Media | YouTube YouTube to Offer Movie Rentals Sundance flicks will be the first ones available on Friday By Nick McMaster Posted Jan 20, 2010 5:31 PM CST Copied The marquee at the Egyptian Theatre on Main Street promotes the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer) YouTube will launch a video rental service on Friday, allowing movies from the Sundance Film Festival to be streamed for a price. It's an experiment by YouTube and parent company Google, which want big-name studios to eventually join them. Users will pay for the films through Google Checkout, and Google will split the proceeds with the creator of the content, reports the Wall Street Journal. The Sundance films will be cost $3.99 for a 48-hour rental period. Read These Next Beyonce leaves national anthem unfinished. This is the most 'American' car on the road. Musk says his new party is in business. What makes a person cool? These six traits. Report an error