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Blockbuster Goes All-in-One in Nevada
Blockbuster has chosen Reno, Nev., as the test market for a new store concept that combines video rentals with sales of video game accessories, high-definition TVs and other home entertainment products. Blockbuster CEO Jim Keyes said the company is "selling...
Blockbuster Sees Beauty of On-Demand
Making its first foray into on-demand video, Blockbuster has started offering customers a small box made by 2Wire that, when attached to a TV set, can play the company's videos once they've been downloaded the movie over a broadband line. The...
Movie Rentals? Try a DVD Kiosk Near You
DVD-rental kiosks are popping up everywhere, from grocery stores to gas stations and at just about every McDonald's in between. The trend is expected to be a lucrative one, too: Adams Media Research predicts that there will be about 24,000...
Teaching an Old Blockbuster a New Trick
Blockbuster to roll out DVD rental kiosks! Yes, in another tactical shift, Blockbuster will begin testing 50 DVD rental kiosks to compete with Redbox, which rents DVDs for $1 per night.According to The Hollywood Reporter and Variety, Blockbuster plans to roll out 10,000...
Downloaded Movies Were Meant To Be Free
Nice to see Roku back and how about hooking up with Netflix in the announcement of a $100 set top box that streams free movies (for Netflix subscribers) to the living room. Instead of wading into a losing battle...
Netflix Gets into Movie Downloads (Finally!)
Don't know why it took so long, but Netflix is finally offering movies and TV shows via download, rather than by its DVD-by-mail service. Guess they finally took their collective eyes off of Blockbuster and now are contending with such other online movie...
CE Brand Loyalty? Dead or Just Slowly Dieing?
In what must come as no surprise to most consumers and manufacturers, brand loyalty isn't what it used to be. With the CE marketplace supersaturated with ever-cheaper products from unknown manufacturers, consumers face an overwhelming number of choices. Product life spans...
