HTC EVO 3D & HTC EVO View Coming with Built-in Blockbuster on Demand

By Jeff Baker - 03/22/2011 10:08:37 PM

Remember Blockbuster? No? It was that video rental company that ruled the airwaves before Netflix came forth with their Stream Instantly service and effectively forced them into bankruptcy. Well, they're still around holding on and not looking to go anywhere anytime soon. In fact, it was just made note that two of Sprint's latest Android ...

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Philips Announces Blockbuster On Demand For Its Blu-ray Players

By Ikester - 07/06/2010 8:30:16 PM

Today, Philips revealed that it's offering Blockbuster Video's on-demand service with its Blu-ray players. So, the Philips 5320 and 7230 Blu-ray players are now equipped with this new feature, allowing customers to access new releases from the video rental company. With Blockbuster On Demand, customers can now watch new film titles instantly on ...

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Redbox’s Digital Expansion Has The Snowball’s Chance

By Steve Anderson - 02/17/2010 2:55:53 AM

Somewhere, whoever's currently running Blockbuster just broke out in a cold sweat because Redbox is getting IDEAS, and they're not very friendly ones. Seems that Redbox is looking into the idea of expanding its offerings to include digital downloads, allowing customers to download movies from central Redbox kiosks to customers' own media like SD cards, USB ...

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It’s Not Just Your iPhone–HTC Now A Home Theater With Blockbuster

By Steve Anderson - 02/17/2010 2:55:32 AM

So you read here yesterday about how home theater is branching into the mobile phone market thanks to various apps and things like that.  And you also read here how Blockbuster Video is looking to reverse its fortunes with a new emphasis on tech. Well, you're not going to believe this one--the first model of cell ...

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Down But Not Out: Blockbuster Augments On Demand

By Steve Anderson - 02/11/2010 1:17:58 AM

So it seems that Blockbuster's not taking its drubbing at the hands of Netflix and Redbox lightly, as they've recently allied themselves with Tribune Media Services, perhaps the foremost provider of entertainment information databases on Earth. Okay, great, you're probably saying, but what does that mean?  See, this isn't so much a help for Blockbuster proper ...

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