Online DVD ordering threatens video stores
INTERNET DVD rental clubs are sending out one film every second to homes across the UK, threatening the long-term survival of the high-street video store. Thousands of film fans are signing up for the service every week, with online DVD ordering now available from Tesco, Dixons, WH Smith, Channel 4 and Amazon. By the end of next year, it is expected the number of DVDs rented using postal delivery will outnumber the total number of DVDs and videos picked from the shelves of Blockbuster’s 740 high-street stores...more
INTERNET DVD rental clubs are sending out one film every second to homes across the UK, threatening the long-term survival of the high-street video store. Thousands of film fans are signing up for the service every week, with online DVD ordering now available from Tesco, Dixons, WH Smith, Channel 4 and Amazon. By the end of next year, it is expected the number of DVDs rented using postal delivery will outnumber the total number of DVDs and videos picked from the shelves of Blockbuster’s 740 high-street stores...more
Blockbuster to scrap late fees Blockbuster, the video rental company, yesterday said it plans to eliminate late fees as the chain struggles to stem the decline in the film rental market ...more
Netflix brushes off Amazon
Netflix investors' biggest fear -- that Amazon would try to compete in the U.S. -- is put to rest. Hidden in the swirling mists of a London fog stood Netflix investors' biggest fear. For months it was invisible, but last week the creature finally emerged in press release outlines ...more
Netflix investors' biggest fear -- that Amazon would try to compete in the U.S. -- is put to rest. Hidden in the swirling mists of a London fog stood Netflix investors' biggest fear. For months it was invisible, but last week the creature finally emerged in press release outlines ...more
Join our discussion on the new Amazon DVD rental offering
What do you think of the new DVD rental service from Amazon? Do you think it offers good value for money or it the monthly limit on the number of DVDs you can rent rip off. Join the discussion on our forum and let us know what you think.
What do you think of the new DVD rental service from Amazon? Do you think it offers good value for money or it the monthly limit on the number of DVDs you can rent rip off. Join the discussion on our forum and let us know what you think.
Amazon UK rents DVDs
Amazon UK has entered the DVD rental business in a bid to cash-in on this growing sector of the entertainment industry. For £7.99 a month, subscribers can have two movies at home at one time, with a total of four DVD rentals a month. For £9.99 per month, film buffs can hang on to three movies at home with a total of six DVD rentals a month ...more
Amazon UK has entered the DVD rental business in a bid to cash-in on this growing sector of the entertainment industry. For £7.99 a month, subscribers can have two movies at home at one time, with a total of four DVD rentals a month. For £9.99 per month, film buffs can hang on to three movies at home with a total of six DVD rentals a month ...more
Amazon begins DVD rentals in Britain
The U.K. Web site of Amazon.com is launching a DVD rental service, the online retailer's first foray into a market that was pioneered by U.S.-based Netflix ...more
The U.K. Web site of Amazon.com is launching a DVD rental service, the online retailer's first foray into a market that was pioneered by U.S.-based Netflix ...more