January 11th, 2012
DISH Network now offers the popular DISH Remote Access app for the iPad to allow DISH customers to watch thousands of on-demand streaming movies and TV shows, live TV and manage your DVR! DISH customers who subscribe to the Blockbuster @Home package or select premium movie packages – including HBO and Cinemax – can now watch popular movies, TV shows and kid’s programming directly on their iPads, free!
Streaming movies and TV shows using the enhanced DISH Remote Access app requires a DISH log-in ID and a broadband-connected iPad. The DISH Remote Access app is available today and is free to DISH customers from Apple’s iTunes Store. To watch live TV on the iPad, subscribers need a DISH Sling Adapter and a broadband-connected compatible DISH HD DVR receiver.
Categories: DISH & TV news
December 28th, 2011
Here are some exciting new titles that came out on Blockbuster yesterday!
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Super 8 (2011)Writer/director J.J. Abrams teams with producer Steven Spielberg for this period sci-fi thriller set in the late ’70s, and centering on a mysterious train crash in a small Ohio town. More details » |
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One Day (2011)Adapted from author David Nicholls’ critically acclaimed novel of the same name, director Lone Scherfig’s One Day stars Anne Hathaway as a principled working-class girl who forges a unique bond with a wealthy jet-setter that spans two decades. More details » |
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Cowboys & Aliens (2011)Based on the graphic novel by Scott Mitchell Rosenberg, Cowboys & Aliens is set in 1800s Arizona, where the fierce fued between the local cowboys and the indigenous Apache is interrupted by the appearance of a spaceship, commanded by an alien creature that’s bent on enslaving the human race. More details » |
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Warrior (2011)Two estranged brothers and Mixed Martial Arts fighters confront the forces that tore their family apart as they prepare to do battle in the ring in this drama from director Gavin O’Connor (Pride and Glory). More details » |
Check out all of Blockbuster’s new releases, and get ready for an exciting week!
Categories: DISH & TV news
November 14th, 2011
Tuesdays mean new releases for Blockbuster. Here are some exciting new titles coming out tomorrow!
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An amiable Navy veteran loses his comfortable job at a big-box store, enrolls in community college, and seeks to reinvent himself while falling for his apathetic speech professor in this romantic comedy re-teaming Academy Award-winning Charlie Wilson’s War co-stars Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts. |
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Two sets of crooks and one reluctant hero square off in this blend of comedy and action. Tripp (Patrick Dempsey) has been trying to catch the eye of pretty bank teller Kaitlin (Ashley Judd), and he thinks he’s come up with just the thing to get himself noticed — he shows up just as the bank is about to close for the day and asks her to break a hundred-dollar bill into loose change. But Tripp’s attempt to meet cute goes wrong when two different sets of thieves invade the bank at the same time. |
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A would-be superhero meets his soul mate in this quirky comedy drama from Australia. Griff (Ryan Kwanten) spends his days working in an office, where he fields customer complaints and dodges Tony (Toby Schmitz), an obnoxious co-worker who enjoys making awkward Griff the butt of his mean-spirited jokes. What Tony doesn’t know, though, is that Griff has a rich secret life as an invisible crime-fighter who patrols the city defending the innocent. |
Check out all of Blockbuster’s new releases slated for tomorrow, and get ready for even more next Tuesday!
Categories: DISH & TV news
November 7th, 2011
Now you can rent and purchase BLOCKBUSTER On Demand movies on select T-Mobile devices! Here are some of them:
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DellTM StreakTM 7
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T-Mobile myTouch
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T-Mobile SpringBoard
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Click here to view all T-Mobile supported devices that you can use to access BLOCKBUSTER on demand! Or view a full list of devices here.
Categories: Channels & Shows
October 3rd, 2011
Brought to you exlcusively by DISH Network, Blockbuster Movie Pass brings the best of TV to the best of movies, all on your home screen!
Together DISH Network and Blockbuster are able to offer customers the most extensive library of movies, games and shows, straight from the big screen to your TV.
