INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Fandango, the once-popular online movie ticket marketplace that spun off into a streaming service, has announced that it will purchase Vudu
effect.Talk about a blue light special.A Vudu spokesperson says that Fandango and NBCUniversal's primary goal for the purchase is to expand
the amount of content for sale on FandangoNOW, and says that both services will still run as normal in the interim
Even after the transition, that spokesperson told CNET, customers will still be able to use their Walmart login and Walmart wallet for Vudu
Fandango, already owns a few streaming services.One of those, obviously, is FandangoNOW, a streaming service that specializes in
NBC Peacock will have its own original content as well as previously aired shows from NBC and movies from Universal.On top of all that will
sit Vudu, a streaming service that jumped on the 4K HDR/Dolby Vision bandwagon early and was acquired by Walmart back in 2010
It has one of the largest digital marketplaces for movies and, when combined with FandangoNOW's catalog, could pose a serious threat to
iTunes, Amazon Video and Google Play Movies and TV, the three leaders in the video marketplace.How, exactly, Fandango and NBCUniversal will
leverage that library remains to be seen, but in a competitive arena like video streaming, these services need every advantage they can get.
