By Brad
Read Write Web reports that online movie giant Netflix isn’t content with leading the pack when it comes to movies by mail and streaming video services. They’re now looking to bring the cinema to a smart phone near you:
Recently, Netflix sent out a survey to select subscribers in order to determine interest in an iPhone application for streaming movies via mobile phones. According to the survey’s wording, the proposed app would be Wi-Fi only and would offer the same content that the Netflix “Watch Instantly” service provides.
By Brad
As online movie giant Netflix continues to evolve from mail service to a streaming one, it continues to increase the number of devices that carry it. The latest gadget to embrace streaming movies with the company? Nintendo’s gaming juggernaut Wii.
By Brad
Online DVD deliverer Netflix has announced it recently delivered its 2 billionth DVD—and they reached that number in just under 10 years. GigaOm does the math:
Using a rough back-of-the-envelope calculation, that works out to an average of 605,326 DVDs a day or about 25,221 DVDs an hour, 420 DVDs a minute or 7 DVDs every second.
Now that’s impressive.
By Brad
In an attempt to remain competitive with NetFlix, Blockbuster Video has penned a deal with TiVo to bring streaming movie rentals to TVs. Via Ars Technica:
Blockbuster has hopped on the TiVo bandwagon to bring Blockbuster’s digital movie library directly to the popular media center. The companies announced Wednesday that Blockbuster’s OnDemand service would be integrated into TiVo Series 2, Series 3, HD, and HD XL units in order to offer content for rental and purchase. To balance out the deal, TiVo DVRs will be sold at Blockbuster stores throughout the US and on Blockbuster’s website.
Blockbuster CEO Jim Keys elaborated on the companies’ joint plans for the future. “Ultimately, our vision is to work with TiVo so that their subscribers can access movies not only through our OnDemand service but also from our stores and through our by-mail service as well,” Keyes said in a statement. “Regardless of a film’s availability—through VOD or on DVD—we want to work with TiVo to provide their subscribers unprecedented access to movie content.”
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