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YouTube has continued to quietly expand its rental service since February by adding more titles and by creating the YouTube Store, which aggregates all titles available for rent onto one page. According to a YouTube spokesperson via email, “When we announced YouTube … Read More »

When companies are dying, it’s rarely a quick and painless process. Even so, the demise of Blockbuster has felt like an especially drawn-out and painful one. The latest development came late Tuesday when the company submitted an SEC filing warning that it may file for … Read More »

 
 

Last month, YouTube rolled out a new rental service that allowed users to rent independent films from the Sundance film festival. But now, despite weak demand for those films, YouTube has quietly expanded the video rental program with a number of niche … Read More »

Vid-Biz: Rentals, Piracy, Runway

Consumer Spending on Rentals Increases in Q3; DVD and Blu-ray rentals up 9.9 percent year-over-year, hitting $1.6 billion for the quarter. (Video Business) New Tech Disrupts Camcorder Pirates; near-infrared LEDs behind movie screens put green and red blotches on surreptitious footage. (Variety) Project Runway Heading for … Read More »

Not to be left behind by the download revolution, video rental company Blockbuster is reportedly working on a set-top box to pipe movies directly to your TV. The move isn’t entirely unexpected — what else was it going to do with Movielink, the … Read More »

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