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'House of Cards: The Complete First Season' Dated for Blu-ray

Thu Apr 25, 2013 at 03:30 PM ET
Tags: Sony, Disc Announcements, Netflix (all tags)

The Netflix original drama starring Kevin Spacey will arrive on Blu-ray in June.

In an early announcement to retailers, Sony will be releasing 'House of Cards: The Complete First Season' on Blu-ray on June 11.

Ruthless and cunning, Congressman Francis Underwood (Oscar® winner Kevin Spacey) and his wife Claire stop at nothing to conquer everything. This wicked political drama penetrates the shadowy world of greed, sex, and corruption in modern D.C. Kate Mara and Corey Stoll costar in the first original series from David Fincher and Beau Willimon.

Specs and supplements haven't been revealed yet, but the suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $65.99.

You can find the latest specs for 'House of Cards: The Complete First Season' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under June 11.

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On the Anniversary of Qwikster, Netflix Disc Rental Subscriber Share Down 23 Percent

Wed Sep 19, 2012 at 12:00 PM ET
Tags: Netflix, Qwikster, Industry Trends, Rentals (all tags)

The NPD also says that disc renting is down overall, in correlation with the closure of rental locations.

A year ago, Netflix decided to try something new. Instead of a single service that offered both discs and streaming content, they would break off the disc-based rentals into a separate service called Qwikster. It should be obvious, but the idea didn't work.

The result of the Qwikster announcement, coupled with price increases across the board, was instant dissatisfaction from disc renters. Now, a year later, the popularity of Netflix disc rentals has decreased. A year ago, 35 percent of Netflix customers rented discs, while now they're down to 27 percent.

This seems to be part of a general trend away from disc rentals in general, which are down 40 percent from last year. It doesn't help that there's also been a large decline in the amount of renters on the market. The biggest, and likely to stay that way for the foreseeable future, is Redbox.

Source: Home Media Magazine

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On the Anniversary of Qwikster, Netflix Disc Rental Subscriber Share Down 23 Percent

Wed Sep 19, 2012 at 12:00 PM ET
Tags: Netflix, Qwikster, Industry Trends, Rentals (all tags)

The NPD also says that disc renting is down overall, in correlation with the closure of rental locations.

A year ago, Netflix decided to try something new. Instead of a single service that offered both discs and streaming content, they would break off the disc-based rentals into a separate service called Qwikster. It should be obvious, but the idea didn't work.

The result of the Qwikster announcement, coupled with price increases across the board, was instant dissatisfaction from disc renters. Now, a year later, the popularity of Netflix disc rentals has decreased. A year ago, 35 percent of Netflix customers rented discs, while now they're down to 27 percent.

This seems to be part of a general trend away from disc rentals in general, which are down 40 percent from last year. It doesn't help that there's also been a large decline in the amount of renters on the market. The biggest, and likely to stay that way for the foreseeable future, is Redbox.

Source: Home Media Magazine

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Netflix Adds 3 Million Streaming Customers – Loses a Million Disc Subscribers

Wed Apr 25, 2012 at 10:00 AM ET
Tags: Netflix, Discs-By-Mail, Streaming, Industry Trends (all tags)

Despite the loss in those subscribing to disc-by-mail, that side of the company brought in $146 million.

The Netflix quarterly report reveals that the streaming business is still going strong. In fact, Netflix added on 3 million new streaming subscribers in the first quarter of 2012, bringing the total up to 21.67 million.

Disc based subscriptions, on the other hand, were down by a full million subscribers. That puts the total down to 10.09 million. The DVD-by-mail service still managed to bring in a cool $146 million for the company, which announced a total loss of $5 million in the quarter.

Engadget

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Netflix Adds 3 Million Streaming Customers – Loses a Million Disc Subscribers

Wed Apr 25, 2012 at 10:00 AM ET
Tags: Netflix, Discs-By-Mail, Streaming, Industry Trends (all tags)

Despite the loss in those subscribing to disc-by-mail, that side of the company brought in $146 million.

The Netflix quarterly report reveals that the streaming business is still going strong. In fact, Netflix added on 3 million new streaming subscribers in the first quarter of 2012, bringing the total up to 21.67 million.

Disc based subscriptions, on the other hand, were down by a full million subscribers. That puts the total down to 10.09 million. The DVD-by-mail service still managed to bring in a cool $146 million for the company, which announced a total loss of $5 million in the quarter.

