DVD Rental Services
Explore DVD rental services.
Renting From Redbox
Redbox is a company that rents DVDs for a dollar a night from thousands of automated kiosks located in supermarkets, convenience stores, drugstores, fast-food restaurants and discount department stores. The idea here is to provide DVD rentals for very little money at places renters would frequent in the course of their daily lives. Redbox is majority owned by Coinstar, the corporation that operates self-service machines where people can exchange coins for bills at tens of thousands of locations.
Redbox is a company that rents DVDs for a dollar a night from thousands of automated kiosks located in supermarkets, convenience stores, drugstores, fast-food restaurants and discount department stores. The idea here is to provide DVD rentals for very little money at places renters would frequent in the course of their daily lives. Redbox is majority owned by Coinstar, the corporation that operates self-service machines where people can exchange coins for bills at tens of thousands of locations.
Renting From Amazon
Amazon is America's largest online retailer. The company's primary business is selling a wide variety of goods — especially books, DVDs and music CDs — that are ordered on their Website and shipped by mail or package delivery services. But they also offer some products that they deliver digitally to customers who have a broadband Internet connection.
Amazon is America's largest online retailer. The company's primary business is selling a wide variety of goods — especially books, DVDs and music CDs — that are ordered on their Website and shipped by mail or package delivery services. But they also offer some products that they deliver digitally to customers who have a broadband Internet connection.
Renting From Apple's iTunes Store
Apple is a company that makes consumer electronics, and its best-known products are Macintosh computers, iPods and iPhones. In addition, Apple operates an online business called the iTunes store and through it has become American's largest music retailer. Via download, the iTunes store sells not only music, but other digital media, including audiobooks, games, movies and television shows.
Apple is a company that makes consumer electronics, and its best-known products are Macintosh computers, iPods and iPhones. In addition, Apple operates an online business called the iTunes store and through it has become American's largest music retailer. Via download, the iTunes store sells not only music, but other digital media, including audiobooks, games, movies and television shows.
Renting From Blockbuster
The core of Blockbuster's business is operating a chain of several thousand brick-and-mortar stores that rent DVDs, Blu-ray discs and video games. But the company also offers several options for renting movies and television programming which involve the Internet, and that will be the focus here.
The core of Blockbuster's business is operating a chain of several thousand brick-and-mortar stores that rent DVDs, Blu-ray discs and video games. But the company also offers several options for renting movies and television programming which involve the Internet, and that will be the focus here.
Renting From Netflix
Netflix provides a movie and television programming rental service at flat monthly fees. The company has no brick-and-mortar stores, and instead interfaces with its customers via the Internet and the United States Postal Service. A large number of titles are available on DVDs and Blu-ray discs that will be delivered to the subscriber by mail. In addition, a much smaller number of titles can be streamed to the subscriber over the Internet.
Netflix provides a movie and television programming rental service at flat monthly fees. The company has no brick-and-mortar stores, and instead interfaces with its customers via the Internet and the United States Postal Service. A large number of titles are available on DVDs and Blu-ray discs that will be delivered to the subscriber by mail. In addition, a much smaller number of titles can be streamed to the subscriber over the Internet.
Blockbuster Backs Away From Circuit City Acquisition
Last April Blockbuster proposed to buy Circuit City for at least $6 a share, but now the video rental chain has withdrawn its proposal, citing as the reason "market conditions." It's anybody's guess as to where the two companies will go from here.
Last April Blockbuster proposed to buy Circuit City for at least $6 a share, but now the video rental chain has withdrawn its proposal, citing as the reason "market conditions." It's anybody's guess as to where the two companies will go from here.
Online DVD Rental Services
Here's a rundown of some DVD rental services.
Here's a rundown of some DVD rental services.