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New Disc-by-Mail Service Launches 25 Jul, 2014
A new disc-by-mail service is up and running, and this one comes with a new twist.More>>
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Netflix Halts Saturday Disc Shipments 16 Jul, 2014
The U.S. Postal service may be considering stopping Saturday mail deliveries, but Netflix has...More>>
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Redbox Launches 'Lego Movie' Contest 16 Jul, 2014
To mark this week’s rental availability of Warner’s 'The Lego Movie,' through July 28, Redbox...More>>
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First-Half U.K. Consumer Video Spending Up 0.7% 7 Jul, 2014
Consumers in the United Kingdom spent an estimated £909 million ($1.5 billion) buying physical and...More>>
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Distributor Consolidation: Ingram Buys VPD 2 Jul, 2014
Ingram Entertainment July 2 announced it has purchased the material assets of Video Products...More>>
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Analyst: Transactional VOD Not Replacing Disc Rental Any Time Soon 30 Jun, 2014
Digital’s presumed ascendance atop home entertainment’s throne will continue to be a pipe dream...More>>
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Indie Video Stores Turning Blu Into Green 23 Jun, 2014
Independent video stores are attracting customers by focusing on Blu-ray Disc.More>>
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Streaming vs. Disc: Not Quite An Eco Slam Dunk 23 Jun, 2014
A new study conducted by researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Northwestern...More>>
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Analyst: Redbox Growth Facing 'Increased Headwinds' 18 Jun, 2014
Redbox, holding a majority share of the physical disc rental market, has little in the way of...More>>
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Rentrak's 'Discontinued' PPT Business Still Profitable 3 Jun, 2014
While Rentrak continues to shop its legacy pay-per-transaction disc rental revenue-sharing...More>>
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Sluggish Economy Undermines French Home Entertainment Biz 16 May, 2014
French consumers spent less on home entertainment in 2013, including buying 17% fewer movie discs,...More>>
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Netflix Raising Monthly Price by $1 9 May, 2014
As expected, Netflix has raised the monthly price of its $7.99 subscription service by $1 to $8.99....More>>
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Everything's Up for Redbox 1 May, 2014
During the first quarter of 2014, Redbox saw its revenue, operating income and number of rentals...More>>
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Netflix Greenlights First Spanish-Language Original Series 23 Apr, 2014
Netflix April 23 approved production of its first Spanish-language original series, set to begin...More>>
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Appeals Court Upholds Netflix Disc-Mailer Rate 9 Apr, 2014
A U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C. has upheld a previous ruling mandating the U.S. Postal...More>>
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Flying in Netflix's Wake 14 Mar, 2014
What prompted GameFly's decision to add movies to its video game disc-by-mail service?More>>
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Survey: 73% of Consumers Never Rent a Movie From Their Pay-TV Service 11 Mar, 2014
Studios are pushing electronic sellthrough of movies, and for good reason. Consumers aren’t...More>>
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Blockbuster Not Coming Back in the U.K. 6 Mar, 2014
Turns out the Blockbuster resurrection in the U.K. might have been wishful thinking or a hoax. Dish...More>>
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GameFly Adds Movies to Disc-by-Mail Service 4 Mar, 2014
Starting April 4, by-mail video game rental service GameFly will begin offering movie options to...More>>
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Blockbuster Lives On in the U.K. 27 Feb, 2014
Dish has quietly licensed the Blockbuster brand to Crash Entertainment Group in the U.K. CEG, which...More>>
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