Blockbuster Announces ‘Movie Pass,’ a $10/Month Would-Be Netflix Rival Streaming Service
Posted on Friday, September 23rd, 2011 by Russ Fischer
Blockbuster and parent company Dish Network today announced a new streaming service intended as a rival to Netflix. The timing seems perfect, as the public image of Netflix has taken a serious beating in the past six months thanks to price increases, splitting DVD and streaming services, and the choice of ‘Qwikster’ as the name for the new Netflix DVD-by-mail service.
So will the new Blockbuster streaming service, dubbed Blockbuster Movie Pass, be able to quickly move in an execute a Mortal Kombat-style fatality on Netflix? Probably not, because the Movie Pass service will only be available to Dish subscribers for the time being. Read More »
