Netflix/Redbox paid off????

• imex99

  

  Went to rent blind side and put it in my movie queue but says releases 4/20/2010 and I got really confused because I know its on dvd.
  
  Netflix and Redbox paid off by the Studios..... Holding off on renting movies to drum up DVD/Bluray sales/video on demand before releasing to rent!!!
  
  Blockbuster(nearly bankrupt) has released it for rental though.......
  
  http://www.slashfilm.com/2010/03/25/new-blockbuster-advertising-slams-netflixredbox/
  
  Very nice ad for blockbuster....lol
  
• McFly1955

  

  imex99 wrote: Went to rent blind side and put it in my movie queue but says releases 4/20/2010 and I got really confused because I know its on dvd.
  
  Netflix and Redbox paid off by the Studios..... Holding off on renting movies to drum up DVD/Bluray sales/video on demand before releasing to rent!!!
  
  Blockbuster(nearly bankrupt) has released it for rental though.......

  Warner Bros has an exclusive deal now with Blockbuster that they will only allow Blockbuster to rent out movies on release day, anyone else has to wait 28 days.
  
  I'm a little annoyed by this being a Netflix subscriber, and I hope it's not a sign of things to come....
  
  
  http://community.netflix.com/forum/topics/netflix-bends-over-for-warner
• THE4RINGZ

  

  Interesting theory. I imagine distribution deals are cut between studios and other companies with every movie. This one just happens to be a movie you want to rent.
• Nate

  I'd rather wait the 28 days than go back to Blockbuster.
• power i

  

  It's on TW pay per view.
• imex99

  

  Yes, it's on demand as I stated in the start of the tread.....
• power i

  

  imex99 wrote: Yes, it's on demand as I stated in the start of the tread.....

  Did you mean 'thread'? I can also point out the obvious.
• imex99

  

  Damn pell chone!!!!!!!!!!
• j_crazy

  

  $15 a month for netflix or rent a movie for $5 a night????
  
  tough decision here.
  
  i'll see it 4/28 i guess.
• jordo212000

  

  I am thinking that this will only hurt rentals even further. I tend to think people will just start getting the movies through other less than legal ways. haha
• I Wear Pants

  Blockbuster is having to make these types of deals to try and extend their retail relevance. Probably just long enough so that they can try to gain some traction with their online and on-demand services which I believe they're trying to market to television manufacturers, dvd/blu-ray player makers, etc. Similar to what Netflix has done. I doubt it'll work. I'm calling 5-7 years max left in the tank for Blockbuster.
• LJ

  

  imex99 wrote: Went to rent blind side and put it in my movie queue but says releases 4/20/2010 and I got really confused because I know its on dvd.
  
  Netflix and Redbox paid off by the Studios..... Holding off on renting movies to drum up DVD/Bluray sales/video on demand before releasing to rent!!!
  
  Blockbuster(nearly bankrupt) has released it for rental though.......
  
  http://www.slashfilm.com/2010/03/25/new-blockbuster-advertising-slams-netflixredbox/
  
  Very nice ad for blockbuster....lol
  

  Did you even read your own article before posting your little conspiracy theory of them getting "paid off"? LOL
  
  Also, do you know how much a rental copy of a movie costs? It's a couple hundred bucks per copy.
• imex99

  

  I forgot to post the other link.... I posted the other link b/c of the blockbuster advert!!! Here's the original story I read....
  
  They didn't get paid off but took a deal: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ytech_gadg/20100323/tc_ytech_gadg/ytech_gadg_tc1309
  
  So, why did Netflix and Redbox agree to a 28-day delay before renting Warner Bros. movies? Because Warner offered both companies better distribution deals (in other words, cheaper prices for its wholesale DVDs and Blu-rays) and, in Netflix's case, more digital titles for its streaming "Watch Instantly" catalog.
  
  All right then ... so why the special treatment for Blockbuster? Good question. In the Home Media Magazine piece, Warner Home Video president Ron Sanders said the Blockbuster deal was the result of a 25-year-old "cooperative and successful relationship" between the pair. Not much of an answer, I know.
• LJ

  

  For netflix I would call it a smart business move for their customers. I use streaming much more than I do through the mail.
• I Wear Pants

  Why the special treatment for Blockbuster? Probably because they worked something out in an agreement. Timed exclusivity or something. Not a big deal, happens all the time in the video game world.
  
  If the deal resulted in more movies being licensed for Netflix Watch Instantly feature then it's a win for them too. And us.
• hoops23

  

  I was wondering what was up with the late releases on certain movies from Netflix, now I know.
  
  I pay 8.99 (grandfathered in) a month for 1 at a time blu-ray rentals and unlimited stream.. I get about 4 or 5 movies in a month, not including what I stream.
  
  I'll stick with Netflix, there are enough movies out to tide me over until some of these movies release later on Netflix.