I also think Antioco did a good job in executing on Blockbuster's Total Access program, which allowed customers to
rent unlimited movies online and in stores.
Not exact matches
Other optimisations of Sony's are largely about hooking you into Sony services: Sony Video
Unlimited is a
movie store that lets you
rent and buy digital
movies; Music
Unlimited is a Spotify - like streaming service; and Reader by Sony is an ebook reader that also handily nudges you towards buying books from the Sony Reader store.
Movies on Video
Unlimited cost anywhere from $ 3.99 to
rent to $ 14.99 to buy.
Why can I
rent a DVD from RedBox for $ 1, or
unlimited movies for a month from Netflix for $ 9, but on the iTunes Store I'd have to pay $ 5 just to stream a
movie one time, or $ 15 to download it?
With the thousands of
movies and TV shows available for
unlimited free streaming, the cost of the Prime membership pays for itself even more quickly when you consider how much it costs to
rent or purchase
movie and TV episodes from Amazon or even the costs of maintaining a Netflix membership or driving back and forth to rental locations like Blockbuster or Redbox.
Similar to Sony's Video
Unlimited service, cinephiles can
rent or purchase
movies and TV shows in 1080p.
There's Video
Unlimited for
renting and buying
movies, Sony Select for getting apps, as well as the PlayStation app, a Walkman app for playing music, an FM radio (which uses your headphone cable as an antenna), and a few other mostly forgettable apps.