The Netflix Inc. of porn WantedList has bought the Netflix of
independent films GreenCine LLC,
according
to the blog Alarm:Clock. No price was given for the deal. Alarm:Clock did
note that WantedList has been quietly rolling up other fringe online rental
services over the last three years. It bought FlickSmart and RentFlixxx in
2004 as well as Video Takeout and Flick Central. However, its paltry offering
of primarily adult films makes it no serious threat to Netflix for now.
However, should it seek out a fringe rival to online game rental leader
GameFly Inc. such as Gamerang or Gameznflix Inc., then the company could
develop an offering of products that might prompt a Netflix response —
namely
an acquisition of GameFly. —Matthew
Wurtzel
See
story from Alarm:Clock
See
Feb. 16, 2006, post from Tech Confidential
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