Days after Netflix announced they’ll be limiting or fining users for sharing accounts outside of their household, Blockbuster landed a joke reminding users of the once-beloved video rental store.
customers on Tuesday that accounts will only be shared within one household. This policy change effectively puts an end to the long practice of friends and family splitting the cost of one account, often from different parts of the country.loss in new subscribersSince its founding in 1997, the company has emerged as a giant among men in the streaming service and completely transformed the entertainment industry over the past decade with award-winning original content.
This boom in streaming came at the expense of Blockbuster, which in its prime boasted more than 9,000 locations and 80,000 employees. They suffered major losses throughout the late 2000s, eventually filing for bankruptcy in 2010 and being bought by Dish Network the following year.
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