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Blockbuster Subcriptions Increase by Half a Million
Wed Sep 28, 2011 at 10:00 AM ETTags: Blockbuster, Dish Network, Blockbuster Movie Pass (all tags)
Apparently the Dish Network announcement made a pretty big impact.
According to Blockbuster, they've increased by 500,000 subscribers in the last 30 days. We're willing to bet a large number of those new members came on board in the last week, after Dish announced their impressive streaming/disc combo service.
The company hasn't disclosed how many of those subscribers might be getting a free trial, but either way 500,000 is a number that's hard to ignore, especially in such a short amount of time.
Hopefully this interest will lead the way to Dish Network opening this service up to non-subscribers for an additional fee. Getting games and movies and streaming content from one source instead of signing up for Netflix, Qwickster and Gamefly is something with a great deal of appeal.
Source: Home Media Magazine
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Dish Network Launches the Blockbuster Movie Pass Streaming Service
Mon Sep 26, 2011 at 02:00 PM ETTags: Blockbuster Movie Pass, Dish Network, Blockbuster, Netflix (all tags)
It's a sweet deal too, especially if you're a Dish subscriber already.
At first glance, Blockbuster Movie Pass sounds like everything we've ever wanted from a subscription based service. It offers DVDs, Blu-rays and even games by mail with no upcharge, gives unlimited streaming access and access to more shows and movies than Netflix.
It's cheap too. If you subscribe to Dish Network's America's Best 200 programming package, you'll get the Blockbuster Movie Pass absolutely free. Dish Network subscribers will pay just $10 a month and the rest of us - well, the rest of us won't have access at all.
That's right - in order to get into the perfect package for cable cutters you'll have to subscribe to Dish Network. It sounds like a great service for subscribers, but it's definitely not the big Netflix competitor we expected. No word yet on when the service might be opened up to non- Dish Network subscribers.
Source: Engadget
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