They say that a good captain will go down with their ship, but what can you say about the guy who climbs on-board after the ship has begun taking on water? Over the last few years, Blockbuster Video has hit iceberg after iceberg and while they’ve avoided capsizing this long, a $300 million looming debt [...]
Posted on April 12th, 2010 by Davis
Filed under: DVDs, Kiosks, SA, VOD | 8 Comments »
Since bursting on the scene 13 years ago, Netflix has been a huge ally for consumers trying to save money. For years Blockbuster had dominated the rental industry and whether it was abusive late fee practices or high rental prices, they took advantage of their strength. The value that Netflix passed onto consumers injected some [...]
Posted on March 5th, 2010 by Davis
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HBO may stand for Home Box Office, but it may as well be Hates Being Online given their objections to internet video. According to Time Warner, HBO has over 40 million subscribers and while this lucrative revenue stream allows them to produce some of the most compelling content on television, it also gives them an [...]
Posted on January 24th, 2010 by Davis
Filed under: DRM, DVDs, DivX, Media, Netflix, Technology, VOD | 2 Comments »
Ten years ago, Blockbuster video was on top of the world. They didn’t know it at the time, but it was the golden age for the video store. After years of reminders to be kind and rewind, consumers were adopting DVD players en masse and needed a source for their entertainment needs. For better or [...]
Posted on January 20th, 2010 by Davis
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I know that I’ve been critical of DivX’s efforts to woo Hollywood in the past, but I’ve also got to give them credit for a win when I see one and I think they knocked it out of the park when it comes to Paramount. Recently, Paramount announced that they were going to be distributing [...]
Posted on November 18th, 2009 by Davis
Filed under: DVDs, DivX, HDTV DVDs, Media, Netflix, SA, VOD | 2 Comments »
Photo by C-Bunny. Just in case you think Blockbuster’s problems are isolated to a declining video store industry, I’d encourage you to take a closer look at their latest 10-Q filing. Despite there being clear growth in the DVD by mail category, Blockbuster is hemorrhaging subscribers. In fact, the percentage of people giving up on [...]
Posted on August 21st, 2009 by Davis
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Over the last few years, Redbox has been able to build an impressive DVD rental network by being innovative and flexible while their competitors were still laughing at the concept of kiosk rentals. Over time they’ve added features to the Redbox website that allow customers to browse and reserve titles online. They’ve linked their kiosks [...]
Posted on March 25th, 2009 by Davis
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The last couple of years may have felt like a bad dream to most investors, but for DivX shareholders it’s been nothing short of a nightmare. They don’t hand out Oscars for businesses, but if they did DivX would have won hands down for best horror flick. When the company first went public, expectations were [...]
Posted on February 25th, 2009 by Davis
Filed under: DVDs, DivX, Microsoft, SA, Technology, VOD | 2 Comments »
Netflix Walmart Anti Trust Complaint Publish at Scribd or explore others: Case Law Law walmart Netflix Over the last few years, it’s been no secret that Netflix has become the dominant force for DVD by mail rentals. There may be plenty of other ways to watch films, but when it comes to renting through the [...]
Posted on January 7th, 2009 by Davis
Filed under: DVDs, Disclosure - I own stock in co. mentioned, Kiosks, Netflix, SA | 7 Comments »
A few months ago, Raghu Srinivasan launched a website named Feedflix that allows you to use your customized Netflix RSS feeds to track how you are using your membership. The site monitors your usage data and can tell you things like how much you spend per DVD rental or the typical number of days that [...]
Posted on August 5th, 2008 by Davis
Filed under: DVDs, Disclosure - I own stock in co. mentioned, Netflix | 1 Comment »