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Android Market movie rentals kick off in UK, no hacking required

, Oct 21st 2011 Discuss [5]

Google added the ability to rent films to the Android Market for Android users in the US back in July. If you were outside the US, the only thing you could do was hack the app that plays the films to allow you to watch. If you aren't the hacking sort, Google has now announced that movie rentals are officially available in the UK. Read The Full Story

Apple Ends TV Episode Rentals, Sticks with Purchases

, Aug 26th 2011 Discuss [5]

If you're one of the 10 people in the world that actually simply rented a bunch of television shows from iTunes over the last year or so, you're going to need a tissue. Apple has decided to pull the plug on all TV show rentals from iTunes, leaving only two options for the viewing of TV-related media: the purchase of individual episodes or the "Season Pass" for a year of your favorite show. This should come as no shock to the public, but does point toward a couple of future options for Apple as far as how they handle television content, the first being the relatively new "iTunes in the Cloud" service we first saw a few months ago. Read The Full Story

20th Century Fox Aims to Bring Digital Copies of Blu-ray Titles to Android

, Jul 21st 2011 Discuss [5]

Watching movies on-the-go for Android has been lacking compared to some of the competition. While Android has options such as Netflix that is getting updated often and Hulu, not all devices are supported and you still can't save movies to watch later. In comparison iOS users can download digital copies right from iTunes with ease across multiple devices. Read The Full Story

Blockbuster Attempts Neftlix Customer Thievery in Wake of Price Hikes

, Jul 14th 2011 Discuss [3]

If you're not aware that Netflix is raising their prices in all sects, you're not a Netflix customer. On the other hand, you'd have to not be Netflix customer to give a hoot what Blockbuster was doing with their video plans. But that's just the plan Blockbuster has, to scoop up the Netflix customers who've recently left the movie rental group because of the rising prices they've recently revealed. What Blockbuster has here is a 30-day free trial of their normally $9.99 to $14.99 per month service known as Blockbuster Total Access. Read The Full Story

Blockbuster drops price of in store rentals to compete with Netflix and Redbox

, May 27th 2011 Discuss [2]

Blockbuster went into bankruptcy after its expensive rentals and high late fees helped to drive the average consumer to kiosk rentals and streaming services. Blockbuster was for a long time the biggest rental chain in the country and had multiple stores in many areas. The company isn't alone, the entire DVD market is seeing profits drop. Blockbuster was recently purchased by Dish Network and the rental store has now announced some changes to their in store rental policies. Read The Full Story

DVD market dropped $500m while streaming/subscription services rose 33%

, May 4th 2011 Discuss [2]

The movie rental and sales market is taking a huge hit this year with DVD sales and rentals at big chains like Blockbuster falling down the rabbit hole. The movie market is seeing the same thing today that the music market saw years ago when digital tunes first started taking off. The desires and habits of consumers are changing whether the movie companies and rental chains like it or not. Consumers used to buy physical copies, and today many are choosing to stream. Read The Full Story

Netflix Shifting To Multiple Simultaneous Streaming And More Personalized Accounts?

, Apr 19th 2011 Discuss [6]

Netflix may be offering family plans with the option for multiple simultaneous streams later this year. A message lifted from Netflix's investor relations FAQ page this morning seems to support speculation that the company is heading towards a more full on streaming model. They are looking into various service options to offer including one that encourages multiple accounts in one household. Read The Full Story

Apple’s iTunes Rental Service is Roughly One Tenth the Size of Netflix, Analyst Says

, Dec 29th 2010 Discuss [0]

Brian Marshall, an analyst with Gleacher & Company, has come forward and put his two cents in as to how he believes Apple's iTunes rental services compare to that of Netflix. Or, perhaps how they don't compare. He published his note on Wednesday, pointing out sheer numbers in his comparison between the two services. Considering how popular Netflix is, and the fact that the company is now eyeing the possibility of an international roll-out of its services, perhaps the results aren't too shocking. Read The Full Story

Redbox now renting Blu-ray in many areas

, Jul 30th 2010 Discuss [1]

Years ago, there were movie rental places all over my town. Then Blockbuster came in and put everyone out of business but one store. Over the last year, every one of the Blockbuster locations in my town has gone out of business leaving one rental store for a town of around 100,000 people. Read The Full Story

Blockbuster brand to disappear in 2011?

, Jul 12th 2010 Discuss [0]

For many years, Blockbuster has been the source that many gamers and movie fans went to for rentals on films and video games. As the internet grew in popularity, many movie fans changed to other delivery methods like Netflix and eventually streaming rentals. Read The Full Story

Redbox and Paramount announce multi-year deal for release day DVD rentals

, Jun 16th 2010 Discuss [0]

I have been irritated at the Hollywood studios for a while now when it comes to how they handle releasing DVDs. The problem is that some of the big studios won’t let kiosks like Redbox get the films on the day they launch. The big issue I take with that is it prevents me from seeing the films I want to rent. Read The Full Story

Redbox Thinks They’re Ready for Video Games

, Aug 17th 2009 Discuss [0]

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. Read The Full Story
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