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![]() Best Buy to End DVD, Blu-ray Disc Sales
variety.com Todd Spangler Oct. 13, 2023 The consumer-electronics retailer will phase out sales of DVDs and Blu-ray discs both in-store and online in early 2024, according to industry sources familiar with the company’s plans. Best Buy made the initial decision to end DVD sales nine months ago, according to one source. Best Buy confirmed Friday that it is ending sales of DVDs. “To state the obvious, the way we watch movies and TV shows is much different today than it was decades ago,” a Best Buy spokesperson said in a statement to Variety. “Making this change gives us more space and opportunity to bring customers new and innovative tech for them to explore, discover and enjoy.” Best Buy will continue to sell movies and TV shows on physical discs through the 2023 holiday shopping season online and in stores, before discontinuing sales in the new year. The company will continue to sell video games. As of mid-2023, Best Buy had 1,129 store locations, with 969 of those in the U.S. News of Best Buy’s ending DVD sales was first reported by home-entertainment blog The Digital Bits. The move comes as Netflix, 25 years after launching its pioneering DVD-by-mail service, shipped out its last DVDs to customers on Sept. 29 (and let them keep their final discs if they chose to). Best Buy’s exit from the market will leave Walmart, Amazon and Target as the top retailers in the U.S. stocking DVDs and Blu-ray discs. Also still in the physical-disc game is Redbox, now owned by Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, which maintains a network of about 29,000 DVD rental kiosks nationwide. Amid the ascent of streaming video, sales of DVDs and Blu-Ray discs have been shrinking for years. U.S. physical media revenue in the first half of 2023 dropped 28%, to $754 million, compared with $1.05 billion in the year-earlier period, according to data from trade association DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group. Ingram Entertainment, a leading DVD distributor, recently announced that it would wind down operations after more than 35 years in business. The company said it will “continue to provide catalog product” to customers into the fourth quarter of 2023. Meanwhile, Walmart has been in talks with DVD distributor Studio Distribution Services (SDS), a joint venture of Universal Pictures and Warner Bros., to assume management of portions of its physical-media operations, Media Play News reported this summer. |
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![]() A real shame, for Steelbook/Collector's Edition fans.
It's true that I hardly ever buy a Blu-Ray of a newly released movie, these days (unless, of course, it's a box-office hit like Avatar or Avengers Endgame). But I still buy re-releases of my all-time favorite movies, regardless of having, maybe, 5 different versions/releases already. I want the best quality and sound for my favorite movies, and I want to be able to watch them anywhere I want, without having to install Apps and fiddle around with accounts and credit cards, all the time. I highly doubt Netflix or any other streaming service is capable of offering a 40-50 GB movie file with lossless Atmos audio, and maybe in 3D (like Avatar), without any hiccups, despite users having fast Internet connections. It won't ever be possible to reach the same level of quality as physical media. No matter how hard they try. Regardless, discs are still used heavily in music/movie studios to pass a audio/video project from one executive to another. It's still their #1 choice to pass projects around, for testing before pressing discs or for editing. They're far from being "dead" or "obsolete". Sure. I understand that some people are happy with streaming, and couldn't care less about watching a highly-compressed movie file. But it's different having a disc in your hands, and be able to watch it, anytime and anywhere, and a stream that can get removed anytime.
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![]() Netflix is opening physical stores – and Blockbuster has the perfect reaction
Total Film yahoo.com Lauren Milici October 17, 2023 Netflix is planning to open brick-and-mortar locations – and both Blockbuster and Redbox have (hilariously) responded. "Oh boy," Blockbuster tweeted. "Should we tell @Netflix how this ends?" Redbox, known for their DVD rental vending machine usually located in American retailers like Wal-Mart, replied, "I think I've seen this film before." All jokes aside, it doesn't look like the upcoming physical locations will be selling DVDs (though more information is still to come). Instead, a new Bloomberg report says that the tentatively titled 'Netflix House' will be a place fans can "play, shop, and eat." "We've seen how much fans love to immerse themselves in the world of our movies and TV shows," Josh Simon, Vice President of Consumer Products at Netflix, told Bloomberg in a statement. "And we've been thinking a lot about how we take that to the next level." The venues will consist of retail, dining, and live entertainment experiences – with two locations opening in two unannounced cities in 2025. According to Simon, Netflix House will have various, seasonal installations, with everything from ticketed shows inspired by its biggest series and restaurants featuring food from "unscripted shows." So we might not be able to eat at a real-life version of Scoops Ahoy, but their new Stranger Things ice cream brand will most likely be for sale in a cooler on the property. Basically, it's Netflix's version of a theme park. We'd be down for a Blockbuster theme park, though, too. |
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![]() Oh, yes.
Physical media is "dead". ![]() Day 1 purchase for me. Paramount: James Cameron's Titanic Detailed for 4K Blu-ray Paramount Home Media Distribution has detailed its upcoming 4K Blu-ray release of James Cameron's blockbuster*Titanic*(1997), starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, and Frances Fisher. The release is scheduled to arrive on the market on December 5. In addition to the standard 4K Blu-ray edition, the studio will have available for purchase a Limited Deluxe Collector's Edition, which will street on the same date. Description: Experience James Cameron's Titanic, the global box office phenomenon and winner of 11 Academy Awards including Best Picture (1997). Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet light up the screen in this unforgettable tale of forbidden love and courage set against the ill-fated maiden voyage of the "unsinkable" Titanic. Special Features and Technical Specs: RESTORED IN 4K DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM DOLBY ATMOS AUDIO TRACK NEW*Titanic: Stories From The Heart*- Director James Cameron, producer Jon Landau and star Kate Winslet share memories and favorite moments, and recount the challenges of making the greatest love story in cinema history. Go back in time with film clips, photos and behind-the-scenes moments NEW*Titanic - 25 Years Later with James Cameron*- James Cameron explores the enduring myths and mysteries of the shipwreck, and mounts tests to see whether Jack could have fit on that raft and survived. NEW*Fan Poster Art (4 stills)Audio commentariesAnd a Lot More (over 15 hours of bonus content)Optional English SDH, Spanish, and French subtitles for the main feature. ![]() ![]()
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