A just-announced joint venture between Verizon and Redbox will soon offer a service combining video streaming and physical DVD rentals. Now wait just a sec. Isn’t there some company that already does both of those things?
It’s fairly standard practice today for movies to become available for sale on one day, and only become available for rent after several more weeks have passed. For four or so weeks, the only way fans can see the movie is to buy it. For obvious reasons, this 28-day test in delayed gratification succeeds in [...]
Blockbuster has had a miserable couple of years, closing thousands of movie rental stores, entering bankruptcy, and generally serving as one of the recession era’s biggest business flop stories. Now, though, as Netflix and Redbox—the movie-rental competitors that helped put Blockbuster on the ropes—are raising prices, Blockbuster sees an opening to get back in the [...]
Netflix’s recent troubles, which began with a a new pricing plan that raised rates by 60% on many subscribers and continued as members fled, the stock price tanked, and the company decided to split its business in two, has given new life to a competitor considered on its last breath, Blockbuster. The once ubiquitous movie-rental [...]
So you’re angry at Netflix over the recently announced price hike. Well, you’re not alone. But if you’re thinking about dropping the DVD-by-mail service to save money, here’re a few alternatives.
“Going-out-of-business” sales go hand-in-hand with the ongoing closings of store locations for chains like Borders, Blockbuster, and Ultimate Electronics. But in many cases, it looks like the word sale only means that the stores have items for sale—not on sale, for but for sale, with no discount whatsoever.
Here’s a big roundup of statistics revealing just how much we love watching TV and movies at home, how much couch potatoes are willing to pay for such services, and also where it looks like things are heading from here.
Could it be that consumers aren’t quite as gullible as marketers, manufacturers, and advertisers have long assumed? Could it be that today’s consumers are smarter and more informed than they have ever been when it comes to deciding whether to buy or pass on a product? Could it be that the age of mindless accumulation [...]
After a recent rise in ticket prices, a 3-D IMAX movie now costs as much as $19.50 a pop. Add in a snack at the concessions stand (you can’t bring your own, thanks to recent theater crackdowns on BYO enthusiasts), and, before you even factor in dinner, the standard date at the movies easily tops [...]
Blockbuster just cut a deal that allows the struggling video rental giant to loan out Warner Bros.’ movies 28 days before they’re available via competitors Netflix and Redbox.
Blockbuster has closed thousands of stores. It has offered DVDs by mail and free DVDs from new Redbox-style kiosks. Even so, it just can’t seem to cope with rental competitors Netflix and Redbox.
