On Mar 2, 2012, at 5:40 AM, Wesley McGee <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Mar 2, 6:16 am, Wesley McGee wrote: >> Redbox has renewed its deal with Universal Pictures through August >> 2014, and they will have to abide by the apparently standard 28 day >> waiting period. They're still fighting with Warner Bros. who want to >> double that window for their films. Redbox says they'll do better to >> just buy the DVDs third party. >> >> http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/sns-rt-us-redbox-universa... >> >> http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/warner-bros-redbox-dvd-ultravio... > > > One more thing to note, because Redbox is buying WB DVDs, they're > trying to get them into the kiosks within seven days of release. They > probably hope the early access will help to compensate for the higher > price of buying the DVDs at close to retail. Worth noting: on my trip to Costco last weekend, I noticed that three DVDs (I neglected to note the titles) had, for the first time, a pricing sign noting they were not available on Netflix nor Redbox and there was a limit of one DVD per purchase. -- 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
