Though the business plan is barely working for Netflix now... When Dish bought Blockbuster, they had hopes with competing with Netflix.But lacking the regulatory approval to get wireless spectrum, they couldn't really launch a internet/TV service to tie Blockbuster streaming too. And without that, Dish realized they had bought a bunch of stores that no one goes into anymore. And while they could try and clone Netflix with independent streaming and/or DVD by mail, Dish figured the startup costs would be too high -- especially now that Hollywood is on to Netflix's popularity and is charging them for all of the subscribers they have, vs the low number they had initially.
In fact, Blockbuster may just close almost all of its stores as well... http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10-04/dish-s-ergen-scraps-blockbuster-plans-after-wireless-delays.html -- 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
