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Redbox Thinks They’re Ready for Video Games

Evan Selleck — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:34:06 +0000

We’re sure you’ve fallen victim to it, at least a couple times. On your way out of the supermarket or Walmart, you see a giant red box, and it beckons you, like the bull to the red cape. And you realize too late that you suddenly want to watch a movie, almost like you’ve always wanted to watch a movie, but you just hadn’t realized it yet. Well, now it looks like Redbox is hoping you continue to fall victim to their wiles, but this time they want another dollar, so you can go home and play that copy of Tiger Woods you’ve been dying to play.

Out of the gate, Redbox is offering 24-hour video game rentals of minimal stock, for $2.00. It’s as easy to rent the games as it was the movies, but you shouldn’t expect to find a lot there. They are covering all of the major consoles though: Xbox 360, PlayStation 2 and 3, the Nintendo Wii and DS(i), as well as Sony’s PSP. And while it may be fantastic to dream that the Redbox could some how deliver you your PSP Go! titles when it launches later in the year, that’s not likely.

For now, Redbox is keeping the video game distribution to Reno, Nevada for its test run. It’s not a surprise to us that Redbox is going this route, especially considering the population’s eagerness to rush into the digital media age. But, how long can they compete with other sources like Blockbuster, which offers a five-day rental of a game for only $9.00. And while many hail to GameFly’s library and pricing, they still cannot provide the sort of instant gratification that many want after making a purchase, especially with a video game.

[via Hot Hardware]

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Blockbuster might close up shop; online rentals may be to blame

Brenda Stokes — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 19:13:04 +0000

I love Netflix as much as the next gal, but it seems these online video rental and streaming services are really knocking a dent in the brick and mortar rental industry. It’s so bad that Blockbuster is fairly positive they won’t be able to stay in business anymore.

So, how do we know this? Apparently, Blockbuster sent in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing yesterday that shows the company doesn’t feel they can stay in business. Their financial situation seems to be pretty dire, as they’re considering closing up shop.

Even though Blockbuster received a $250 million refinancing loan last week, they are still not sure if the transaction can be completed on May 11th as they may not qualify. A combination of online rentals, online streaming and the economy are believed to be the reason behind Blockbuster’s downturn.

[via Electronista]

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Netflix Updates hit Facebook

Brenda Stokes — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 21:29:34 +0000

What isn’t on Facebook these days? Well, it looks like now you can let your friends know what movies you’ve rented and watched too with the Netflix Updates application for Facebook. It’s a simple way to let people know one more thing about your personal life.

Whenever you get a movie from Netflix, the application will update your Facebook account with the news of a new film’s impending arrival. And when you get around to watching the flick, you can rate it and your friends can see what you thought of it.

It’s a pretty convenient way to keep track of what you’ve seen and what you thought of it and let people know about it all in one swoop. And don’t worry: if you don’t want people to know you rented Twilight again you can choose what your friends can and can’t see. The best part of this though is that your friends with Netflix can simply add movies that sound interesting on your news feed to their queues.

[via CrunchGear]

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Netflix doesn’t throttle connection

Brenda Stokes — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:41:44 +0000

Some people thought that Netflix was throttling their service awhile ago, but now it seems that was all hearsay. According to Neil Hunt of Netflix, they do not throttle their movie streaming service at all. Rather, the problem with connection speeds lies solely with the ISPs.

Hunt said that even though some users experience better downloads on their Xbox 360s than their PCs (or the other way around), there is no discrimination between the two formats. Some movies might stream slower than others, too. It all just depends on the current connection and if there’s congestion.

So, what was thought to be a big expose turned out to be nothing, really. But should we take their word for it? Or is their something devious afoot? I don’t think so, but what do you think? Since users pay to stream movies through Netflix, it wouldn’t make much sense to throttle, but I’d be interested in hearing your theories.

[via CrunchGear]

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Netflix instant-streaming for Nintendo Wii?

Chris Davies — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 09:56:15 +0000

A recent Netflix survey has suggested the possibility of the company’s streaming DVD rental appearing on the Nintendo Wii. According to the survey, the system would require a “Netflix Instant Streaming Disc” – at a one-off cost of $9.99 – which would be loaded into the console whenever titles from the user’s Netflix subscription were to be streamed.

