After getting reamed by Q3 losses and basicallyconcedingthe online rental space to Netflix , Blockbuster face to be refocusing on its B&M stores , ironically signified by its installation of in - storedigital rental kiosks . So naturally its next move is cellphones . Yeah . state CEO James Keyes :
https://gizmodo.com/blockbuster-essentially-concedes-to-netflix-318076
We ’re babble with virtually all of the major maker about the chance to provide expectant mobility and convenience … The challenge is how do I make this commodious for everybody .
They ’re also chatting up a number of package company about partnership . Apparently , the idea came to Keyes after he gravel a tech to download some stufffrom Movielinkonto his Blackberry .
https://gizmodo.com/blockbuster-netflix-blood-rivalry-gets-bloodier-blockb-287630
Which , it ’s a gracious idea , but Blockbuster ’s past forays into other distribution channel have n’t gone so swimmingly , to put it mildly . Moreover , the installation of digital stall for portable media instrumentalist inside of B&M store indicates to me they do n’t quite “ get ” what digital distribution is all about .
They do have to branch out beyond B&M if they want to last in the next few years , that ’s reliable — lawful IP VOD will be a killstroke — but I do n’t love if making it easier to put movies on your cellphone is Blockbuster ’s golden ticket . It might be a get-go , if they get it right for a change . [ Reuters , Flickr ]
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