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Bloggers are talking about this and the timing saying that it is due to the treat from Apple since the announcement will come just ahead of Mac World where Apple is said to make an announcement regarding online movie rentals. There are ... rumors that Apple will announce a rental service that costs almost $4/movie with a time limit of 24 hours to view the movie. If that is the case, I doubt this will be much of a threat. Although the difference will of course be that itunes users will likely be able to view these movies on their iphones and ipods. Remember as well that Netflix users can not view the movies unless they are on a PC. We will find out more about Apple’s service this week.
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Fandango, the nation's largest movie ticketing service, sells tickets to approximately 14,000 screens and 1,200 theaters and to four out of the five largest U.S. theater circuits (according to National Association of Theater Owners, June 2005). One of the Web's top movie destinations (according to Nielsen//NetRatings), Fandango entertains and informs moviegoers with commentary, trailers and reviews, and offers the ability to quickly select a film, plan where and when to see it, and buy tickets up to 45 days in advance. Fandango ... offers promotional codes, a convenient way for organizations to electronically distribute movie tickets to customers, employees or partners as a 'thank you' or as a compelling consumer offer. Fandango is available at http://www.fandango.com/, 1-800-FANDANGO and via your wireless mobile device at mobile.fandango.com.
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Consumers can transfer only one copy of the movie to a DVD, which will be near the quality of retail DVDs. The service ... will allow consumers to view the movies on their computer with video software like Windows Media Player.
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Browsing, renting and returning movie DVDs from home adds up to a growth category; it's been growing for nearly eight years. While the prospect of a future of downloading films from the Internet seems inevitable — indeed, some sites offer that now — the mail-me-discs idea is the scenario of the moment, with more than a dozen services targeting consumers, including Netflix, CafeDVD, Blockbuster Online and DVD Avenue. Here's a closer look at how a few of them operate:
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"Reaching the three million-member level underscores the fact that we're fundamentally redefining the movie rental experience," said Reed Hastings, Netflix CEO and co-founder. "We've tapped a large and growing market that's clearly attuned to today's consumer lifestyle, and we foresee the continued adoption of the service as we refine and expand it over time."
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COMING SOON TO YOUR SCREEN With big studios less fearful of piracy, companies plan services to sell movies online. Electronic distribution which does not require packaging and shipping has the potential to create fat profit margins. -- Wall Street Journal August 3, 2006
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