Dish Network to buy Blockbuster for $228 million
04-06-11, 07:26 AM
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Dish Network to buy Blockbuster for $228 million
04-06-11, 11:48 AM
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Re: Dish Network to buy Blockbuster for $228 million
there is no future for brick and mortar services for this kind except in the boonies where its business as usual for the next 100 years just like the last 100 years. just about everyone else has bandwidth and hence will go the streaming way or any other digital way as opposed to disc media. The discerning crowd never went to blockbuster - they got their fix from Netflix. the run of the mill stuff is available for a buck at redbox kiosks which have stolen the thunder from BB. In this current economy with high gas prices and higher priced consumables, no one in their right frame of mind will plunk down $5 for a rental by driving to a store. Its 'on demand' from Netflix and their kind.
Where does BB's B&M business model fit into this lifestyle ? Except for a few scattered stores in the remote areas. This will not only hurt disc rental stores like BB but also Disc retailing like the other BB, which is also on a downsizing mission. If BB had seen this coming and were run by smart people, they would have reorged better but they seem to be run by morons with no clue about today's home enterntainment requirements.
Where does BB's B&M business model fit into this lifestyle ? Except for a few scattered stores in the remote areas. This will not only hurt disc rental stores like BB but also Disc retailing like the other BB, which is also on a downsizing mission. If BB had seen this coming and were run by smart people, they would have reorged better but they seem to be run by morons with no clue about today's home enterntainment requirements.
04-06-11, 02:26 PM
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04-06-11, 04:22 PM
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04-06-11, 05:02 PM
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Re: Dish Network to buy Blockbuster for $228 million
there is no future for brick and mortar services for this kind except in the boonies where its business as usual for the next 100 years just like the last 100 years. just about everyone else has bandwidth and hence will go the streaming way or any other digital way as opposed to disc media. The discerning crowd never went to blockbuster - they got their fix from Netflix. the run of the mill stuff is available for a buck at redbox kiosks which have stolen the thunder from BB. In this current economy with high gas prices and higher priced consumables, no one in their right frame of mind will plunk down $5 for a rental by driving to a store. Its 'on demand' from Netflix and their kind.
Where does BB's B&M business model fit into this lifestyle ? Except for a few scattered stores in the remote areas. This will not only hurt disc rental stores like BB but also Disc retailing like the other BB, which is also on a downsizing mission. If BB had seen this coming and were run by smart people, they would have reorged better but they seem to be run by morons with no clue about today's home enterntainment requirements.
Where does BB's B&M business model fit into this lifestyle ? Except for a few scattered stores in the remote areas. This will not only hurt disc rental stores like BB but also Disc retailing like the other BB, which is also on a downsizing mission. If BB had seen this coming and were run by smart people, they would have reorged better but they seem to be run by morons with no clue about today's home enterntainment requirements.
04-07-11, 10:17 AM
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04-07-11, 12:25 PM
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Re: Dish Network to buy Blockbuster for $228 million
There is no future for brick and mortar services for this kind except in the boonies....just about everyone else has bandwidth and hence will go the streaming way or any other digital way as opposed to disc media....no one in their right frame of mind will plunk down $5for a rental by driving to a store....Its 'on demand' from Netflix and their kind....Where does BB's B&M business model fit into this lifestyle?
I'm reserving judgement until I see what they've got up their sleeve.
04-08-11, 12:36 PM
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Re: Dish Network to buy Blockbuster for $228 million
there is no future for brick and mortar services for this kind except in the boonies where its business as usual for the next 100 years just like the last 100 years. just about everyone else has bandwidth and hence will go the streaming way or any other digital way as opposed to disc media. The discerning crowd never went to blockbuster - they got their fix from Netflix. the run of the mill stuff is available for a buck at redbox kiosks which have stolen the thunder from BB. In this current economy with high gas prices and higher priced consumables, no one in their right frame of mind will plunk down $5 for a rental by driving to a store. Its 'on demand' from Netflix and their kind.
Where does BB's B&M business model fit into this lifestyle ? Except for a few scattered stores in the remote areas. This will not only hurt disc rental stores like BB but also Disc retailing like the other BB, which is also on a downsizing mission. If BB had seen this coming and were run by smart people, they would have reorged better but they seem to be run by morons with no clue about today's home enterntainment requirements.
Where does BB's B&M business model fit into this lifestyle ? Except for a few scattered stores in the remote areas. This will not only hurt disc rental stores like BB but also Disc retailing like the other BB, which is also on a downsizing mission. If BB had seen this coming and were run by smart people, they would have reorged better but they seem to be run by morons with no clue about today's home enterntainment requirements.
except that the netflix streaming selection is pretty bad and stuff is always being taken away due to rights expiring. and the price will go up once the true bandwidth costs are charged by Level 3 after their current contract expires and netflix gets access to more media
04-08-11, 12:38 PM
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Re: Dish Network to buy Blockbuster for $228 million
except that the netflix streaming selection is pretty bad and stuff is always being taken away due to rights expiring. and the price will go up once the true bandwidth costs are charged by Level 3 after their current contract expires and netflix gets access to more media