Obviously the user would have to already subscribe to Netflix as well as connect their Wii to the internet. It’s unclear whether subscribers would be able to search, add or queue titles directly from the Wii Netflix interface, or if that – like on many streamers - would have to be done on a separate PC. Considering the Wii has a browser, we’d presume you could manage the list directly from the console.

It seems a little churlish to ask for $9.99 for a software DVD when Nintendo and Netflix could potentially release a firmware update to enable the functionality, but functionality gift-horses should perhaps not be looked in the mouth. No official word from Netflix or Nintendo on whether this is destined to be a commercially-available service or merely survey fodder.

[via Engadget]

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iTunes HD Movie purchases: $19.99 to keep

Chris Davies — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 09:16:45 +0000

Apple have announced the addition of high-definition movie purchases to the iTunes store, building on the existing rental functionality. Now, as well as renting new-release HD movies for $4.99, users will also be able to buy them for $19.99. As of March 21st Twilight will be available to buy in HD, followed by Quantum of Solace on March 24th; there are already multiple titles in the back-catalog available to buy in HD.

Each purchase of an HD movie also comes with a standard-definition resolution file suitable for your iPod or iPhone. According to Apple, HD films will hit the iTunes store within 30 days of their general retail release.

It’s a nice development for anyone who relies on iTunes for all their legitimate downloads, but $19.99 seems like a whole lot to pay. No specific details as yet, but it seems fair to assume that the HD purchases will be 720p using H.264 compression, so unless they’re tremendously reluctant to go outside or order online and wait for delivery, most people will get better resolution for their money by picking up the Blu-ray version.

Press Release:

Movie Fans Can Buy & Rent Films in High Definition on the iTunes Store

Box Office Favorites Including “Quantum of Solace” & “Twilight” Available in Stunning HD

Apple® today announced that iTunes® customers can purchase and rent box office favorites including “Quantum of Solace” and “Twilight” in stunning HD on the iTunes Store (www.itunes.com). Starting today, movie fans can purchase box office blockbusters for download in HD for $19.99 from iTunes, and films will be available as iTunes Movie Rentals in HD for $4.99 within 30 days after release. Customers can enjoy these films in HD on their Mac® or PC and on their widescreen TV with Apple TV®, as well as in standard definition on their iPhone™ or iPod® with video. The iTunes Store is the world’s most popular online TV and movie store, with over 250 million TV episodes purchased and over 33 million movies purchased and rented.

“Movie fans are going to love being able to buy and rent films including ‘Quantum of Solace’ and ‘Twilight’ in stunning HD from the iTunes Store,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s vice president of Internet Services. “Customers have made HD content on iTunes a hit, with over 50 percent of TV programming being purchased in HD when available.”

Starting today, iTunes customers can pre-order “Quantum of Solace” which will be downloaded to their computer on March 24, and the smash hit thriller “Twilight” will be available on March 21. iTunes customers can purchase “Transporter 3,” “Punisher: War Zone” and other select titles in HD today, and the action/comedy “The Spirit” will be available on April 14. The iTunes Movie Store will be adding more HD movies soon and customers can view the latest offerings at www.itunes.com/movies/hd.

The iTunes Store is the world’s most popular online music, TV and movie store with a catalog of over 10 million songs, over 40,000 TV episodes, and over 5,000 movies including over 1,200 in stunning high definition video for rent. With Apple’s legendary ease of use, pioneering features such as iTunes Movie Rentals, integrated podcasting support, the ability to turn previously purchased tracks into complete albums at a reduced price, and seamless integration with iPod and iPhone, the iTunes Store is the best way for Mac and PC users to legally discover, purchase and download music and video online.

Pricing & Availability
iTunes 8.1 for Mac and Windows includes the iTunes Store and is available as a free download from (www.itunes.com). Purchase and download of songs and videos from the iTunes Store requires a valid credit card from a financial institution in the country of purchase. Video availability varies by country. iTunes Movie Rentals are $2.99 (US) for library titles and $3.99 (US) for new releases, and high definition versions are priced just one dollar more with library titles at $3.99 (US) and new releases at $4.99 (US).

