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newteevee.com - 11/25/2008

Blockbuster Set-Top Box Takes on Netflix

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Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI, BBI.B) is taking Netflix head-on and announced today the availability of its new set-top box that will deliver video content directly to TVs. The BLOCKBUSTER ONDEMAND service will use 2Wire’s MediaPoint set top box , and will offer rentals a la carte — ...

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homemediamagazine.com - 11/25/2008

Blockbuster Bows Set-Top Box

— homemediamagazine.com — 2Wire's MediaPoint media player By Erik Gruenwedel | Posted: 25 Nov 2008 egruenwedel@questex.com Escalating stakes in the... burgeoning streaming market, Blockbuster Nov. 25 unveiled a broadband set-top box that allows users to watch video-on-demand ... (more) Blockbuster Bows Set-Top Box

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ecommercetimes.com - 11/30/2008

E-Commerce News: ECT News Exclusives: Elbowing Into the Set-Top Scene: Q and A With Blockbuster ...

— ecommercetimes.com — Blockbuster on Tuesday threw its hat into the increasingly crowded ring of set-top boxes with the announcement... of a deal with hardware maker 2Wire . Blockbuster's system will bring video directly to viewers' televisions on demand via a broadband ... (more) E-Commerce News: ECT News Exclusives: Elbowing Into the ...

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dvdtown.com - 11/26/2008

Samsung Blu-ray players to deliver Netflix in HD

— dvdtown.com — Tools: Recommend this news to a friend RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J., November 26, 2008 – Samsung Electronics America,... a market leader and award-winning manufacturer of consumer electronics, today announced that its two cutting-edge Blu-ray players, the ... (more) Samsung Blu-ray players to deliver Netflix in HD

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Blockbuster Delivers Netflix-like Set-Top Box
Gearlog — ... la carte rentals, rather than Netflix's subscription offering--a reflection of sorts of the company's more traditional approach to movie rentals. Users can pick up the box now from Blockbuster's site for $99 (which also gets you 25 rentals for free). After you've burned through those videos, rentals will run you $1.99 a piece. The box can also stream video from sites like YouTube, as well as other multimedia content accessible across your home network, like photos and music. NewTeeVee points out that Blockbuster has chosen not to brand with its logo, opting instead ...

Why You Should Wait To Buy a Set-Top Box [NewTeeVee]
GigaOM Network — ... Blockbuster’s device, launched just last week, is the latest entry in the set-top box battle. The rental chain is using ...

2008: Set-top Boxes Set Up for a Fight [NewTeeVee]
GigaOM Network — ... Think of 2008 as Act I when it comes to set-top boxes, the prelude of what’s to come. Next year will bring the conflict in Act II, and 2010? Hopefully Act III and a resolution. In 2008, all manner of brand-name and upstart players began vying to be the box that connects to your TV set delivering movies, TV, web video and is basically the center of your digital media universe. Stalwarts like HP and Blockbuster rolled out their devices as newcomers Sezmi and Verismo came on to the scene (while still others, ...

TVs Transform at This Year’s CES [NewTeeVee]
GigaOM Network — ... or the recently-released Blockbuster box to directly rent movies from the likes of Amazon, Netflix and Blockbuster, or to watch web video from YouTube (which will look pretty sweet now that it’s ...

Blockbuster Expands Its Online Rental Plans [NewTeeVee]
GigaOM Network — ... Hopefully, CinemaNow’s technical expertise will help Blockbuster in other ways. The 2Wire set-top box Blockbuster released before the holidays sported a number of irritating glitches that prompted Dave Zatz to ...