Video Island, ScreenSelect to Merge

In UK, online DVD players are bulking up to flank against bigger players like Blockbuter and Netflix, when they enter the market: Online DVD rental service Video Island is to merge with its former rival ScreenSelect, creating the largest online DVD rental player in the UK market.

The combined businesses say the new company will be “significantly bigger” than Blockbuster’s online rental service and a considerable competitor to US-based Netflix

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