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Blockbuster’s Total Access in-store movie exchanges are not longer ‘Free’

Daniel Lim — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 20:21:21 +0000

Just i thought Blockbuster’s Total Access is on to something with the upcoming video game rentals, apparent something is going away, and if you are a Total Access subscriber, i guarantee you wouldn’t be pleased. I got this email from Blockbuster today with an exciting header that reads “No More Due Dates for free in-store exchanges”! That’s a shocker! Now I can keep my Total Access’s in-store redeems for as long as I want? Heck yeah but Wrong! The Blue Envelop online rental is up to no good: Yes, there will be no time frame for in-store exchange but it will count as the regular rented item, in other words, the upcoming Total Access will entitle you to access both in-store and online movies, but not longer free. Shame on them to continue promoting “Free” In-store exchange. Read the new Total Access features after the cut.

Coming soon, there will be no more due dates for your free in-store movie exchanges!

In other words, as long as you are an active BLOCKBUSTER Total Access subscriber, you can keep your free in-store exchanges as long as you like.

In order to eliminate due dates, the free in-store exchange from participating BLOCKBUSTER® stores will now count towards the number of DVDs you may have out under your BLOCKBUSTER Total Access plan. Once you’ve returned your in-store exchange, we’ll then ship you the next available movie in your queue.

Your free in-store exchanges will now show up on your Queue page and in your Rental History, making it easy to keep track of the movies you’ve rented.

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Blockbuster Total Access to include video game rentals from the mail

Daniel Lim — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 23:56:34 +0000

I’m on the verge of canceling my $34.99 per month Blockbuster Total Access, it’s the most pricey movie rental program on the market, and frankly, I haven’t got the time to watch a single movie from the last couple months. But the company announcement today of a pilot program might changed my mind; coming next quarter, they will add video game rentals to the Total access package for the expenses of $5 more.

Blockbuster Total Access allows online renters to either return movies (DVD and Blu-ray) through the mail or exchange them at its brick-n-mortar store for free movie rentals. Most of the plans are much expensive compare to Netflix, but the redeem part still hold some of the loyal customers from switching to the ‘Red Envelop’.

With the additional program, subscribers will soon be able to rent video games from the mail for their PS2, PS3, Xbox, Xbox 360, as well as the Wii video game consoles. Currently, video game in store exchange is available for half-price, and it’s time sensitive, one has to return the rental in a specific time frame. The announcement also put Blockbuster leapfrog ahead of Netflix and GameFly, as they will be the only one that’s offering both video game and movie rentals from the mail.

The down side is you probably have to wait months to get a new hot release game out in the mail, I’m sure you been there. However, initial rollout will start in the second quarter of this year, and only available to limited number of subscribers. A full blown service may be available by the second half of the year. They must have thought of title availability, and will launch pilot program to test its response.

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Roku Amazon VOD is in beta, could come with YouTube access

Chris Davies — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 10:46:49 +0000

Word from the Roku forums is that the company has begun a private beta of their new Amazon Video-on-Demand (VOD) service. The update, which is believed to be included in version 2.0, will also seemingly bring YouTube access, at least according to this screengrab, where the YouTube logo is seen to the right of the Netflix logo.

Places in the private beta are currently all taken, and Roku are keeping quiet on when the eventual firmware upgrade that adds the Amazon access will be released. The last update, version 1.5, was released in late December 2008.

There’s also still no word on is whether the Amazon VOD service will be offering solely standard-definition content, or HD content. The option was tipped to be coming to TiVo devices back in December, but later denied.

[via Dave Zatz]

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Blockbuster ramps up VOD service with Sonic Solutions

Daniel Lim — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 17:46:17 +0000

After launching its first on-demand set-top box, which uses 2Wire’s streaming video player to offer instant movie download though TV set; Blockbuster teams up with Sonic Solutions to expand its video library and digital download services though a variety of consumer electronics devices.

