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    By Julia Scott

    | 2:15PM 12/17/2010
    Rent two movies and get the third movie free at any Blockbuster Express kiosk now through Sunday, Dec. 19, 2010. Use coupon code HHBBX. If you keep the movies more than one night, however, you are on the hook for the standard nightly rate of $1 plus tax. Put three movies in your cart before...

    By Peter Cohan

    | 3:15PM 11/25/2010
    In its transition from mail-order DVDs to streaming video, Netflix's latest move -- a new plan that offers unlimited downloads and no DVDs for $7.99 per month -- highlights why the company has been so successful.

    By Hugh Collins

    | 8:05AM 9/27/2010
    Studios including Sony Pictures (SNE), Walt Disney Co. (DIS) and Warner Bros. (TWX) are in talks with cable companies about offering movies soon after their theater release for as much as $30 per showing. The companies are in discussions with In Demand, a partnership of Cox Communications, Comcast Corp. and Time Warner Cable, Bloomberg News reported.

    By Peter Cohan

    | 2:38PM 9/23/2010
    It's easy to blame Blockbuster's collapse, which culminated Thursday in a voluntary Chapter 11 filing, on the rise of streaming Internet video and kiosk rental options. But Netflix faced the same threats and it's thriving. So what did Netflix do smarter than its bankrupt rival?

    By Hugh Collins

    | 6:32AM 9/01/2010
    Amazon.com Inc (AMZN) is in talks with media companies regarding a new online subscription service that would let viewers watch TV shows and movies over the Internet. Sponsored Links Amazon has spoken to companies including NBC Universal, Time Warner (TWX) and News Corp., (NWS) The Wall Street...

    By Kevin Kelleher

    | 9:05AM 8/26/2010
    Netflix's deal with Epix to add movies from Paramount, Lionsgate and MGM to its Watch Instantly service drew bearish reactions from analysts and investors. But the needed deal will help Netflix gain a winning position in the long run.

    By Marlene Alexander

    | 6:30AM 8/24/2010
    Toothpaste cleans and polishes your teeth and freshens your mouth but it can also be added to your arsenal of cleaning supplies to polish, shine and freshen a whole host of other things. For these applications, skip the fancy toothpastes and stick with the white paste kind. Here are 17 alternative...

    By Ron Dicker

    | 4:00PM 8/02/2010
    Now that Americans borrow more DVDs at the library than they rent at Netflix, according to a survey published in the Consumerist, WalletPop would like to warn you of the steep late fines lurking at your local branch. We're talking amounts that can be expressed in the Dewey Decimal system if you're...

    By Aaron Crowe

    | 1:00PM 2/26/2010
    Hollywood Video is having a fire sale of used videos at the 805 stores it plans to close after its parent company, Movie Gallery, filed for bankruptcy a few weeks ago. This is great news for consumers looking for deals on big name DVDs at more than half off, but not good news for Blockbuster Inc.,...

    By Ron Dicker

    | 3:00PM 2/16/2010
    The controversy over Disney's plan to release "Alice in Wonderland" on DVD a month early appears to be a tempest in a tea party for movie fans. The experiment presents a chance for cinephiles to save big bucks by avoiding the cineplex, knowing that the wait would not be as long for store purchase...