The CEO of Warner Home Video’s parent company, Time Warner Inc., has publicly dissed DVD rental in favor of sellthrough and cable video-on-demand, but that didn’t stop Blockbuster Inc. July 24 from co-opting a strong presence at Warner’s booth at Comic-Con International in San Diego. The Dallas-based DVD rental chain displayed previously announced prototype digital file kiosks whereby consumers could rent, download and purchase movies. The kiosks, which are being tested in select Blockbuster stores in the Dallas area, allow consumers to download movies to portable devices in less than two minutes. Currently, downloads work only with Archos portable media devices. However, Blockbuster is aiming to have its kiosks eventually download to most portable media devices. The company hopes to roll out the kiosks to all stores within three years.http://www.homemediamagazine.com/news/html/breaking_article.cfm?article_id=13188
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