The potential for thousands of users having downloaded the content to their hard drives-and therefore having access to the videos even after they have been removed online-is surely enough to make some providers a little bit twitchy. There is already sensitivity over what can be broadcast online in the first place, with entities like Viacom suing YouTube for hosting and making their copyrighted content available to users. 'The new RealPlayer is a major step towards realizing our vision of bringing great digital entertainment to more people on more screens around the world.'Ĭonsumers may be thrilled to have more control over Internet video, but content providers may not be quite so happy.

'The new RealPlayer gives consumers more control of Internet video than was ever possible before,' Real CEO Rob Glaser said in a statement.

Downloaded content can then be burned to CD through the new RealPlayer (or DVD using RealPlayer Plus).

Users can also decide to begin downloading midway through watching videos, and the entire video will be saved on their hard drives. The new RealPlayer will be able to download multiple videos at once, although the company doesn't specify whether there will be a limit to the number of simultaneous downloads. This means that users will be able to save their own copies of videos from sites like YouTube, MySpace, Soapbox, Revver, and more with a single click instead of relying on more convoluted methods. The new version of the player will also allow users to download video streams onto their computers. Unlike previous versions of the player, the new version will support new file types aside from Real files, including Windows Media, Flash, and QuickTime. Real Networks announced today that it will be launching a new version of its dying video player this June.

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