If you don’t already have one you need to set up an online account at dish.com/myaccount by clicking “Create Online ID”. The Online ID and Password you use for your DISH Online account is used for online streaming and to manage your DVR.
Once you have your DISH Online ID you can visit dishonline.com to stream thousands of movies and shows included with your subscription instantly to your PC.
If you would like stream movies and shows from your Blockbuster Movie Pass to your DVR to watch on your home TV simply select “DVR” on your remote and then choose “Blockbuster Movie Pass”.
To manage your DVD-by-mail queue you need to go to dish.com/myaccount and click the “Complete Registration” button in the Blockbuster Movie Pass box on the left. This will allow you to set up and manage your DVD-by-mail queue and select from thousands of movies, shows and video games!
Categories: Channels & Shows
September 19th, 2011
Netflix has been both heralded and heckled for its announcement to split the company into two different companies: Netflix for DVD-by-mail and the new Qwikster for online streaming.
Many have speculated this is to ramp up for an online streaming merger with Amazon, or to even move entirely to online streaming as DVDs are quickly pushed into technological oblivion.
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has a history of making unpopular choices that pay off for the company, which is excellent if your primary concern is for the company. What about the customers?
Neflix estimated Q3 subscribers are separated as:
9.8 million subscribed to streaming.
2.2 million subscribed to DVD-by-mail.
12 million “hybrid”, subscribed to both streaming and DVD-by-mail, despite the recent up to 60% price increase on this option.
Clearly Netflix’s customer base is interested in a one-stop solution to entertainment, a place where they can stream and order DVDs by mail, as evidenced by the fact that half of them still subscribe to both services despite the price increases.
How can Netflix expect customers to be willing to not only pay more, but have to deal with two different companies, two different bills, two different customer service departments, two entirely different services? Isn’t the point of online entertainment supposed to convenience and ease of access?
Blockbuster Total Access still allows you to browse 100,000 titles for online streaming, DVD-by-mail, even in-store exchanges, all in one place. Even video games and Blu-ray discs are included. And you can get many new releases 28 days before Netflix.
What are you waiting for?
Already a DISH Network customer and still want to enjoy to convenience of Blockbuster? You can enjoy an extended 30-day free trial to Blockbuster Total Access, offered to Netflix users who want to say hello to Blockbuster!
Categories: DISH & TV news
September 12th, 2011
Netflix’s recent price hikes and failed negotiations with Starz, its biggest supplier of new movies, leaves some wondering, “Why pay more for less content?”
Netflix’s current contract with Starz ends February 28th, 2012. After that time they will no longer have movies from Sony Pictures or Walt Disney Studios, or Starz original shows like Party Down and Spartacus.
When you sign up for a new DISH Network account you can get a free 3-month trial of 1-disc at a time Blockbuster! With Blockbuster you get:
If you’re already a DISH Network customer but still want to get away from the higher prices and and poor selection on Netflix, Blockbuster is offering a free 30-day trial to all Netflix members wanting to make the switch. Say hello to Blockbuster to sign up!
Categories: DISH & TV news
June 26th, 2011
When you sign up for a new DISH Network account you can get a free 3-month trial of 1-disc at a time Blockbuster! With Blockbuster you get:
Get the ultimate entertainment solution today! With new DISH Network service you can get access to all the TV and movies you want for one low price. Plus, with our limited-time Blockbuster offer you’ll get an unbeatable value.
To redeem your Blockbuster 3 months free offer after your DISH Network service order, simply create/log on to your DISH Network account online at dish.com and access dish.com/myaccount.
Select ‘Get Blockbuster’ from the My Account Menu on the left
Select the red Submit button to go to the Blockbuster site and sign up for this offer!
After clicking submit on ‘Get Blockbuster’ page:
Create your account through the Blockbuster website by filling out all required fields.
Select Start My Free Trial to complete your 1 Disc At a Time trial registration.
NOTE: Be sure to complete registration from the DISH Network link. The proper registration form can ONLY be accessed through the DISH Network link provided by accessing dish.com/myaccount
Categories: Specials & Deals