Engadget

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Netflix Picks up the DVD.com Domain Name

Tue Apr 03, 2012 at 02:00 PM ET
Tags: Netflix (all tags)

Currently, DVD.com points to a signup page for DVD subscriptions, but could something else be in the works?

The folks over at Netflix have made some interesting moves in the last year, some of which ended up being pretty sorry ideas in retrospect. With this new move it's a little hard to tell.

Recently, Netflix bought the domain DVD.com from its previous owners, but all they're doing with it so far is making a landing page for people that want to sign up for Netflix DVDs by mail. "Netflix cares about keeping DVD healthy," says corporate communications VP Steve Swasey, " and this is just one small investment in keeping DVD healthy."

Netflix has been losing DVD subscribers for a while now and expects that trend to continue. As far as their plans for DVD.com, it's hard to tell if there's another Qwikster like plan in place or not.

Source: Multichannel News

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The Verizon and Redbox Joint Venture is Hitting This August

Wed Feb 29, 2012 at 10:00 AM ET
Tags: Redbox, Verizon, Netflix (all tags)

We'll be seeing what the pair has to offer very soon.

Netflix is in a very nice place right now. The company has some competition, but nothing that's threatening to usurp it, at least when it comes to streaming content. The DVD and Blu-ray side of the service is lacking due to a lack of focus on the company's part but also partially due to the convenient and inexpensive Redbox.

Now that Redbox is entering the streaming game along with its partner Verizon, things may get very interesting indeed. Exact details are still a bit of a mystery, but Verizon CFO Fran Shammo did reveal one thing - the service will launch this August.

We'll have to wait and see to find out if this combo can really compete in the current environment, but at least we won't have to wait too terribly long.

Source: Home Media Magazine

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Verizon and Redbox Join up for Netflix-Like Disc and Streaming Service

Tue Feb 07, 2012 at 10:00 AM ET
Tags: Redbox, Verizon, Netflix, Streaming (all tags)

Redbox is finally entering the streaming game, but just what the service will offer is a mystery.

It's about time we see the formation of a streaming service that can legitimately go head-to-head with Netflix. Verizon and Redbox have joined forces to create their own service that provides both streaming video and physical media.

The Netflix model is far from perfect, especially when it comes to the disc-by-mail portion of it. Shipping out individual discs is expensive, but it looks like Redbox will be solving that by letting subscribers pluck DVDs and Blu-rays out of kiosks.

The pricing layout is a big question mark at this point as the joint venture promises "subscription services and more" in "an easy-to-use, flexible and affordable service that will allow all consumers across the U.S. to enjoy the new and popular entertainment they want."

The launch of this new venture is expected in the latter half of 2012. Expect to see some changes at Netflix in anticipation of the competition.

Source: Engadget

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Rumor: Warner is Doubling the Rental Embargo to Eight Weeks

Mon Jan 09, 2012 at 09:30 AM ET
Tags: Redbox, Netflix, Blockbuster, Warner, Rumors and Speculation (all tags)

This embargo affects not only Redbox and Netflix, but Blockbuster stores as well.

Warner Home Video has never been a fan of the whole Redbox and Netflix thing. They say that the low priced rentals are hurting sales and are doing what they can to cut down on the effects. It's not surprising then that Warner is looking to expand their existing 28 day embargo to 56.

What does seem a bit out of character is that Warner isn't just targeting Netflix and Redbox this time. Not only is the company expanding the embargo on low priced kiosks and subscription services, they're applying that eight week embargo to Blockbuster stores as well.

It hasn't been officially announced at this point, but it seems fairly likely. Adding the delay would be a move not only to increase DVD and Blu-ray sales, but to push the digital copy storage locker UltraViolet which is getting a big push this year.

Source: Home Media Magazine

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Disc-By-Mail Services May Face Delay Thanks to New USPS Plan

Wed Dec 07, 2011 at 01:00 PM ET
Tags: Netflix, Blockbuster (all tags)

If this goes through, it may spell doom for disc by mail services.

Blockbuster and Netflix disc-by-mail subscribers may be in for some bad news - movies are going to be getting to you even slower. This isn't something you can blame on Netflix or Blockbuster though. This one goes to the USPS.

Apparently, our postal service isn't doing so well. They've been losing money hand over fist and there doesn't seem to be any sign of it stopping. They've talked about ending Saturday deliveries but now there's an option on the table that would make disc-by-mail incredibly inconvenient.

The proposal would put an end to next-day delivery of First Class mail, instead allowing up to 72 hours for your letter or disc to get to its destination.

Source: Hacking Netflix

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