Netflix: Warner Blu-rays and DVDs to have a 28 delay
01-06-10 | 03:03 PM
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Netflix: Warner Blu-rays and DVDs to have a 28 delay
Netflix to delay renting new Warner Bros. DVDs
Subscribers must wait 28 days under new deal; other studios may follow
SAN FRANCISCO - Netflix's 11 million subscribers will have to wait nearly an extra month to rent the latest movies by Warner Bros.
Under an agreement announced Wednesday, Netflix's DVD-by-mail service won't send out Warner Bros.' latest DVD and Blu-ray discs during the first 28 days after they hit the market.
The deal is a first for Netflix. The company expects to reach similar agreements with other major movie studios later this year.
The moratorium will give Warner Bros. a chance to sell more discs to consumers who can't wait to see the studio's latest home releases.
In return for the concession, Netflix will get a discount on Warner Bros. discs. And it'll be able to offer more of the studio's movies and TV shows for subscribers to watch over the Internet.
Subscribers must wait 28 days under new deal; other studios may follow
SAN FRANCISCO - Netflix's 11 million subscribers will have to wait nearly an extra month to rent the latest movies by Warner Bros.
Under an agreement announced Wednesday, Netflix's DVD-by-mail service won't send out Warner Bros.' latest DVD and Blu-ray discs during the first 28 days after they hit the market.
The deal is a first for Netflix. The company expects to reach similar agreements with other major movie studios later this year.
The moratorium will give Warner Bros. a chance to sell more discs to consumers who can't wait to see the studio's latest home releases.
In return for the concession, Netflix will get a discount on Warner Bros. discs. And it'll be able to offer more of the studio's movies and TV shows for subscribers to watch over the Internet.
01-06-10 | 03:04 PM
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And this will lead me directly to torrents. I don't rent from physical stores (Hollywood is gone, Blockbuster barely stocks any new BD releases, Redbox does not exist for me with Blu-rays).
01-06-10 | 03:41 PM
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They better pass along the savings to us customers. Since Blu-Ray is involved, they ought to at least halve the surcharge (or get rid of it altogether.) I agree with Gizmo...this will drive customers to torrents instead of stores for those first 28 days. Nothing like two companies getting together and agreeing to something that gives the common man a legitimate reason for "criminal" behavior.
01-06-10 | 03:52 PM
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It's funny how things are coming full circle. Blockbuster drives mom and pops out of business, Netflix is driving Blockbuster out of business, and now with this news Netflix is going to drive a fair number of people into their local mom and pops store.
If anything I see this driving down sales at the 1st month premiums. A lot of people rent before buying and those people will now be forced to wait a month. Of course on the flipside this may also delay the discounts which effect us all. Haven't the studios learned from the recording companies that you will always lose if you give people a legitimate motive to hit the torrent sites?
If anything I see this driving down sales at the 1st month premiums. A lot of people rent before buying and those people will now be forced to wait a month. Of course on the flipside this may also delay the discounts which effect us all. Haven't the studios learned from the recording companies that you will always lose if you give people a legitimate motive to hit the torrent sites?
01-06-10 | 04:29 PM
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I know how to creatively find things to watch as well as the next guy. But I don't kid myself about it. Haha, I'm just curious why people keep saying this is a "legitimate" reason to illegally acquire content you don't have the rights to.
I'm not passing any kind of judgment, but I think it's funny that people keep suggesting that this is some kind of reason to make torrenting and such "just."
I'm not passing any kind of judgment, but I think it's funny that people keep suggesting that this is some kind of reason to make torrenting and such "just."
01-06-10 | 04:39 PM
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Personally, I'd rather wait the extra 28 days for a Blu-ray release than get a far inferior version via Torrents.
01-06-10 | 04:59 PM
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I'm not sure this will affect me too much. I'm already blind buying anything I really can't wait to see on day one. I have such a backlog of movies an extra month to see something I don't think I'll like enough to blind buy doesn't seem like a big deal, but I do agree this just reduce the Blu-ray cost. But I'm not naive enough to think it actually will.
01-06-10 | 05:15 PM
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Well, I guess they'll have to add the category of very, very, very long wait to every movie in my damn que.
Does this only impact Netflix or Blockbuster and Redbox as well?
I hardly think this is going to impact my buying/renting habits. More likely by 28 days I'll forget this was a new release and my desire to even see it will be about 1/4 less than it would've been otherwise.
Does this only impact Netflix or Blockbuster and Redbox as well?
I hardly think this is going to impact my buying/renting habits. More likely by 28 days I'll forget this was a new release and my desire to even see it will be about 1/4 less than it would've been otherwise.
01-06-10 | 06:01 PM
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01-06-10 | 07:03 PM
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Bye, Bye Netflix subscription. Very bad move, and may set a dangerous precident. Let's speak with our wallets and let them know this is an unacceptable practice, especially if Netflix doesn't eliminate the Blu-ray "surcharge".
01-06-10 | 07:07 PM
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I'll likely opt out of Blu-ray when my month expires but will keep the subscription for Streaming.
01-06-10 | 07:54 PM
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I'll just wait the 4 weeks. It's not good news, but it's not that big of a deal.
01-06-10 | 08:18 PM
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As someone who has never rented a DVD or Blu-ray, I don't care. Though I do support Warner's move to include DVDs with their Blu-rays.
01-06-10 | 08:25 PM
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Re: Netflix: Warner Blu-rays and DVDs to have a 28 delay
while i dont rent movies, (iam one of those who just perfers paying the money to own it out right) I would have to agree those above who said that netflix at the very least should half there premium price they are charging for blurays. I definately think this is going to affect Netflix bottom line especially if the same goes with the other studios.
01-06-10 | 09:33 PM
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Well, it was probably either this or rental pricing, and that would kill their business model.
01-06-10 | 10:10 PM
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These days, my Netflix subscription is mostly for the streaming movies. So if this deal will increase their Watch Instantly inventory, then I don't mind.
It would also be nice if this lead to eliminating the extra Blu-Ray fees.
It would also be nice if this lead to eliminating the extra Blu-Ray fees.