The VOD expansion and company’s Movielink rental service are an effort to counter its rival, Netflix, in the increasingly popular online video rental and digitally download service. To be honest, it’s awfully crowded at this point. The addition of Sonic Solutions, which includes the established CinemaNow services and partners, would offer an instant boost of more than 10,000 premium films and 40,000 digital titles for rent and sale to PCs, Macs, handhelds, set-tops boxes, portable media players, Blu-ray disc players and Internet-connected TV sets.

The numbers of digital titles are far from reaching Netflix has to offer, not counting the availability of HD streaming contents such as Tivo boxes and Xbox 360, but Blockbuster is asserting on much refreshing title selections according to Tom Adams, of Adams Media Research.

“Blockbuster’s selection will be better than what Netflix is offering,”

I will give it a shot whenever Blockbuster decides to throw in free downloads for existing online rental customers. Some of us are paying $37 per month subscription after taxes!

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Niveus Media inked with HDGIANT to expand Premium Movie Collections

Daniel Lim — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 20:29:55 +0000

Already providing one of the industry’s best media player and networked media server, Niveus looks to expand its content services via HDGiants to bring HD quality feature films directly through the company’s Niveus Movie Library application.

The joint-venture allow purchased HDGiants premium movie catalogs deliver to its network dealers in the form of hard drives devices. It’s priced at $1,099 for 50 movies or 100 flicks for $2,099 which includes “top-rated films from major movie studios.” The content stored on the Cargo Edition can be accessed via the scalable Niveus Media Server or connected Media Center Extenders.

100 movies in HD quality could take forever if downloading, the hdd delivery services is a niche market services for high end users that hates the idea of internet streaming and have the time to wait for the turn-around. To reward its subscribers, HDGIANTS will give away a $75 music sampler for each movie collection purchased.

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Blockbuster announces set-top box plans

Brenda Stokes — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:24:34 +0000

Although just a rumor before, we can now confirm that Blockbuster will be building a set-top box that can stream movies to your TV in digital format. In fact, if all goes well, we can expect a release date sometime in the holiday season, which is swiftly approaching.

This new set-top box will be used in conjunction with the company’s Movielink rental service, though we’re not sure on specifics yet. However, the official announcement does point to the company becoming forward-thinking. It also appears to be an attempt to respond to the Roku player and the Xbox 360, both of which can stream digital movies. Along with the box itself, Blockbuster is also working on amping up support for streaming movies on IPTV hardware that have Intel chips inside.

It’s about time Blockbuster did something along these lines. The act of physically renting a movie has become less and less popular, so the set-top box idea was born more out of necessity than industry.

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Roku Netflix player to support HD Streaming by year’s end?

Daniel Lim — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:44:08 +0000

Netflix streaming multimedia players are heating up with HD content. Folk at Roku has revealed plan, at its public discussion forum, to deliver Netflix movies in HD by the end of year. Joining the recently announced Xbox 360, the soon-to-update Roku player will be the next Netflix Networked streaming player to support HD content.

Also revealed are updates to include an HD User Interface, new features and HD library with titles equal or better than Xbox has to offer. Bit rates specification is unclear for now but will be lower than Xbox version.

Compare to other Netflix friendly devices, the Roku player lacks the flexibility of gaming console Xbox 360, Tivo-experience DVRs and Blu-ray supports from Samsung standalones; but with the extended HD support, sub $100 open-source system may gain momentum to penetrate the niche Netflix movies streaming market.

First, let me apologize for our delay in responding to this thread. Typically we don’t comment on unannounced products and features, but clearly this is an important topic to you, our most loyal and involved fans. So, I’m pulling back the curtain a bit earlier than usual. Here’s the scoop…

Roku will be delivering Netflix in HD by the end of the year

Roku will be using Advanced Profile encodes which will deliver HD at substantially lower bit-rates than what Xbox is offering

The number of titles is up to Netflix but the library will be the same as or larger than the Xbox library

The UI will be updated to run in 720p and more covers will be visible on the screen at a time

And the release will include another major new feature that you’ll have to wait a bit longer to learn about

All of us at Roku truly appreciate your interest and support. We build these products for you and it’s hugely gratifying to get your feedback – even when you’re unhappy with us. We will continue to do everything we can to deliver the best content at the best value in the most consumer-friendly manner possible.

