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Blockbuster OnDemand service comes to Samsung's TVs, Blu-ray players

Blockbuster OnDemand service comes to Samsung's TVs, Blu-ray playersSo does this mean Samsung won't provide Netflix service anymore?Is this an exclusive deal with Blockbuster, or do Samsung users now have a choice between services?

Tags: Managed hosting, cloud computing, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Blockbuster Inc., Blockbuster OnDemand, Samsung TV, on-demand, TV

Discussion threads 2009-07-15

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Blockbuster to bring movies to Motorola phones in the future

As a daily train commuter and a person who travels on airplanes about once a month I do enjoy occasionally watching movies on my mobile phones. The iPhone is great for iTunes rental or purchases, while the Nokia N97 and Nokia 5800 are excellent Amazon Video On Demand devices. According...

Tags: Phone, Blockbuster Inc., Motorola Inc., Video On Demand (VoD), Telecom & Utilities, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-08-19

News to know: Intel; Oracle, Microsoft patches; Azure; Mourning a dead laptop

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: Intel shines: Earnings, revenue, margins well above estimates; Outlook better Andrew Nusca: PC sales to see biggest drop...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Oracle Corp., Mobile, Patch Management, Microsoft Corp., Laptop Computer, Intel Corp., Windows Mobile Customizability, Advertising & Promotion, Open Source, Marketing

Blog posts 2009-07-15

Blockbuster OnDemand service comes to Samsung's TVs, Blu-ray players

Another day, another news item about a TV manufacturer and a streaming-video partner. Yesterday, Mitsubishi announced it was giving away a Vudu Box with the purchase of a TV (most models, at least) for the next month. Today, Samsung and Blockbuster have revealed a partnership to bring the Blockbuster OnDemand...

Tags: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., On-demand, Blockbuster Inc., Blu-ray, Managed Hosting, Cloud Computing, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-07-14

Entertainment Provider Improves Video on Demand With New Web Tools and Technologies

To stay on the leading edge of the rapidly evolving online entertainment industry, Blockbuster needed to provide its customers with a compelling, PC-based, video-on-demand experience. Blockbuster used a set of integrated Web tools and technologies from Microsoft, including Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, Windows Presentation Foundation, the Microsoft Visual Studio 2008...

Tags: Web, VoD, Blockbuster Inc., Microsoft Corp., Entertainment, Blockbuster OnDemand Application, Video On Demand (VoD), Advertising & Promotion, Tv & Home Theater, Broadband Internet, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Marketing, Telecommunications, Consumer Electronics

Case studies 2009-07-09

VIZIO introduces Internet app-enabled XVT HDTV series

Who really needs to pay extra for a TiVo or DVR during these trying economic times, right? VIZIO recently announced a new line of HDTVs that will incorporate video streaming sites and video applications. I got a chance to check out the TVs yesterday, and I...

Tags: RealNetworks Rhapsody, HDTV, Video, VIZIO, VIZIO Internet Apps Connnected HDTV Feature, TVs, Corporate Communications, Tv & Home Theater, Web Site Development, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Marketing, Internet, Jennifer Bergen

Blog posts 2009-06-25

1 million Xbox LIVE members activate Netflix

Microsoft and Netflix today announced that 1 million Xbox LIVE Gold members have downloaded and activated the Netflix application since it launched in November. In less than three months, the Xbox LIVE community has watched 1.5 billion minutes of movies and TV episodes. The...

Tags: NetFlix Inc., Microsoft Xbox Live, Microsoft Xbox, Game Players, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-02-05

2Wire MediaPoint Digital Media Player w/ Blockbuster OnDemand

Blockbuster Video has had a rough transition to the 21st century, thanks in large part to Netflix. That flat-fee, subscription-based DVD-by-mail concern became the first major challenge to Blockbuster's once lucrative brick and mortar storefronts--a business model that was based largely on profits derived from late fees. Then, just as...

Tags: TVs, Corporate communications, TV & Home Theater, Media players, Wi-Fi, on-demand, media player, 2Wire, Blockbuster Inc., NetFlix Inc.

Product reviews 2009-01-28

Blockbuster joins movie-streaming race with 2Wire MediaPoint digital media player

With Netflix pushing hard into the living room with the Netflix Player by Roku, Vudu offering an improved device (the BX100) with HD streaming, and, of course, Apple TV still hanging around, Blockbuster was bound to want to join the streaming movie club, even if the...

Tags: 2Wire, Digital Media, Movie, Blockbuster Inc., Corporate Communications, Marketing, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2008-11-25

Cable wins Supreme Court battle

Cable wins Supreme Court battleThen they shouldn't be able to offer phone service.....The cable scumbags want to have their cake and eat it to. Comcast loves the fact that the phone companies are regulated as a public service (and they should be, no doubt) while the cable companies offer...

Tags: Network technology, Telephony, Telecom & Utilities, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Cox, Comcast Corp., cable, cake

Discussion threads 2005-06-27

DVD price wars: How low can they go?

DVD price wars: How low can they go?I have to wonder why they even exist....I'm literally surprised that all these movie "subscriptions" are even in existence. I'm stumped as to how ANYONE can watch enough movies to make these worthwhile.My local video store for example rents most movies for...

Tags: Consumer electronics, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., NetFlix Inc., DVD, movie

Discussion threads 2004-11-05

Blockbuster enters online DVD rental business

Blockbuster enters online DVD rental businessTried NetFlix, dropped it.I actually liked NetFlix but due to my living in a very rural area the postal delays made it a no go for me. Order a movie, wait three days, watch it, and return in three more days. A weekThe...

Tags: customer satisfaction, Blockbuster Inc., NetFlix Inc., movie

Discussion threads 2004-08-11