Dish Network, Blockbuster | featured news

Dish Network this morning unveiled Blockbuster Movie Pass, a bundled combination of streaming video, DVDs by mail and satellite subscription service. The initial package is being offered specifically to Dish satellite service subscribers; the company said it will offered service to non-Dish subscribers down the road. Dish CEO Joe Clayton notes that the service provides ...

Thousands of rental movies will be available in stores for 99 cents per day, and the company is now also promoting single-day rentals.

Dish Network Corp won Blockbuster Inc in a bankruptcy auction for about $320 million, a move that could see the second-largest U.S. satellite TV provider tapping the movie rental chain's online content to strengthen its offerings.

Dish Network and investor Carl Icahn are among the bidders that have submitted offers for Blockbuster ahead of a bankruptcy court auction set for next week.