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"Until Amazon launched its Prime Instant Video service earlier this year Netflix was almost completely alone on the subscription video streaming mountaintop, but an article this weekend in the Los Angeles Times suggests  there could be competition on the way. There's plenty of rumoring from  analysts and the typical \"people familiar with the matter, but their  sources have been on the money in the past and indicate retailers like  Walmart and Best Buy are seriously considering angling their Vudu and CinemaNow  efforts in the subscription direction instead of VOD like they've done  so far. Meanwhile Hulu Plus is reportedly considering expanding its  movie selection, and Amazon is likely to puff up its offerings  while iN Demand, the  PPV baby of the cable companies, is considering expanding its 200~ title  Vutopia service. Still, according to the article no one's signed any of  the big checks necessary to take on the 20-million subscribers strong behemoth yet, but don't be surprised if serious competition arrives shortly."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
<http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/22/l-a-times-sees-possible-competition-for-netflix-coming-from-wal/>