VMIX, the carrier-class online video platform, is rolling out a solution for live and on-demand video rental for content owners and studios looking to play in social networking site Facebook's big backyard. The company says the platform is the first of its kind, giving programmers a way to showcase and rent rights-managed video on Facebook fan pages, and giving consumers the option to watch the video immediately in Facebook, or later on a smartphone, tablet, computer or Internet-connected TV. VMIX co-founder and CTO Greg Kostello sees the initiative as a huge opportunity for the company and for content owners. "It's big," he said. Article