The death knell seems to be rolling across the hills for video rental stores. The onslaught of competitors is growing by leaps and bounds, and it looks like the funeral pyre is being readied for the current rental model. The question is, will anyone even miss it? While the Blockbuster chain is the most recognizable brand name in the video rental industry, it is really all retail...
There have been many pundits that have been decrying the death of physical media in the wake of streaming media making headway’s into the mainstream. The biggest proponent of this has of course been Netflix, which has been making a concerted effort to put its software into every conceivable device under the sun, but it still takes some effort to get the word out about what exactly it...
When Netflix introduced a new way to watch and rent movies, it saw success that traditional movie distribution couldn’t match. Consumers were flocking to the idea that they barely had to leave the house to fetch a rented movie, instead shipping it directly to their door. As they started rolling out their ‘watch instantly’ library, demand continued to grow. However, brick and mortar...
If you’re all excited to release a new release of a Warner Home Video DVD from Netflix, you’re going to have to wait 28 days after it comes out to be able to rent it from the popular mail order company. Now comes the question as to why you have to wait. Well, it’s a multi-fold answer, but still fairly easy to understand. As we mentioned in The Saga of Redbox, the movie studios are...