Blockbuster to rent video games by mail

Chris McGinn posted a blog on Digital Landing about Blockbuster's new offers in DVD and video game rentals.

Blockbuster plans to pilot a program for Blockbuster Total Access customers to rent both video games and movies via mail this spring.

Currently BLOCKBUSTER Total Access offers DVD rentals to customers with free shipping and in-store exchanges at thousands of participating stores. With the new program, customers could (based on their plan) exchange DVD rentals for free in-store or games for half-price in store. According to the company’s release:

“A combination video game and movie online offering — with in-store exchange privileges — is a tremendous value and convenience offering not available through anyone other than Blockbuster.”

The games will be available for a variety of formats including Nintendo Wii™, PS2™, PS3™, Xbox and Xbox 360.

The company hopes to roll out the program nationwide by summer.

Will this be their way to outmaneuver Netflix?

Quite a Combination

Jessie Atkin posted a new blog on Digital Landing about the new partnership between Tivo and Netflix.

What more could you want than the ability to fast forward through commercials and record any movie of your choosing? Well, a lot more apparently. As if Tivo didn’t have enough going for it to begin with, now Netflix and Tivo are officially partnering up for real.

Netflix (probably by December) will be streaming the movie library already available online through Tivo HD customers. Think of the options, the possibilities, all those movies. The deals only been in the works for four years, but better late than never I suppose. The innovation of television is not over and boy is that exciting.

Order Pizza via Tivo

Chris McGinn posted a blog up on Digital Landing. You can now order pizza through your t.v.

Yes, it’s true. First it was by phone, then by web and mobile and now by Tivo remote.

Just when you thought Tivo couldn’t get any better now you can order your favorite pizza from Domino’s with a few clicks of your remote. I saw an article on first and then clicked on my Tivo guide. Sure enough, there were the links to order via Tivo. You simply log in with your Dominos.com user info and then pay by cash when the pizza arrives.

The concept launched this week and is the latest in on-demand living. Tivo already has partnerships with music providers, Amazon Unbox and Netflix to provide on-demand music and movie service. I wonder what is next?