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DISH, Blockbuster Announce $10/Month Alternative to Netflix

23.09.2011
DISH Networks and Blockbuster announced a Blockbuster Movie Pass service for movies, TV shows, and game rentals that starts at $10-a-month for existing customers. Both Dish and Blockbuster hope the service, that combines streaming movies and TV shows as well a DVD and game delivery, will give disgruntled Netflix customers a clear alternative. Blockbuster was .

At a press event here in San Francisco, DISH announced the Blockbuster Movie Pass will launch October 1. Services include streaming video to your PC, a By-Mail DVDs and games rental service, the ability to exchange unlimited numbers of DVDs and games at local participating Blockbuster retail stores.

Prices for Movie Pass start at $10 a month for Dish Network subscribers. They'll get a one-disc-at-a-time subscription with the upgrade options of $15 and $20 a month for two and three discs at a time. All three plans will have the same streaming offerings.

When asked repeatedly if the service would be opened up to non-DISH Network customers Blockbuster's President Michael Kelly said it is working to open the service in the future, but wouldn't specify when.

At-a-Glance Overview

Streaming - For now, the computer streaming offerings are limited to DISH customer computers via with a limited selection of 4000 movie and "hundreds" of TV titles available to watch instantly. Dish Network execs promised to expand DishOnline service to mobile devices by the end of 2011.