More On Netflix and Streaming Services

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Netflix,Hulu and other video-streaming services, including 
CinemaNow, iTunes and YouTube.
Netflix offers an all-you-can-watch selection for the 
monthly fee, while CinemaNow is a la carte: you pay only 
for what you want.

The convenience of accessing commercial-free shows 
and movies when and where you want is the main selling 
feature of these services.
She says cable and satellite providers are countering the 
threat by boosting their connection speeds.
"If they can offer faster, more consistent Internet 
connections at a raised price, they can recoup the lost 
revenues from their cable/TV business. We expect 
increased competition over the next year — including 
services offered by Rogers, Videotron, Astral Media and 
Bell getting into the game."

Another draw is original content  Netflix's House of Cards, 
an exclusive and critically heralded series, is a good 
example. Here's a look at some of the players:
Netflix is the world's no. 1 video-streaming service with 33 
million members in 40 countries.
Pros: Watch as many TV shows and movies as you want 
for $8 a month on nearly any Internet-enabled device with 
no commercials or commitments. Netflix also offers a 
"Just for Kids" section and original series, too, such as 
Hemlock Grove, House of Cards and, soon, Ricky 
Gervais'Dere/e.
Cons: Because of licensing restrictions, Netflix has more 
content in the U.S. than in Canada. Netflix streams 
content, so it is not possible to download content to 
watch later.

CinemaNow
Best Buy-owned CinemaNow is a pay-as-you-go service 
that offers new release movies for rent or purchase a few 
weeks after they're out on DVD.
Pros: CinemaNow has 15,000 titles, including "next day" 
TV shows. Customers also have access to the hottest 
cable TV series from HBO, AMC and FX Network, 
including Game of Thrones, Homeland, Walking Dead, 
Boardwalk Empire, True Blood and Sons of Anarchy.
CinemaNow has recently added Ultraviolet support .

Cineplex Store 
Cons: Not as much bang for the buck as Netflix. Prices 
range from $3.99 to $4.99 per movie rental. Similarly, 
movie purchases start at $4.99, but new flicks are about 
$14.99 to $19.99 (or $22.99 to $24.99 for high-
definition). For example, Parker on Blu-ray Disc at retail 
costs $2L99 - but $24.99 for the digital version on 
CinemaNow (without all the extras, extra DVD copy, and 
more). Next-day TV shows cost $2.49, or a dollar more 
for HD quality.

iTunes
Apple offers many different ways to buy or rent TV 
shows and movies using the a la carte model.
Pros: You can rent or buy television shows and movies 
that are downloaded to your device. With an Apple TV 
($109) box connected to your television, you can stream 
TV shows and movies, which start right away (but cannot 
be watched offline). Apple TV also includes apps for 
Netflix, YouTube and others.
Cons: With the exception of Windows PCs, iTunes' 
content works only on Apple products. So someone who 
owns, say, a Samsung tablet or BlackBerry Q10 
smartphone, cannot use this service. Not
all movies can be rented rather than purchased. Movie 
rentals start at 99 cents, but new releases are typically 
$3.99 and $4.99, or $5.99 for HD; some TV shows are 
as expensive as $4.49 per episode (in HD). Buying 
movies costs up to $24.99, which is more than a DVD 
and some Blu-ray discs.

Cineplex Store
The Cineplex Store lets you buy or rent movies to watch 
online or purchase DVDs and Blu-ray discs to be shipped 
to your door.
Pros: A growing selection of classic movies and new 
releases that can be streamed to a number of devices. 
Cineplex Store was the first in Canada to support 
Ultraviolet, a "cloud-based" digital locker. It lets you 
access your movies and other content anywhere you 
have an Internet connection. Movies typically cost $19.99 
to buy, which is less than most new releases on iTunes 
and CinemaNow, while movie rentals cost about $4.99.
Cons: No Mac or Android support for streaming content 
from the Cineplex Store; must use Internet Explorer 
browser and Windows Media Player to view your 
purchased content on PCs. Can't rent popular TV shows 
like you can with other services.

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