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The concept of a movie launching online alongside its theatrical debut isn't new; we've seen a few (usually independent) movies reach iTunes that way, for example. Streaming service arrivals are still rare, however, and Vimeo On Demand (http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/12/vimeo-on-demand-launches/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget) just boosted its street cred with plans to carry Some Girl(s) on June 28th, the same day that the movie gets a wider theatrical release. Vimeo will be the exclusive online home of the Adam Brody and Kristen Bell picture, and production house Leeden Media takes a populist bent in explaining why: as with Bell's return to Veronica Mars (http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/13/veronica-mars-movie-coming-together-with-crowdfunding/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget), it wants to cut out the usual in-between distributors. We're sure that Vimeo's tinier-than-usual 10 percent revenue cut and relatively uncrowded marketplace play a part, too. There's no guarantee that other notable movies will follow suit, but it's an important coup for an online service that's not even two months old.
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