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ALT Blockbuster, Enron team to offer on-demand movies ASSOCIATED PRESS DALLAS Blockbuster Inc., the world's leading video rental chain, has taken a big step toward making a trip to the corner video store unnecessary. Blockbuster and Enron Broadband Services have struck a 20-year agreement to deliver movies on demand to consumers' computers or televisions over highspeed telephone lines. The two companies were expected to offer the movies in selected cities by year's end. Those cities have not been determined. Using a computer or television, consumers will be able to choose from an extensive library of movies with VHS quality and VCR-like control, the companies said Wednesday. To download movies, consumers will need a set-top box that can be bought or rented, and a high-speed Internet connection, such as a digital subscriber line. The companies are working out details on what to charge customers and how Blockbuster, Enron and the highspeed Internet providers will share revenue, Antioco said.