DVDs

Prediction: As shows continue to leave Netflix, some people will return to DVDs

December 23rd, 2018

Andy Meek

Next year is going to be pretty interesting for Netflix subscribers, to put it mildly. According to analytics firm Jumpshot, more than half of the streaming giant’s 50 most-popular shows are licensed from companies like NBCUniversal and WarnerMedia that are planning to start streaming services of their own. That’s potentially bad news for Netflix users …

Online movie streaming in U.S. to top DVDs for the first time in 2012

March 26th, 2012

Dan Graziano

Online movie streaming in the United States is expected to top both DVD and Blu-ray use for the first time ever in 2012, according to a study from IHS Screen Digest. The study suggests that in 2012, Americans will legally stream 3.4 billion movies online — twice the 1.4 billion streamed in 2011 — while DVD and …

Redbox ups daily DVD rental fee to $1.20

October 28th, 2011

Zach Epstein

Following parent company Coinstar’s third-quarter earnings report, Redbox announced that daily DVD rental fees have increased to $1.20 from $1. “The price change is based on an increase in operating costs, including higher debit card fees that went into effect October 1,” Redbox said in a statement on its website. “This is the first time …

Netflix abandons plans to spin off ‘Qwikster’ DVD business

October 10th, 2011

Zach Epstein

Netflix on Monday announced that it will abandon its plan to spin off the company’s DVD rentals-by-mail service. The home entertainment giant announced last month that it would break off its DVDs-by-mail service into a separate company called “Qwikster,” allowing it to focus on the Web-based content that represented the future of its business. “It …