To Boost Plummeting Sales Initial DVD Releases Might Become Purchase-Only

The Los Angeles Times:

“For those who like renting movies, Hollywood may soon have a message: Prepare to wait.

“In an effort to push consumers toward buying more movies, some major film studios are considering a new policy that would block DVDs from being offered for rental until several weeks after going on sale.

“Under the plan, new DVD releases would be available on a purchase-only basis for a few weeks, after which time companies such as Blockbuster Inc. and Netflix Inc. would be allowed to rent the DVDs to their customers. The move comes as the studios are grappling with sharply declining DVD revenue, which has long propped up the movie business.

“Reed Hastings, chief executive of DVD-by-mail company Netflix, revealed that he had discussed delayed-rental proposals with several of his biggest suppliers. People close to the situation at several studios confirmed that such plans were under consideration and probably would take effect next year. (more…)

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Tags: DVD, DVD sales, hollywood, home video, Netflix
Posted Oct 24th 2009 at 2:02 pm in Entertainment, News | 25223873 Commentshttp://bighollywood.breitbart.com/bighollywood/2009/10/24/to-boost-plummeting-sales-initial-dvd-releases-might-be-purchase-only/To+Boost+Plummeting+Sales+Initial+DVD+Releases+Might+Become+Purchase-Only2009-10-24+21%3A02%3A46Big+Hollywood

Daily Gut: War Vets and the People Who Play Them

So once there was a man who had been arrested for violently beating another man – simply because he took his picture. Previously, he`d been busted for beating his own wife. Another man was busted for drugs – the least of his problems, since he`d previously shot his fiancé. And then there was this other creep named Tom – nailed for assault and battery, dealing in crystal meth, and most recently – down on his luck – busted for stealing cell phones.

A sad bunch, really.

Now if you`re Janet Napolitano, then you’re probably assuming I’m referring to a common sampling of our nation`s vets returning from Iraq or Afghanistan. After all, it was her report that said we`ve got a pile of damaged souls on our hands, on the brink, and ready to snap.

But actually I’m not: like Janet, I was only making a cursory assessment about a group of people – actors, actually – from recent anti-war films. (more…)

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Tags: "The Road to Guantanamo", anti-Iraq films, Governor Rendell, hollywood, Janet Napolitano
Posted Apr 17th 2009 at 11:09 am in Daily Gut | 1087265 Commentshttp://bighollywood.breitbart.com/ggutfeld/2009/04/17/daily-gut-war-vets-and-the-people-who-play-them/Daily+Gut%3A+War+Vets+and+the+People+Who+Play+Them2009-04-17+18%3A09%3A24Greg+Gutfeld

‘NewsBusted’ 3/10/09 — Fake News from the Right

In this episode, NewsBusted covers: President Obama, Rush Limbaugh, Chandra Levy, Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Netflix, Jeopardy!, Teleprompters, McDonald’s, Chicken McNuggets, Dakota Fanning, and R. Kelly.

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Tags: Chandra Levy, dakota fanning, Gordon Brown, Jeopardy!, Netflix
Posted Mar 10th 2009 at 1:16 pm in Celebrity News, Political Humor, Video | 7705427 Commentshttp://bighollywood.breitbart.com/epeterkofsky/2009/03/10/%e2%80%98newsbusted-31009-%e2%80%94-fake-news-from-the-right/%E2%80%98NewsBusted%27+3%2F10%2F09+%E2%80%94+Fake+News+from+the+Right2009-03-10+20%3A16%3A01Eric+Peterkofsky