Key US mass merchants jump into digital delivery

By
Tom Adams

Arash Amel

April 09, 2010

In recent months, the leaders in US retail market share in consumer electronics and packaged media - Wal-Mart and Best Buy - have done deals that will result in virtually all televisions and TV-connected devices such as Blu-ray Disc (BD) players coming with a pre-loaded connection to an Internet-based transactional video service. The implications are broad for media businesses ranging from pay TV providers' VOD services, to Netflix's Watch Instantly, to Web video stores from iTunes to the Zune Marketplace. But studios have the most to gain, as their two biggest retail customers move from being digital-resisters to digital-enablers.

Tables and charts included:

US Online movie transactions and spending: Retail (EST) vs. Rental (VOD)
Top 5 US online movie service providers

Pages: 10

Tables & charts: 2

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Countries: USA
Companies: Best Buy Blockbuster General Electric Lions Gate Netflix Sonic Sony Time Warner Viacom Walt Disney News Corporation Walmart

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