WAIT FOR DVD’S ON NETFLIX AND REDBOX TO GROW LONGER

Warner Bros., which was the first to impose a 28-day embargo on the release of DVDs to Netflix, RedBox, and other cheap rental companies, is likely to double that delay this year, according to published reports on Thursday. The studio, which is believed to have taken a big hit on DVD sales in the third […]

TV SHOWS ACCOUNT FOR HALF NETFLIX’S STREAMS

Ted Sarandos, the chief content officer for online video renter Netflix, says half of its subscribers who rent from its Internet streaming library select television shows to watch versus just 20 percent who rent TV shows by mail. During an interview with Andrew Wallenstein of paidContent.com at an industry conference, Sarandos said that most of […]

DVD RENTALS RISE; SALES DECLINE

Home video rentals outpaced sales again during February, the research firm Centris said in a report on Monday. Centris, which calls itself a “market intelligence” company, said that 35.9 million households rented a new release during the month, versus 31.2 million that bought one. The report also noted that 18.3 million households rented a movie […]