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Blockbuster Pass Unlimited Stream Content, But Only For Subscribers Dishes

By , 25 September, 2011, No Comment

Dish Network has announced the upcoming availability of the neck of the hit movie, a video service similar to unlimited streaming of Netflix “watch instantly”. From October first dish subscribers have unlimited access to a small library of digital content that can be transmitted to a PC or TV with a standard antenna set-top box. While Netflix is ??moving in a completely different direction, which is only separated from his DVD rental service to focus on the transmission, the plates are glued to the multifaceted approach as the best bet for Blockbuster. “We created a package that combines the best features of film animation and gaming industry with the convenience and integration provided by a multichannel video provider,” said Blockbuster chairman Michael Kelly in a statement. “Package Pass powerful programming is the ultimate for all viewers.

The combination of DVD by mail and unlimited in-store exchanges have more than 100 million people who live near the Blockbuster stores are open seven days a week, the immediate satisfaction and unmatched selection. “Press release crockery follows below.

DISH Network Launches blockbuster pass, with service subscription package first movie in real time in the industry of pay TV

First year of the neck of the successful subscription included with the DISH Network

One company, one invoice, a connection

Englewood, Colorado, September 23, 2011 / PRNewswire / – DISH Network LLC and Blockbuster LLC announced today, go to Blockbuster, the TV package the most comprehensive entertainment programming offered by a payment provider multi-channel TV.

Beginning October 1, 2011, blockbuster movie pass is available on DISH Network customers, starting at $ 10 per month, which combines the best of the best TV movies and games. This is a pay-TV solution first: watch movies on subscription service package available to television or computer. This programming package is none of the other cable, satellite, Telco or service online streaming movies.

Go blockbuster film includes the following:

Mail it! – Over 100,000 DVD movies, TV shows and games available by mail. No extra charge for high-definition Blu-ray ™ movies. A hard, two or three plans available. Queue management is very good one www.dish.com link.

Streaming! – Stream more than 3000 TV movie. Flow of over 4000 movies on your computer. Watch hundreds of TV on demand.

Play it! – More than 3,000 video games by mail on Xbox ®, Xbox 360 ®, PlayStation2 ™, PlayStation ™ 3 and Nintendo Wii ™.

We exchange! – The exchange unlimited DVD and video game stores to Blockbuster participants.

Warning! – Over 20 premium movie channels from entertainment studios such as MGM, Epix, Sony Movie Channel, and more pixels.

“With millions of Dish Network set-top boxes deployed on the Internet in American homes and our ability to provide services to the iconic brand of Blockbuster, we are ideally positioned to take advantage of the myriad of ways consumers seeking access to their favorite movie , TV shows or games, “said Joe Clayton, CEO of Dish Network.” When you combine the pass to a blockbuster Dish Network subscription, you get endless entertainment options and easy access to the content you want whenever you want. And unlike other companies, we offer the simplicity of a company, Bill and one connection. ”

From October 1 to January 31, 2012, the DISH Network offers new customers, Pass blockbuster, which comes with their Dish Network subscription for one year when they subscribe to Dish Network America’s Top 200 programming package or higher, and to commit to 24 months of Dish Network service. It is up to $ 360 in savings.

Step blockbusters is also a period of three months of a new DISH Network customers who subscribe to America Top 120 programming package. When the campaign period, the pace of the blockbuster movie starts at only $ 10 per month. Access to the service of streaming movies is to subscribe to DISH Network HD DVR.

“We created a package that combines the best features of film animation and gaming industry with the convenience and integration provided by a multichannel video provider,” said Michael Kelly, president of Blockbuster. “Pass Blockbuster is the ultimate programming package for all moviegoers. The combination of DVD by mail and unlimited in-store exchanges offers more than 100 million people who live near Blockbuster stores that are open seven days a week, instant gratification and options than ever before. ”

source : BGR

Sprint offers first 3D movie for HTC EVO 3D owners

By , 3 September, 2011, No Comment

“Bubble Mania” art show was shot in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park.

So you’re one of the first to own an HTC EVO 3D smartphone but don’t have any 3D videos to watch?  Sprint has a solution.

With the help of the people at Peck Media (a Los Angeles firm), and their top-of-the-line 3D equipment, Sprint has created the first 3D “feature” for owners of their EVO 3D (or anyone else who wants to see pretty bubbles in a park setting in three glorious dimensions.

You can see the 3D version of the video here.

Of course, Sprint also provides the rest of us with a 2D version as well.  (It’s a not quite as blurry version:)

And EVO 3D owners shouldn’t forget that their smartphone also shoots videos in three-dimensions as well.

If you create a masterpiece let us know 0- and we’ll pass it along to the folks at Sprint.

