FandangoNow is dead — Vudu takes over as movie rental behemoth

FandangoNow is dead — Vudu takes over equally motion-picture show rental behemoth

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Farewell, FandangoNow. The digital amusement retailer is folding into Vudu, which at present becomes the official motion picture and TV store on the Roku platform.

Both FandangoNow (a spinoff of the online ticketing site) and Vudu offer libraries of film and TV rentals and purchases. Vudu likewise housed some free ad-supported content. In Apr 2020, Fandango — which is majority endemic past NBCUniversal — acquired Vudu from Walmart.

At present, the retailers services are combining under the Vudu name. And not only will the new, more than robust Vudu power Roku's online motion-picture show and Telly store, it will continue to do and so for Walmart as well.

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The offficial announcement release trumpets the fact that the new Vudu will offering "more than 200,000 new release and catalog movies and TV shows to hire or buy, including the largest collection of 4K UHD titles and thousands of titles to watch for free — all with no subscription required."

The statement too touts top new releases similar F9, A Quiet Place Role Ii and Pixar'south Lucas, as well as the arrival next week of Marvel's Blackness Widow.

While the announcement didn't mention prices on the new Vudu, it's likely that users won't encounter much change. Rentals on both services generally cost $5.99 for Hard disk drive and $4.99 for SD, though showtime-run movies and ones also playing in theaters could become for as much every bit $nineteen.999. In that location are likewise deals and discounts that slash rental prices every bit low as $0.99. And Vudu has some free movies and Tv set shows that run with ads.

Starting today, FandangoNow customers can transfer their accounts and any rentals and purchases to Vudu. Vudu customers volition have uninterrupted access to their rentals and purchases, and can nonetheless use their Walmart login and wallet on the service.

Roku'due south Picture Store and TV Store volition automatically update from FandangoNOW to the new Vudu.

The Vudu app is bachelor on most major devices, including Samsung, LG and Vizio Smart TVs, the Roku platform, Amazon Fire TV, Apple tree Television set, Xfinity X1 and Xfinity Flex, PlayStation, Xbox and Tivo.

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Kelly is a senior writer covering streaming media for Tom's Guide, then basically, she watches Television set for a living. Previously, she was a freelance entertainment writer for Yahoo, Vulture, TV Guide and other outlets. When she's not watching TV and movies for work, she's watching them for fun, seeing alive music, writing songs, knitting and gardening.