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Technologizer: Best Buy Does Digital Movies
Engadget HD: Best Buy partnering with CinemaNow to stream first-run DVDs to 'all web-connected devices' sold
Engadget: Best Buy partnering with CinemaNow to stream first-run DVDs to 'all web-connected devices sold'
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Best Buy Prepares for the Post-DVD Era http://bit.ly/2eVT6p 9 days ago |
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DVDs on the way out? http://bit.ly/2eVT6p http://fb.me/37vpZjp 15 days ago |
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DVDs and other physical media are being phased out. http://tinyurl.com/ydzdpka I remember reel-to-reel tapes, Beta tapes, 8 tracks, etc. 19 days ago |
Best Buy Does Digital Movies
Technologizer —
... Most details on Best Buy’s plans are yet to come, but Sonic told me that the retailing giant will create a Best Buy-branded version of CinemaNow, and will work with hardware manufacturers to build it into gadgets such as HDTVs and Blu-Ray players. A Best Buy representative told the New York Times’ Steve Lohr that the service will be available early next year, and that the goal is to let us pay for a movie once and then watch it on an array of devices: not just TVs and PCs but also media players and phones. ...
Best Buy partnering with CinemaNow to stream first-run DVDs to 'all web-connected devices' sold
Engadget HD —
Filed under: Industry, Media streamers
Can you live without physical media? Are you ready to buy into owning a license without any physical property to show for your purchase? We hope so 'cause that's the future. Today Best Buy will announce confirmation of its rumored partnership with CinemaNow in a deal that will stream first-run DVDs directly to ...
Best Buy partnering with CinemaNow to stream first-run DVDs to 'all web-connected devices sold'
Engadget —
Can you live without physical media? Are you ready to buy into owning a license without any physical property to show for your purchase? We hope so 'cause that's the future. Today Best Buy will announce confirmation of its rumored partnership with CinemaNow in a deal that will stream first-run DVDs directly to consumers. Better yet, according to an AP report, the ...
Best Buy Shifts to Online DVD Movie Delivery
901am —
For Best Buy, it’s better late than never. While online movie delivery is no longer a new thing, it’s only now that the company more popularly known for selling DVDs has finally decided to start embracing the current trend in the movie distribution industry – direct online streaming.
To do this, Best Buy is set to announce that it has teamed up with SonicSolutions for the use of its CinemaNow streaming technology.
The new service will allow consumers to purchase a DVD movie which they can later play on any device, be it on TV, ...
Linkpost | 11.3.2009
TechBlog —
... November 03, 2009 Linkpost | 11.3.2009 Updated 7:24 a.m. • Best Buy Prepares for the Post-DVD Era - Will launch a first-run streaming movie service early next year. • ...
Kiss your DVD - and the drive it plays in - goodbye
TechBlog —
... November 03, 2009 Kiss your DVD - and the drive it plays in - goodbye Big-box electronics retailer Best Buy scanned the tech horizon and noticed something missing: DVDs. dvdicon Realizing that delivering movies on physical media is about to become a thing of the past, the company is planning a service that would stream high-quality movies over the Internet. From the New York Times' Bits blog: The giant electronics retailer on Tuesday is announcing a partnership with ...
Streaming Movies: Best Buy Preparing For A World Without DVDs [Video Wars]
Consumerist —
... going into this business in a big way," Mr. Homeister said. "Our goal is to have broad availability in the marketplace, across multiple devices." The idea is to allow consumers to pay once for a DVD and then be able to play it "any device: television, Blu-ray disc player, personal computer, handheld media player or smartphone." Are you into this? Want to buy "streaming DVDs" from Best Buy?(online surveys) Best Buy Prepares for the Post-DVD Era [Best Buy] (Photo:chhipkali)
Best Buy Prepares for the Physical Media Apocalypse
Maximum PC all RSS Feed —
... Best Buy has announced a new deal with Sonic Solutions. It will use the latter's Roxio CinemaNow service to stream DVD titles to a wide range of internet-enabled devices, inlcluding Blu-ray players, TVs, PCs, smartphones, and personal media players. Users will be able to enjoy their favorite movies on a host of devices after they purchase them on DVD: pay once and watch on any device. ...
