Blockbuster Scores Deal with Samsung

RIDGEFIELD: Owners of select new Samsung HDTVs, home theater systems and Blu-ray players will have direct access to Blockbuster’s OnDemand library of digital entertainment beginning this fall.

The Blockbuster OnDemand service features on-screen search and browsing capabilities, as well as full details, ratings, trailers, and other information about each movie. Customers can buy or rent a feature for immediate access on their television set. The alliance also includes the sale of Samsung Blu-ray players with the integrated Blockbuster OnDemand service at Blockbuster’s participating corporate-owned and franchise stores and online at blockbuster.com, in addition to Samsung’s existing retail channels.

"This agreement underscores the growing opportunities around digital delivery and the plan to make the Blockbuster brand as available on screens as it has always been on storefronts," said Jim Keyes, Blockbuster’s chairman and CEO. "The Blu-ray players Blockbuster will feature represent the perfect bridge between physical stores and digital delivery by providing streaming digital access to the newest hit movies and high definition Blu-ray product, which is available in our stores and through Blockbuster By Mail. We look forward to working with Samsung to showcase their select products in Blockbuster stores while making Blockbuster’s digital library available in homes across America."