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Blockbuster Offers Movies for Rent and Sale Online
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by Jarrett Martineau | January 14, 2009 at 09:55 am
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This has been in the works for a while, but Blockbuster is expected to make an official announcement on Wednesday that the movie rental company will begin renting and selling movies online — across a variety of platforms, players, and mobile devices.
Netflix is already a few steps ahead in this game but this could put Blockbuster back in competition for the soon-to-be lucrative online video rental business.
Following the lead of competitor Netflix Inc., Blockbuster Inc. plans to expand its digital reach by offering access to its video library through a variety of electronic devices.The Dallas-based movie-rental company is expected to announce Wednesday a partnership with Sonic Solutions Inc. to offer movies for rent and for sale on a variety of broadband-connected digital devices, including personal computers, mobile phones, Internet-connected televisions and Blu-ray disc players.
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