Entries in 'rental' (25)
Resurgent Blockbuster lands Django Unchained exclusivity
Retailer Blockbuster hopes to take another step toward recovery with an exclusive deal on Quentin Tarantino’s latest DVD and Blu-ray release.
Xtra-vision enters receivership
Irish entertainment rental and retail firm Xtra-vision has fallen into receivership after being "unable to meet its debts".
Lovefilm counter Netflix appearance with subs discount
Just hours after streaming film service Netflix launched on both PS3 and Xbox 360 in the UK, rival Lovefilm has reduced the price of its service to undercut it.
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New web retailer shares pre-owned revenue with publishers
An internet rental specialist has promised to share its used game profits with publishers.
Blockbuster: Publishers see rental model as deterrent to pre-owned
Forget Online Passes – renting is the new weapon for the war on pre-owned.
Blockbuster adds games to Unlimited rental memberships
The UK arm of rental chain Blockbuster has announced that as of today members of its Unlimited Rental Plan can now rent games at no additional charge.
Danish games rental service branches out
The already competitive games rental sector is about to get a brand new competitor – Danish firm OnePlayS.
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Direct2Drive launching rental download service
UK consumers will be able to rent digital PC games from Direct2Drive later this year.
Blockbuster back on the offensive
After the most traumatic year in the chain’s history, rental and entertainment retailer Blockbuster is bursting back into life in the US with its first nationwide advertising campaign since 2007.
ANALYSIS: The future of Blockbuster UK
As Premier League football clubs prove on a yearly basis, having a lot of debt doesn’t necessarily mean you are a bad business.
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Sony details PS3 LoveFilm deal
Following the leak of the news earlier this week, Sony has released the first official information about the upcoming LoveFilm service heading to PS3.
Redbox expanding game kiosk service
Redbox is rolling out its video games rental service to its retail kiosks around the US.
Lovefilm launching PS3 service
It has been revealed with little fanfare that leading European game and movie rental firm Lovefilm is to launch a streaming movie service on Sony’s PlayStation Network for PS3 owners.
Blockbuster files for bankruptcy
As predicted last month, after a prolonged period of uncertainty US rental firm Blockbuster has finally filed for bankruptcy protection.
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Blockbuster bankruptcy draws closer
Following predictions earlier this month, Blockbuster has apparently informed a number of its key partners that it will be entering into a “pre-planned bankruptcy” agreement in mind-September.
PS3 video service goes live
After what’s been a long wait Sony’s PlayStation Network video delivery service is now live in the UK, Germany Spain and France.
Euro PS3 movie service explained
Though the exact launch date and pricing remains a tightly guarded secret at SCEE, Sony has at least revealed a little bit of information about its PSN movie and TV ...
US: New partners for PSN video service
SCEA has penned deals with a number of film companies that will bring a whole host of new content to the PS3 video rental service.
Netflix rumoured for Wii
It’s been a huge success on Xbox 360 and was recently confirmed for the PS3 and now movie rental service Netflix is reportedly lining up a debut on Nintendo’s Wii ...
US: Netflix confirmed for PS3
After weeks of speculation it has been officially confirmed that online streaming movie rental service Netflix is heading to PS3 in North America some time in November.
PlayStation video service detailed
SCEE has confirmed that its long-awaited movies-on-demand service is heading to Europe, with the UK, France, Germany and Spain set to receive the service first of all, kicking off this ...
E3 08: No PS3 video store for Europe this year
Sony’s new PS3 and PSP movie and TV download and rental service was possibly the biggest announcement of the platform holder’s E3 conference, but European console owners will seemingly ...
Paramount signs up to Xbox Live Video Store
Microsoft has announced that it has struck a deal with major US movie studio Paramount that will see a number of new films available to download via Xbox Live.
