When I wrote the previous message, I had missed the news that Blockbuster Express had previously rejected renewing the Warner Bros. deal because of the same 56 day clause rejected. Thus, Redbox will still be looking for ways to stock up on WB releases without WB's approval.
Still, it is somewhat striking that RedBox and Blockbuster Express rejected the deals while Netflix accepted it. Guessing, I think Netflix thought they couldn't weather another negative story on its content strategy (although in this case, I think Warner Bros. would bear the brunt of the bad public relations). The thinking would be that even if the wait is two months, it is worth to maintain some recent content, at least until they're sure the moves into original content is successful. (Speaking of which, I forgot to check to see if the followup article to "Where the Hits Aren't" was posted). Still, I worry if Netflix will be predisposed to accept more bad deals by the studios because of last summers public relation fumbles. -- Wesley McGee http://www.ambivi.com http://sterlingnorth.vox.com http://drawing-a-blank.tumblr.com Twitter: @westwit G+: http://plus.google.com/113413697748381364954 Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/wesleymcgee -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
