Comments on: A letter from VidAngel CEO, Bill Aho

By: Jon

Jon — Fri, 10 Sep 2021 22:10:52 +0000

This sounds like the new VidAngel Entertainment inherited the terms of the settlement that was made with the old VidAngel company.

That means ClearPlay has a clear advantage here, since they can filter the entire universe of Disney and WB movies (Marvel, Pixar, Star Wars, etc.), and VidAngel Entertainment apparently cannot. Eventually ClearPlay’s technology will catch up; it looks like they have recently added the ability to customize specific filters, just like VidAngel. This is a problem.

Can the new VidAngel Entertainment sue Disney for relief from unfair settlement terms made by a previous company? Is there a statute of limitations so the terms of the settlement don’t live on in perpetuity?

I am not a lawyer, but there’s got to be away around this. Otherwise ClearPlay will eventually steal all of VidAngel’s customers and skip all the way to the bank.

By: Bryson Coleman

Bryson Coleman — Sun, 05 Sep 2021 22:40:17 +0000

I’m more interested in additional platforms than I am more content. When can we expect the addition of VUDU/FandangoNow or Google/Youtube which host over 600 titles in my personal digital library. I’m fully aware of the connection to Amazon through Movies Anywhere, but not every permissible studio is licensed with Movies Anywhere so I have many in my personal library I cannot view through Amazon. VidAngel was born filtering Youtube and Google many years ago before their algorithm changed in part due to the lawsuit. With the lawsuit settled, maybe that relationship could be resurrected.

By: Jake

Jake — Tue, 31 Aug 2021 03:30:56 +0000

In reply to Spencer Fix. I couldn’t agree more. Most of what I want to filter is not R rated to begin with. I just watched Ghostbusters 1 & 2 with my family and it was a blast.

By: Spencer Fix

Spencer Fix — Sat, 14 Aug 2021 16:23:23 +0000

In reply to Jaron. For our family, most R films aren’t worth saving. Too much to skip… we loved VidAngel for the mostly good shows that just needed a few things taken out. Most of those shows we want are from the major studios…

By: VidAngel

VidAngel — Wed, 11 Aug 2021 20:00:33 +0000

In reply to Jaron.

Good afternoon Jaron! Great question. VidAngel Entertainment is separate from Angel Studios. Our entire focus is filtering, allowing our customers the ability to choose what they want to see and hear while watching their favorite movies. We are unable to filter Disney Studios content, but are hopeful that door isn’t permanently closed. We have hired multiple engineers to make the filtering technology more efficient and user friendly than ever before. We have our content team releasing request-based content to our site weekly. We would love to add your TV show or movie requests to our list, email us at support@vidangel.com and we would be happy to forward the requests along to our team!

By: VidAngel

VidAngel — Wed, 11 Aug 2021 19:54:24 +0000

In reply to Deb. We are so grateful for your support! Thank you!

By: Deb

Deb — Fri, 23 Jul 2021 14:54:04 +0000

Thank you for fighting the good fight! I am very happy to be one of your customers and NOT one of Disney’s (they are so disappointing). Praying your company has tremendous success! Thanks again for providing this service!

By: Jaron

Jaron — Sat, 10 Jul 2021 15:18:52 +0000

I suspect the original draw of this service for most people was to be able to watch current content from some of the major studios. I think The Chosen is a wonderful show and you deserve kudos for producing it with such high quality. However, that’s not why I or other’s I’ve talked to want to use VidAngel. You could and did published The Chosen on other platforms. I’m looking for a solution/tool to take the latest R and TV-MA titles, from the more popular platforms and make them watchable for my family. More and more it seems your library of titles include PG-13, PG and G rated films. Yes, this makes your library numbers look big, but are these really the films and shows people want to filter? Please provide a realistic outlook for the next couple years. Not sure Disney’s decision to settle was cause for celebration as you say. Seems as if they ensured you’re lack of access to some of the newest and most valued future content.