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Blockbuster to Try Offering In-Store Downloads
At selected Blockbuster video stores, some customers will soon be able to download movies and TV programming to their portable devices. Blockbuster's partner in offering this service is NCR. Find out more in the news item about Blockbuster trying to offer in-store downloads.

Will Using a Flash Memory Card to Rent a Movie Catch On?
An Irish company called Portomedia claims it will soon introduce a new way to rent movies where the customer copy of the movie is stored on a small device known as a flash memory card. At a convenience store or an airport, you will go up to a kiosk, select a title and download a movie to your card in roughly a minute.

Will Blockbuster Be Apple TV's New Competitor?
Apple TV may soon have a new competitor — Blockbuster. Although nothing seems official yet, The Hollywood Reporter, PC World and other sources are reporting that Blockbuster is considering the idea of streaming video directly over broadband to TVs. Last year, Blockbuster acquired the company Movielink, an online rental service that allows consumers to watch major-studio movies streamed to PC's.

iTunes Sells Movies Via Download on DVD Release Date
In the past, there has been a delay between when most movies were released on DVD and when they could be purchased via download. But that has changed. Through its iTunes store, Apple can sell a movie from these studios via download beginning the same day it comes out on DVD.

Blockbuster to Try Offering In-Store Downloads
At selected Blockbuster video stores, some customers will soon be able to download movies and TV programming to their portable devices. Blockbuster's partner in offering this service is NCR. Find out more in the news item about Blockbuster trying to offer in-store downloads.

Apple Offers Movies for Purchase via Internet Download
You can now purchase movies via download from Apple's iTune store. At present they are only offering movies from studios owned by The Walt Disney Company, specifically Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios, Touchstone Pictures and Miramax. Find out more about Apple's movies for purchase.

Amazon Launches Download Video Service
Amazon has launched a new service called Unbox that allows customers to use the Internet to download movies and TV programs either for purchase or rental. Find out more about this new download video service.

Big Studios Now Selling Downloadable Movies Online
Six of the major Hollywood studios are now selling downloadable movies like King Kong and Memoirs of a Geisha online. Some new films, such as Brokeback Mountain, will be downloadable the same day they are released on DVD.

Download-to-Burn Service for Hollywood Movies
It's been a long time coming, but at last there's a legal way to use the Internet to download some Hollywood studio movies and burn them to DVD. Find our more in this feature.