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First Online DVD rental launch in UK, December
News The UK's first online DVD rental service will launch 1 December. London based MovieTrak.com will begin by stocking 500 DVD titles, which will be offered for rental at its site for £2.99 for seven days rental.
[November 5, 1999, 7:32]
Process of renting DVDs online granted patent
News Netflix has been granted a wide-ranging patent encompassing its online DVD rental service, in a win that could pose a legal speed bump to Wal-Mart's entry into the business. Netflix spokeswoman Lynn Brinton pointed out the resemblance between the...
[June 25, 2003, 14:09]
Matsushita to test pirate-proof DVDs
News Japan-based electronics maker Matsushita Electric Industrial is to test a movie rental system that combines DVD discs with file downloads. At the same time, viewers are saved the hassle of returning the disc to the rental store.
[June 9, 2003, 8:25]
US Report: DVD seeing off Divx threat
News Looking at it from a different angle, Divx allows retailers to cut into the lucrative video-rental market, which averages 10 million rentals a day in the United States, according to Divx's Dare. Tuesday marks the one-year anniversary of Circuit...
[September 10, 1998, 7:11]
A Year Ago: DVD seeing off Divx threat
News Divx allows consumers to buy a disk for $4.50 (£2.50) -- about the price of a video rental. Tuesday marks the one-year anniversary of Circuit City's announcement of its partnership with Los Angeles-based law firm Ziffren, Brittenham, Branca...
[September 10, 1999, 7:00]
DVD set to boom but is not without its challengers
News Although it is still some years away, VoD will provide users with instant access to vast libraries of movies for rental. At the DVD Summit in Dublin Monday, speakers took turns to reiterate the phenomenal growth of the medium and, against a...
[April 18, 2000, 9:05]
DVD it's a revolution
News The advantages of DVD over VHS are many: discs are small and easier to use than video tapes -- just think you'll never have to rewind a rental video again -- digital production ensures crystal clear images and CD-quality sound.
[May 14, 1999, 16:26]
DVD site makes Wall Street debut
News Online DVD rental company Netflix had a successful Wall Street debut on Thursday. The company set an initial price of $15, at the top of its previously announced $13 to $15 range. It opened at $16.19 on Thursday and rose as high as $17.40, or 16...
[May 23, 2002, 17:23]
Winrental
Downloads Advanced DVD video and game rental software for Windows that provides all the features you need to run the entire rental store. It has databases for rental inventory and customers and tracks all current and late items.
[December 30, 2008, 12:23]
The real story behind this
Talkback It's not like he broke into a DVD rental store and stole movies. This is mainly for those who think this guy should be written off just because he's a felon. You need to remember that he wasn't convicted for doing actual harm.
[October 15, 2007, 6:46]
EasyReach for BlackBerry
Downloads Buy gifts for anyone in your address book, add a DVD rental to your Netflix queue, buy books from Amazon.com or select from thousands products from hundreds of of retailers anytime, anyhere. With this application for mobile shopping, remote PC...
[April 17, 2007, 17:45]
EasyReach
Downloads Mobile shopping, remote PC access and desktop searchA free application for mobile shopping, remote PC access and desktop search from your handheld device, the EasyReach service offers pay-as-you-go access to your favorite retailers with NO PRICE...
[January 18, 2007, 7:00]
Heavyweights back DVD, ink deal
News Blockbuster Video, which has been steadily increasing the number of its stores offering DVD films for rental, is planning to roll out the service to 550 UK stores in the next few weeks. It will include Toshiba's SD2109B DVD player, 3 Warner DVD...
[August 24, 1999, 16:29]
Distribution Company Helps Employees Improve the Flow of Goods and Gain Visibility to Manage Stock Levels
White Papers Magna Pacific, the leading independent DVD distributor in Australia and New Zealand deployed a computerised supply chain management solution to help their employees manage the shipment of DVDs and videos to retail and rental chains and independent...
[August 30, 2007, 1:00]
1999 - year of DVD?
News It's rental partner, NetFlix.com, could not be reached for comment. "The big surprise for us this Christmas was DVD," said Julie Wainwright, CEO and founder of online video seller Reel.com. The share of movie sales in the DVD format jumped from 10...
[January 4, 1999, 8:47]
New DVD 'ripper' pre-empts DMCA ruling
News Before the copy process begins, users are asked if the source DVD is a rental or borrowed copy. DVD software developer Studio 321 is preparing to launch six new applications, including an enhanced version of DVD copying software that is the subject...
[July 9, 2003, 9:17]
HD-DVD explodes on the launchpad
Blog Comment Most people, I think, will be happy with the video rental model, and if that's deliverable over the Internet then that'll do them. I have others without so much as a DVD player but thousands (and I mean thousands) of downloaded movies they watch on...
[February 20, 2008, 11:14]
Microsoft and Intel join next-gen DVD fray
News If the sides don't come together, a host of problems ensue: Consumers will have to make sure a rented movie or purchased video game is compatible with their drives and players; movie studios, video game manufacturers and video rental stores will...
[September 27, 2005, 9:10]
1-ToGo
Downloads World Time / WeatherThe ultimate world travel companion.World time & weather for 10,000s of cities.Animated radar & satellite images.City information (sunrise/sunset, local time, dial code, exchange rate).Moon phase.Maps & directions.Check flight...
[April 12, 2008, 8:00]
1-ToGo
Downloads World Time / WeatherThe ultimate world travel companion.World time & weather for 10,000s of cities.Animated radar & satellite images.City information (sunrise/sunset, local time, dial code, exchange rate).Moon phase.Maps & directions.Check flight...
[May 9, 2008, 8:00]
