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Blockbuster on Samsung TV – Blockbuster Online Streaming
Blockbuster.com OnDemand will allows consumers to view movies on Samsung TV. Under the deal with Samsung, the world’s top maker of memory chips and flat screen TVs, Blockbuster’s OnDemand service will be integrated into new Samsung HD TVs, Home Theater Systems and Blu-ray players.
Rival Streaming players Netflix and Amazon.com also provide video to TiVo users’ TVs.
Kevin Lewis, senior video president of digital entertainment at Blockbuster.com
“We believe that just as we are the leading offline rental company, we should be the leading online rental company,” Lewis said in an interview.
Netflix Signs Sony TV Partnership – Netflix Streaming Movies
Online DVD Rental Service Netflix.com has created a partnership with Sony which will allow Internet Read Sony Bravia TV to stream movies and TV Shows straight from Netflix.com
Netflix subscribers on an Streaming plan will be able to use their Sony Bravia TV sets to instantly watch up to 10,000+ movies on demand.
Netflix Chief Executive Officer Reed Hastings:
“Sony has been a world leader in consumer electronics for decades,” said Netflix Chief Executive Officer Reed Hastings. “We are proud to include Sony Electronics among our CE partners who continue to provide new and exciting ways for Netflix members to instantly watch movies and TV episodes in their living rooms on their TVs.”
Redbox is Netflix biggest competitor – Netflix Vs Redbox
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings says his biggest competitor isn’t Blockbuster the largest brick-and-mortar rental chain or the internet, but Redbox the renting movies vending machines service.
CEO Reed Hastings:
“By the end of the year, kiosks will likely be our No. 1 competitor,” Hastings said in a recent conference call. “There are already more kiosks in America than video stores.”
Netflix offers streaming rental plans
Netflix Reed Hastings indicated that perhaps as soon as later this year or sometime in 2010, Netflix might start offering online-streaming-only subscription plan. Hastings claims that in order for Netflix to be able to add more available online streaming content, Netflix needs to pay for that additional content with revenue generated from new customers.
Netflix vs Blockbuster
Netflix has instant movies streaming. The service is free for Netflix customers and allows them to watch a selection of about 2000 movies and TV shows online on their PC’s. On the other hand Blockbuster has such perks as one free in-store movie per month and the flexibility to return in store the movies that you order online, thus reducing the turn-around time.
Service plan pricing
| Plan | Netflix | Blockbuster |
|---|---|---|
| 2 DVD’s per month, 1 DVD at a time | $4.99 | Not offered |
| Unlimited rentals, 1 DVD at a time | $9.99 | $9.99 |
| Unlimited rentals, 2 DVD’s at a time | $14.99 | $14.99 |
| Unlimited rentals, 3 DVD’s at a time | $17.99 | $17.99 |
| Unlimited rentals, 4 DVD’s at a time | $23.99 | Not offered |
Additional factors
Netflix:
- Instant movies and TV shows on your PC
- Better movie rating/selection software
Blockbuster:
- One free in-store movie each month
- Return DVD’s in-store or by mail
Check out our reviews & rating – netflix review & blockbuster review
Blockbuster new set-top box
Blockbuster would roll out a new digital media player that brings fewer, but more recent titles from the Internet to consumers’ televisions than a six-month old offering from rival Netflix. The MediaPoint player by broadband device maker 2Wire allows Blockbuster customers to download high-definition quality movies to their TVs via broadband lines for $1.99 apiece, after an initial $99 for the box and 25 films.
The service, called Blockbuster OnDemand, can be ordered at www.blockbuster.com
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