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#blockbuster

Blockbuster Digs Itself a Deeper Grave, Brings Back Late Fees

Blockbuster's not doing so well, closing another 500 locations in an attempt to straighten its ship. The latest tactic? Bringing back late fees, which they ditched back in 2005 in order to compete with Netflix. More »

03/02/10

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By Jason Chen

#amazon

Studios Offering 48 Hour Rentals On Amazon

Like our friend Dave Zats, you may have noticed that Amazon is offering an extra day of viewing for select online rentals. After a little digging, he discovered that the studios are the ones experimenting in this area. More »

01/07/10

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By Sean Fallon

#movies

mSpot Streams Movies to iPhones, Blackberries and Palm Pres

You could load movies onto your phone. Or you can go to m.mSpot.com on all four major carriers using most smartphones to access $5 movie rentals. More »

09/30/09

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By Mark Wilson

#netflix

A Peek Inside a Netflix Sorting Facility: Secret, Silent and Full of Old Ladies

I'm not entirely sure how I pictured Netflix's shipping centers, but it definitely wasn't like this: A Chicago Tribune reporter describes his visit to one, including the "few things about the building that suggested it was not a meth lab." More »

08/05/09

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By John Herrman

#timebandits

Confirmed: Change Your System Time, Watch Your iTunes Rentals Forever

Update: That was fast. It's busted—or fixed, depending on your POV. See the jump. Movie rentals from iTunes 7.6? Awesome. That pesky 24-hour viewing window once you've started the film? Not so much. And even if you get a little trigger-happy and click play only two MB into the download, the self-destruct timer activates. What if you need just a little bit more time? Or maybe a whole lot more time. We'd heard you could extend the doomsday clock by toying around with your system's date/time. We tested it ~~and it's true. There is, of course, a catch or two.~~ More »

01/17/08

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By matt buchanan

#apple

iTunes Rentals Adds Disney to Stable, Might Not Get Others

12/31/07

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#hugepriceincrease

Blockbuster Online Members Socked With Christmas Price Hike

12/20/07

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#movierentals

Blockbuster Gimps Total Access Plan, Now Only 5 Free Exchanges a Month, $1.99 Each After

One of the main selling points of Blockbuster online vs. Netflix is the fact that you can take your online mailers into brick and mortar Blockbuster stores and exchange them for in-store movies. In fact, that's the reason we give when we recommend people choose Blockbuster over Netflix. It's too bad that they're now totally cutting the plan off at the knees and limiting $17.99 plan to only FIVE free in-store exchanges a month, and charging $1.99 per exchange after that. More »

07/27/07

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By Jason Chen