Source: Know Your Cell – Cell Phone News, Reviews, Features and More

AirPlay drives iTunes momentum in online movie market share

By , 24 August, 2011, No Comment

A new report from research firm IHS suggests that Apple’s iTunes share of “consumer spending for movie electronic sell-through (EST) and Internet video on demand (iVOD)” grew during the first half of 2011, the first time since 2009, despite an increase in competition from Walmart and Amazon. iTunes had a 65.8% market share during the first half of this year, up from 64.9% during the first half of 2010. It also had the largest increase in revenue growth among its competitors. “Much of iTunes’ success can be traced to the rising usage of Apple’s AirPlay system, which allows wireless video streaming to consumer electronic devices including televisions,” said IHS research director Arash Amel. “This has expanded the reach of iTunes to new platforms, boosting sales of movies from the system.” Microsoft’s Zune Video Marketplace maintained the second largest share of consumer spending in the market with a 16.2% share, down from 18.5% during the first half of 2010. Walmart’s Vudu service saw the largest share increase among market leaders: it jumped from a 1% share during the first half of last year to a 5.3% share during the first half of 2011. Sony’s PlayStation Store now has a 4.4% share, down from 8.2%, and Amazon’s share grew slightly from to 4% from 4.2%. Read on for the full report.

iTunes Gains Share in Online Movies in First Half of 2011

Reversing its previous declines in market share, iTunes in the first half of 2010 managed to pad its leadership position in the U.S. online movie market, according to the new IHS Screen Digest Media Research from information and analysis provider IHS (NYSE: IHS).

iTunes’ share of U.S. consumer spending for movie electronic sell-through (EST) and Internet video on demand (iVOD) rose to 65.8 percent in the first half of 2011, up from 64.9 percent for  the same period in 2010. The expansion contrasts with the first half of 2010 when the share held by Apple Inc.’s iTunes declined by 11.9 points year-on-year. In fact, the first half of 2011 marked the first increase in share for iTunes since two years ago in 2009.

Notably, iTunes experienced the largest revenue increase growth among all online movie providers during the first half.

“iTunes’ expansion of its market lead represents a remarkable achievement in light of intensifying competition from a slew of aggressive rivals,” said Arash Amel, research director, digital media, for IHS. “Much of iTunes’ success can be traced to the rising usage of Apple’s AirPlay system, which allows wireless video streaming to consumer electronic devices including televisions. This has expanded the reach of iTunes to new platforms, boosting sales of movies from the system.”

Other factors that enhanced iTunes’ share included the growing installed base of the iPad and price promotions.

Vudu’s Market Share Voodoo
Along with Apple’s market share advance, the other big success story among the major online movie stores in the first half was Wal-Mart’s Vudu. Vudu’s share of EST and iVOD movie revenue rose to 5.3 percent in the first half of 2011, up from 1.0 percent during the same time in 2010. This allowed Vudu to rise to the No. 3 position earlier this year, up from fifth place.  “Just as IHS predicted in its February release, Vudu has emerged as a major market rival to established players like Apple and Sony,” Amel said. “Vudu’s gains were driven by several factors, including its shrewd device strategy, a good customer experience, a compelling user interface and its $1/$2 rental pricing system.”

Microsoft and Sony Face Challenges
The No. 2 online movie store, Microsoft’s Zune Video Marketplace, lost market share in the first half, declining to 16.2 percent, down from 18.5 percent during the same period in 2010. The company had enjoyed a market share surge during the 2010 holiday season courtesy of the strong sales of the Kinect, a motion-sensing system for the Xbox 360. Kinect helped improve sales at that time of the Xbox, which can access movies on the Zune Video Marketplace. However, the impact of the surge since has dwindled, causing Zune’s share to decline.

For Sony, its PlayStation Store accounted for 4.4 percent of iVOD and EST movie share in the first half, down from 8.2 percent in 2010. This caused the PlayStation Store to drop to the fourth position, down from third place, which it had long occupied.

“The PlayStation Store fell out of the Top 3 rankings chiefly because Vudu cannibalized its market share,” Amel said. “Furthermore, the global security breach that shut down Sony’s online gaming operations during a major portion of the first half had a deleterious impact on the PlayStation Store’s business.”

In the case of Amazon, a boost in revenue to reach 4.2 percent in the first half, up from 4.0 percent in 2010, was not enough to keep it in the No. 4 rank, as the surge from Vudu pushed the online retailer down to fifth place. The company in the first half was engaged in a shift in its business to streaming video on demand (SVOD) and Amazon Prime.

Online Movie Business Focuses on EST
Together, the U.S. iVOD and EST business in the first half of 2011 amounted to $229 million, with EST accounting for $118 million and $111 million for iVOD. For the full year of 2011, IHS predicts the market will rise to $487 million, with EST representing $247 million, and iVOD taking up $240 million.

“The new-release on-demand business is all about iVOD,” Amel said. “In the current economic climate, consumers are more interested in accessing movies than in owning them. Because of this, growth in EST has virtually stopped. Whatever small EST growth that is happening is coming from aggressive sales on iTunes, as well as discounting across major services.”

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