All the stories tagged with: blockbuster
Dish Network Blockbuster Movie Pass announced
09/23/2011, Remember earlier today we wrote that Dish Network was going to announce something related to “a stream come true”? At 1PM ET today, Dish Network unveiled what it had in store using Blockbuster’s brand name and it’s called the Blockbuster [...]
Blockbuster to take on Netflix with a streaming service
09/23/2011, Blockbuster, the once popular video rental service, filed for bankruptcy earlier this year and was snapped up by Dish Network but since then we haven’t heard much about it – until now. Dish Network and Blockbuster has sent out an [...]
PS Vita UK release date thanks to Blockbuster (rumor)
08/01/2011, There seems to be a Blockbuster UK flyer going around that has yet to be verified as official or otherwise, so that kind of shaky road tends to lead to one of two conclusions – Blockbuster UK actually made a [...]
Blockbuster offers free movie rentals for students who have good grades
06/09/2011, All work and no play makes Jake a dull boy, but these days, it seems that Jack is getting all play and no work done – just check out the list of consoles that are out there as well as [...]
BlockBuster app shows no love for rooted Android phones
05/25/2011, Rooted Android users seem to be receiving the short end of the stick a lot recently. On Sunday we reported that users with rooted Android phones won’t be able to rent movies from the Android Market. Now it looks like [...]
Blockbuster to be acquired by Dish Network
04/06/2011, Blockbuster, the movie rental service on its way to bankruptcy has been saved from the jaws of death. Dish Network has just announced that they will be acquiring the movie rental chain for $228 million. While this saves Blockbuster from [...]
Blockbuster Kiosks Face Same 28 Day Wait As Netflix
12/17/2010, Blockbuster has confirmed that its Express kiosks will have to wait 28 days before getting new movies from Warner Bros. to rent, despite recently testing same-day launches. The company made the move in an effort to have closer contact with [...]
Blockbuster Express Kiosks Test $2.99/night New Release Rentals
12/08/2010, With Netflix and similar services being offered, the way we consume media in this day and age has changed drastically. It’s worth remembering that movie studios are still keeping new release DVDs and Blu-ray discs out of instant rentals for [...]
Yamaha BD-A1000 Brings Netflix, YouTube, Blockbuster to Blu-ray Video Watching
11/01/2010, Yamaha is looking to woo users who want a convergence experience in their home entertainment system with its BD-A1000 system, which combines Internet video streaming from Netflix, Blockbuster, and YouTube with traditional media such as DVD or Blu-ray. Additionally, users [...]
Philips Blu-ray players to come with BLOCKBUSTER On Demand
07/07/2010, Philips Blu-ray players has been touted to ship with BLOCKBUSTER On Demand, opening up another avenue for BLOCKBUSTER to offer consumers with instant access to the latest movies that were recently shown on the silver screen. We’re talking about new [...]
Blockbuster offers movie rentals on SD cards
11/10/2009, Blockbuster, one of the giants of movie rentals, is now moving towards the SD memory card format, allowing one to view movies on any device that has an SD memory card slot including cellphones and TVs. Rentals for each movie [...]
