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NEWS ABOUT: online movie rentals

online movie rentals stories: 5 news summaries
WEBSITE REVIEW

 Online TV, Movie 
 Guide Impresses 

Clicker takes the drudgery out of finding what you want

Nov 13, 09 11:24 AM CST
(Newser) - The Web is so rich with TV and movie options that organizing the content is a daunting task. “You could browse multiple sites, including crowd-pleasers like Hulu, but that's too slow and tedious,” Jeff Bertolucci writes. Enter Clicker , a new aggregating website its CEO calls “one part... More »

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Internet • Web 2.0 • website • digital video • online movie rentals • online TV • aggregator • catalog

Best Buy Noses Into Online Movie Market

Streaming service will come pre-loaded on gadgets

Nov 3, 09 10:11 AM CST
(Newser) - Best Buy has partnered with online provider CinemaNow to develop a movie downloading service that will come preloaded on the bulk of its Internet-capable electronics. The move follows a 13% slump in DVD sales for the year that has had the company casting about for a new revenue stream. It... More »

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digital downloads • digital video • consumer electronics • Best Buy • online movie rentals • retail businesses • DVDs • CinemaNow

 Netflix's Speedy 
 Secrets Revealed 

Workers sort 650 discs per hour; machines scan 30K hourly

Aug 4, 09 10:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Distributing DVDs out of 58 warehouses across the US, Netflix keeps its operations very quiet and extremely efficient; the unmarked building that houses Chicago-area operations was so nondescript he wouldn’t be able to find it again, Christopher Borrelli writes for the Tribune. Inside, workers, many apparently grandparents, whose shifts... More »

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entertainment • television • film • DVD • Netflix • online movie rentals

 Web Eats Hollywood's 
 Hedge Against Recession 

Free online content elbows out movies, TV as consumers trim expenses

Oct 29, 08 9:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - The rise of free online content threatens to tarnish Hollywood's long-held belief that it is recession-proof, the Los Angeles Times reports. Tinseltown thrived in previous downturns, but with escapism now just a click of the mouse away, thrifty consumers are cutting cable subscriptions and movie tickets from their budgets. More »

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Hollywood • recession • Netflix • Hulu • online movie rentals • movie industry • financial crisis

Jobs Pulls Thin Laptop Out of Air

Apple debuts ultra-thin MacBook Air at Macworld; confirms foray into movie rentals

Jan 15, 08 2:15 PM CST
(Newser) - Steve Jobs today slid his latest trick not from up his sleeve, but from a manila envelope. The Apple CEO unveiled the ultra-thin MacBook Air laptop at the Macworld Expo, reports the AP. Boasting a 13-inch screen, the new Mac ranges in thickness from 0.16 inches to 0.76... More »

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Steve Jobs • iTunes • Apple • laptop • Macworld • online movie rentals • MacBook Air

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