CinemaNow offers video rentals on demand on PCs, Macs and SmartTVs and Blu-Rays

With the demise of video rental powerhouses, Blockbuster and Rogers – the competition for consumer dollars in the rental space is heating up. Best Buy/Future Shop recently entered the competition with the launch of CinemaNow.

Through the service, customers can seamlessly access content on a wide range of Internet-connected devices including computers (PC and MAC), TVs, and Blu-Ray Disc players. Right now you can get CinemaNow on a slew of TVs from Panasonic, Samsung, LG, Sharp and Toshiba (more than 100 different devices) and there is no monthly subscription fee. 

Just last Friday, CinemaNow announced a new partnership with Alliance Films – bringing the popular Hunger Games movie to the service this August.  CinemaNow also has partnerships with the following studios and movie/TV publishers:

• Warner Brothers – Movies
• Paramount – Movies
• Fox – Movies and Television (including A&E, ABC, CBS, NBC, TBS and more)
• Sony – Movies and Television
• Universal – Movies and Television

There are some awesome titles being released in June too:

- June 5 – Wanderlust and Big Miracle from Universal – purchase for $22.99 TWO WEEKS before DVD release

                - Wanderlust starring Jennifer Aniston and Paul Rudd

                - Big Miracle starring John Krasinski and Drew Barrymore

- June 15 – Jeff Who Lives at Home from Paramount – early purchase AND rental – four days before DVD release - Starring Jason Segel and Ed Helms

- June 22 – A Thousand Words from Paramount – early purchase AND rental – four days before DVD release- Starring Eddie Murphy