Samsung and Blockbuster Roll Out Blockbuster On Demand Services For Select Samsung HDTVs, Blu-ray Players and Blu-ray integrated home theater systems.

Millions of homes across America access to blockbuster movies to demand and provide services Blockbuster Entertainment Experience Seamless

Multiple devices at home

Ridgefield Park, NJ, and Dallas (October 14, 2009) – Samsung Electronics America, Inc., a market leader and award-winning innovator in consumer electronics, and Blockbuster Inc. (NYSE: BBI, BBI.B), one of main world of entertainment, today announced the immediate availability of the vast and growing library of digital entertainment award Blockbuster to rent or buy select 2009 Samsung HDTVs, Blu-Ray and Blu-ray home theater system.

Specific models with the new blockbuster On Demand include Samsung 650 series and above LCD and plasma televisions and the HD 7000 series and HDTV over LEDs. The service is also available on the Samsung BD-P1600, BD-P3600 and BD-P4600 Blu-ray, as well as to Samsung Blu-ray Integrated Home Theater System (HT-BD1250, BD3252-HT, HT and HT-BD7200 – BD8200 ) via firmware upgrade.

“This is another example that demonstrates our commitment to offer consumers more ways to access and enjoy a wide range of high quality content through innovation, and pushing the envelope with the definition that the experience connected TV in offer, “said Tim Baxter, president of Samsung Electronics America. “Whether you rent their favorite movie from Blockbuster or Blu-ray streaming their favorite content, our goal is to get the TV-watching experience to new levels and deliver the most value.”

With this distribution service, Blockbuster is the establishment of an entertainment experience seamless, which allows consumers to watch the Blockbuster contents of the request on the various compatible devices Blockbuster home. For example, mom or dad could order “Scooby Doo: The Goblin King” on blockbuster.com BLOCKBUSTER On Demand Workplace and children can start watching instantly on their Samsung TV in the living room and looked into the Samsung Blu-ray lair. Mom and Dad can then “Observe and Report” directly on Samsung Blu-ray into the hole, start watching and then resume watching on a Samsung TV in the room.

“We are pleased to offer the application on Samsung BLOCKBUSTER millions of families around the country,” said Kevin Lewis, Senior Vice President of digital entertainment for Blockbuster. “We combine the latest movies available for digital delivery has a rich functionality and its interface easier to use and seamlessly through our digital connection, we are integrating permission of Samsung HDTV, Blu-ray and home theater systems for create a complete movie experience of the consumer to see, enjoy. ”

With the super service on request to the owners of these devices, Samsung is now the hottest new releases from Blockbuster right at hand – whether the latest comedy “Year One,” as the action-packed thriller “State of Play” hot box-office hits such as “Ghosts of Girlfriends Past” and winners like “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.” Video on demand (VOD), movie rentals ranging from $ 2.99 $ 3.99 while purchases typically range from $ 7.99 to $ 19.99.

The Blockbuster On Demand offers a complete on-screen search and navigation, and all details, ratings, trailers, and other information about each movie directly on your TV, thus eliminating the need for customers to manage a queue for display on their PC. The offer will be easily accessible by selecting the Internet TV feature on @ Samsung televisions or click on a color code on the remote control button for Samsung Blu-ray and home theater systems. Once a customer buys or rents a movie, but just press play to start watching immediately.

To support the launch, Samsung Blu-ray with the super-integrated On Demand will be sold thousands of company-owned stores and participating Blockbuster stores are franchises.

Samsung led Amazon, Blockbuster video store access via HDTV, HTIBs and Blu-ray around the world

As promised, the (still only SD) Blockbuster OnDemand is now available on a pile of material through Samsung updated firmware, and programming of Internet @ TV (LCD and Plasma HDTV Series 650 and above and LED HDTV Series 7000) has a new toy brand brand VOD Amazon Yahoo! widget (that does not support HD.) Both services offer a lot of rentals and / or options for the digital distribution fanatic, even though we still hunger for sound quality and Vudu plus all you can eat goodness of Netflix Watch Instantly, millions of TVs out there, someone might be willing to sift through these menus for ease of viewing Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, without wires VOD – or get up from the couch. Convenience “goes in both directions, as they will be able to grasp compatible Samsung Blu-ray in the Blockbuster store right next to the section of the TiVo – to check the exact model # S supported in PR after break.

Select HDTV Samsung Electronics can now access Amazon.com ’s 50000 and system of video-title library on demand.

Owners of Samsung LCD and Plasma series 650 and above, and LED HDTV Series 7000 and above can download a widget for Amazon VOD browse, purchase and rent movies and TV episodes, including 2,000 high-Def.

“Consumers have told us they want easy access to the premium shows on-demand television and film, and we are very pleased to continue offering ways to deal with Amazon Video On Demand,” he said John Revie, Vice President Marketing Display Samsung. “Whether to see their favorite movie or Blu-ray streaming instantly to their favorite content, we are committed to giving people maximum choice and will be innovative.