weeks ago did I get emails about Sony's streaming service shutting down, now Ultraviolet. Seems they aren't expecting things to pickup anytime soon and just calling it since the introduction of Movies Anywhere by Disney, a superior service in my opinion, alongside Vudu.

No worries yet though, even if I lose all my digital copies I don't care, I have the physical media to all my movies (with the exception of about 4 digital movies I got free for signing up for stuff, but I don't care about them specifically).

Movies Anywhere and Vudu are all that's really needed to support any digital movie. (Vudu for the studios that are too stubborn to support Movies Anywhere)

Ultraviolet isn't a streaming service.

[jbloggs]

What would really be helpful at this stage is a tool to extract a list of all UV licenses owned, with list to include Title, Quality (SD/HD/UHD), Date obtained, Redeemed/Purchased from provider, Studio, also email of acct that it came from.