Blockbuster On Demand

Last week WD unveiled the WD TV Live Hub media center, a Full-HD 1080p media player featuring a 1TB network hard drive. The device allows you to rent movies through Blockbuster On Demand, as well as offers Netflix streaming, Pandora, YouTube, Flickr photo sharing, AccuWeather.com, and MediaFly video podcasts from CNN, NBC, MTV and ESPN. You can also upload photos and videos to Facebook, share your status, view your wall and read newsfeeds from your friends - all on your TV.

In addition, HD video, music and photos can be streamed from the hard drive to any DLNA/UPnP-compatible TV or multimedia device on the home network, including the WD TV Live Plus HD media player, connected TVs, Blu-ray players, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3 game consoles. You also can stream content from your WD TV Live Hub media center to iPads, iPhones or Android smartphones (using third-party apps). Read more

Blockbuster announced this week that its BLOCKBUSTER On Demand movie download service will be available on the latest models of Samsung connected HDTVs, Blu-ray players and Blu-ray integrated home theater systems.

BLOCKBUSTER on Demand will be accessible through Samsung Apps, an HDTV-based application store where users can download apps from select 2010 Samsung HDTVs, Blu-ray players and home theater systems via the upgraded Internet@TV – Content Service.

Powered by Sonic's Roxio CinemaNow technology, BLOCKBUSTER On Demand allows customers to watch classic movies as well as new releases on their TV with no monthly fee.

"BLOCKBUSTER On Demand brings you instant access to the latest movies, with new releases available the same day as DVD/Blu-ray," said Bruce Anderson, BLOCKBUSTER On Demand's senior vice president and general manager. "We're bringing our customers the movies they want, when and where they want them."