Thanks for your support,
Tim

[Roku forum via Hacking Netflix]

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Netflix “Watch Instantly” coming to Tivo too

Daniel Lim — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 05:14:52 +0000

Tivo DVRs will join Samsung Blu-Ray Players, LG BD300,Xbox 360 and Roku Player to stream Netflix’s online flicks. Both companies have reached an agreement to deliver an online library of 12,000 Netflix movies and TV shows though Tivo DVR set-tops, which includes Tivo S3, Tivo HD and Tivo XL.

The companies have begun its beta testing today, and expected to make it available to TiVo compatible Set-top Boxes in December. There will be no extra charge for TiVo subscribers with Netflix’s unlimited subscription plans, which start at $8.99 a month.

With availability of compatible hardware and software apps such as Windows and soon to support Macs via Microsoft Silverlight, Netflix is set for the online-streaming service. The question is who will be next in line for the Watch Instantly? AppleTV?

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Netflix HD streaming coming to Xbox 360

Daniel Lim — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:47:02 +0000

No officially words yet on the manufacturer or service provider, but early review has let the cat out of the bag; the long-awaited New Xbox Experience coming this November will not only feature Netflix movie streaming in SD format, but also in HD. Few detail are available for now, but the service will debut at November 19th and the Xbox 360 will be the first hardware to offer HD streaming from Netflix.

Much like the SD format, the Hi-Def streaming will require both memberships from Netflix subscription’s Watch Instantly and Xbox Live Gold account to quality for the service. Unfortunately for me, I got none of those. My movies rental service is solely sourced from Blockbuster. After the post-Format war, the company has done little to compete with its rivalry, Netflix; no additional services have been announced but they managed to raise the subscription fees to distance the competition. Go figure!

Three cheers to Xbox300 fanboys, the NXE will get revamp with new GUI and a surprised option with ability to stream 300 films in HD.

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Tivo adds Disney and Jaman VOD content

Daniel Lim — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:19:32 +0000

Starting next week, Tivo subscribers will get VOD contents from Disney film and Jaman.com straight from their DVRs. The company has inked a new deal with the Walt Disney Studios and Jaman to add number of CinemaNow’s Disney films and Jaman’s independent and international flicks to Its S2, S3, HD, and HD XL DVR Set-tops.

These are not the first TiVo VOD services; the company has already in bed with Amazon VOD services to deliver major Hollywood studios though Unbox, since last year. With additional of CinemaNow, Tivo fanatics will get to watch movies from most Hollywood titles with prices starting at $2.99. The service will be available next week.

As for Jaman, most titles including a broad category of Indie and Film Festival Favorites, Best of Bollywood and Documentaries, can be rented for in between $1.99 and $4.99 in 24 hour or 7 day rentals. The content is available as of today.

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NetFlix raises Blu-Ray content rental fees by A Dollar more

Daniel Lim — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:34:33 +0000

Early this year, Netflix has announced plan to increase Blu-ray titles and hinted the possibility of raising fees on monthly subscribers with Blu-ray renting option. The Blue-in-Red-Envelop subscribers are probably anxious to wait on the new rate, as if compatible to Blockbuster’s option. The company has formally notified its rental customers of a fees increment according to engadget and what a relief for BD-content renters! Begin at November the 5th, the company will only post a small sub-charge of a dollar + tax per month for subscribers with unlimited Blu-ray movies.

As you may know, Blu-ray movies are more expensive than standard definition movies. As a result, we’re going to start charging $1 a month (plus applicable taxes), in addition to your monthly membership charge, for unlimited access to Blu-ray movies.

The additional charge for unlimited Blu-ray access will be automatically added to your next billing statement on or after November 5th, 2008 and will be referenced in your Membership Terms and Details. If you wish to continue getting Blu-ray movies for $1 a month more, you don’t need to do anything. If not, you can remove Blu-ray access anytime by visiting Your Account at the Netflix website.

If you have questions about this change or need any assistance, please call us anytime at 1-888-638-3549.

