Have A Blu Christmas.
The holidays always mean big discounts on electronics, including high-definition TVs and Blu-Ray players, which offer a higher quality movie experience than DVD. However, you might not have to shell...
View ArticleFlicked out of Netflix.
Here’s one for the “sad” file: Netflix has agreed to delay access to new DVD releases on their service for 28 days with Warner Bros. movies. Expect similar action for other movie studios, now that they...
View ArticleNetflix’s Deal With the Devil.
Last month, I posted about Netflix’s agreement with Warner Brothers to allow a 28-day delay in availability over new releases, in exchange for more favorable treatment on streaming. Netflix has claimed...
View ArticleRedbox to delay carrying WB movies for 4 weeks.
In an entry last month, I reported how Netflix would no longer be stocking Warner Brothers movies day and date. Now, it’s Redbox’s turn. Nikki Finke reports Redbox will also implement a four-week delay...
View ArticleBlockbuster keeps early rental rights.
I’ve covered pretty extensively the rights issue that both Netflix and Redbox have faced in being able to rent movies the day they’re released on DVD. Their financially-challenged competition was just...
View ArticleParamount lets Redbox rent movies right away.
Bucking the trend by such studios as 20th Century Fox and Warner Bros., Paramount is letting Redbox rent movies the day they come out on DVD in their kiosks. Paramount sees the move as a competitive...
View ArticleBlockbuster Express agrees to wait 28 days… Blockbuster doesn’t.
I’ve been following the saga of the movie rental firms pretty closely over the past year, and we’ve seen Redbox and Netflix agree to all sorts of arrangements, including a 28-day delay, while...
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