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Apple brings iTunes Store to Brazil, Latin America originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 13 Dec 2011 05:31:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We suppose it’s good news / bad news for Blockbuster. The good news is that after going through bankruptcy and being sold, Warner Bros. has decided it’s healthy enough to take on the competition on even ground. The bad news, is that Warner has decided to give Blockbuster the same month long delay the studio loves so much before new movies can be rented out as its competitors, Redbox and Netflix. While Blockbuster has had delays at its kiosks already, being first to get new flicks in stores has been a part of its marketing for a while. The LA Times reports Blockbuster so far is turning to simply buying the copies it needs at retail to rent them out immediately, but we’ll see how long that lasts. If you enjoy your discs via kiosk or mail don’t think you’re out of the woods either, as the paper mentions Warner wants to delay new flicks to those outlets even longer when their deals are renegotiated.

Warner pushes 28-day new release delay on Blockbuster, matches Redbox and Netflix originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 26 Oct 2011 23:17:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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This article was written on July 10, 2007 by CyberNet.

Remember back in February when TiVo and Amazon announced a partnership to bring movies to TiVo users? At the time, those who wanted to use the service were required to purchase the movies that they wanted from the Amazon website which obviously required the use of a computer. This just added an extra step in the process of trying to watch a movie. The good news is that as of today, a computer is no longer required!

The “Buy on TV” feature, as it’s being called, works with series 2 and series 3 TiVo’s that are connected to broadband Internet. Users will be able to purchase the movies that they want using their TiVo box, and the remote.  The entire experience from start to finish is done on the TiVo.

Buy on TV Quick Facts

1. TV shows will cost $1.00 for each episode
2. New movies just released on DVD will start at $7.97
3. Older movies will start at $1.99
4. More than 1,100 movies are available for rent
5. More than 2,000 movies are available for purchase

Because it’s so easy to flip through movies right on your TV, it would probably be easy for children to purchase movies without parent consent. This won’t be a problem however, because there’s now a 5 digit pin which must be entered before a movie can be purchased.

There are several movie services like this available, but I’d say Amazon and TiVo take the cake with this one. People don’t like extra added steps to get what they want. “Buy on TV” is the simplest way to get the movies that you want on your TV without any hassles. Nice job!

Source: AP (Thanks for the tip Cory)

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Apple’s iCloud may have only just launched but according to rumors reported by the LA Times and Wall Street Journal, it’s already negotiating with Hollywood to add movies to the service (funny how things have changed in five years.) The timing is particularly curious because Apple, along with Disney, is one of the notable holdouts from the movie studio-backed Ultraviolet scheme with similar buy once / stream anywhere aspirations that just hit the streets this week. However, according to “people familiar with the matter” it could allow Ultraviolet access on iThings via app, while also bringing its usual media lock-in magic by also throwing in streaming copies of any flicks purchased on iTunes, but only on its own hardware. Recently activated streaming of purchased TV shows to the Apple TV shows the cloud’s potential, but we’ll have to wait for deals to be signed before that North Carolina datacenter puts Hollywood’s best on its to-do list.

Apple reportedly trying to add movie streaming to its iCloud originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 13 Oct 2011 05:25:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Perhaps you’re not a fan of sticky floors, armrest sharing or simply other people. Well, crowd-averse Comcast subscribers at least will have the chance to watch one Hollywood release from the comfort of their home while it’s still in theaters. According to The LA Times, Eddie Murphy’s Tower Heist will be out to view on-demand a mere three weeks after its November 4th release. It’s not the first time we’ve seen premium advance video-on-demand, the main difference being, at $60, Comcast’s experiment looks to be double the price for half the wait. Now if we could just afford that 155-inch screen…

Eddie Murphy’s Tower Heist gets fast-tracked to Comcast VOD, $60 saves a trip to the theater originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 07 Oct 2011 13:22:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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