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
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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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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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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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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
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Considering how much time I’ve spent writing about DVD kiosks, some may be surprised that last week was the first time I ever rented a DVD from Redbox. I was at the grocery store and saw that they had the most recent Indiana Jones movie. Indiana Jones has always been a favorite of mine, so [...]
Posted on December 17th, 2008 by Davis
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After pulling their R rated movies from all McDonald’s locations, Redbox has come up with a creative solution for filling the inventory void left behind. Instead of stocking their popular Redbox kiosks with more G rated movies, they’ve decided to jump into a new market and will begin renting 9mm hand guns at their popular [...]
Posted on April 1st, 2008 by Davis
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Over the last few years, I’ve followed the DVD rental industry pretty closely. During that time, I’ve been one of Blockbuster’s biggest critics and have frequently blasted the company for failing to adapt to the digital age. With their core rental business experiencing massive deterioration, I’ve had very few positive things to say about the [...]
Posted on November 14th, 2007 by Davis
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Last week, Blockbuster made a pretty big splash after they announced that they were going to support Blu-Ray exclusively at their retail stores. The move prompted a lot of people to ask if this was a sign that HD-DVD was dead in the water. After all, Blockbuster has a significant retail presence and their support [...]
Posted on June 27th, 2007 by Davis
Filed under: DRM, DVDs, HDTV DVDs, Kiosks, Media, Movies, TV, Technology, VOD | 5 Comments »
If it wasn’t already clear that 2006 was a record year for the DVD kiosk industry, DVDPlay has added their own exclamation point to the success of the industry by releasing an update on their own DVD kiosk program. During 2006, DVDPlay continued to demonstrate phenomenal growth for their brand and now has over 1,000 [...]
Posted on January 16th, 2007 by Davis
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