-The Netflix Team

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Netflix adds Starz movies, 2500 titles for online streaming

Daniel Lim — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:24:10 +0000

Netflix strikes a three-year deal with Starz movie services provider to offer Starz movies available for online streaming. The agreement allows the World’s largest online movie rental service to add additional 2,500 Starz Play movies to its Video On Demands’ library of 12,000 movies and TV episodes.

Starz films are available at no additional cost to Netflix’s unlimited plans subscribers. Netflix unlimited plans start at as $8.99 as a month and they also have an opportunity to watch a live feed of the Starz TV network on their PCs. For now, customers can browse about 1000 Starz’s goodies and remain of the 1,500 tittles to follow soon.

Netflix’s streaming service is looking more attractive every day. They are adding significant selection of streaming contents at no extra cost; then you have the $99 compact Roku’s set-up, LG Blu-ray player and Xbox 360 to come this fall for hardware selection.

LOS GATOS, Calif. and ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Oct. 1, 2008 – Netflix, Inc. (Nasdaq: NFLX), the world’s largest online movie rental service, and Starz Entertainment, LLC, a premium movie service provider operating in the U.S., today announced an agreement to make movies from Starz, through its “Starz Play” broadband subscription movie service, available to be streamed instantly at Netflix. Access to the Starz Play service at Netflix will be included with Netflix members’ current monthly subscription fee.

The deal adds significantly to a growing library of over 12,000 choices of movies and TV episodes that can be watched instantly at Netflix. Netflix members who have unlimited subscription plans, which start at only $8.99 a month, will have full and unlimited access to approximately 2,500 additional movies and other choices from Starz Play as part of their current monthly subscription. That includes the opportunity to enjoy a live feed of the Starz TV network on their PCs and does not impact the number of DVDs members receive as part of their monthly plans.

The first of the Starz titles – approximately 1,000 – are available now at the Netflix Web site, where they are presented in a distinct area accessible by clicking on the “Watch Instantly” tab on the Netflix member home page. More titles will be added in the coming weeks.

Starz Play, Starz’ collection of programming content for online distribution, features a wide variety of first-run hit movies, independent films and well-known movie classics, in addition to extreme sports, concerts, anime, Westerns and more. “Spider-ManTM 3,” “Ratatouille,” “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End,” “Superbad,” “No Country for Old Men” and “Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert” highlight the movie offerings now available to be watched instantly. Starz Play also features new original content from Starz, including episodes of the upcoming dramatic series “Crash,” from the producers of the Academy Award®-winning Best Picture “Crash,” which remains the most-rented DVD in the history of Netflix.

Beginning today, Netflix and Starz Play will offer a sneak preview of the first full episode of “Crash” in advance of the Starz primetime premiere on October 17 at 10 p.m. Eastern/Pacific. “Crash” will remain a staple in the Starz Play programming mix and new episodes will debut day-and-date with new episode premieres.

“The coupling of Starz Play with our growing library of streaming content is an important step forward for both companies and for consumer choice,” said Ted Sarandos, chief content officer for Netflix. “Our deal reflects the creative ways we are working with content partners to expand the profile and the number of choices our subscribers can watch instantly over the Internet, in addition to the 100,000 titles we offer on DVD through the mail.”
Netflix also said that as part of the deal it will offer a Starz Play-only subscription for $7.99 a month.

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DVDplay’s promotion, rent Blu-Ray at a dollar

Daniel Lim — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:15:59 +0000

Honestly, I never heard of DVDplay before. A quick search at their web site reveals there are handfuls of DVDplay Kiosks at my local grocery stores. So the DVDplay is basically a movie rental Kiosk service and they have over 1400 stores nationwide. You can rent DVD by simply browse the titles at the screen and return it back within 24 hours for a small fee of $1 per rental. Nice! Now with Blu-Ray for a dollar is even better!

The $1 per rental is limited time promotion according to Home media Magazine. It starts tomorrow but no further information has disclosed when it would end.

I’m sucker when it comes to mail rental like Netflix, i like the idea of getting a fast and fresh rental when it comes to new releases; so I pay $37 per month for Blockbuster total access, but it is only good for per 3 rentals out at once. May be it is time I check out the movie Kiosk at grocery store. Selection may be limited, but save money in the long run.

[via electronichouse]

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