Getting back to Kim's question... I think the erratic offerings for streaming is also caused by Netflix primarily offering titles available from Starz's catalog.
I found a somewhat recent British film (Stone of Destiny) that was available streaming, but not on DVD in Netflix. Barb Bergman | Media Services & Interlibrary Loan Librarian | Minnesota State University, Mankato | (507) 389-5945 | barbara.berg...@mnsu.edu From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Stanton, Kim Sent: Monday, March 21, 2011 12:15 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: [Videolib] Netflix vs. availablility in the marketplace Over the last few months, I've had several faculty ask me to purchase something they watched on Netflix (either DVD or streaming) for the collection and I haven't been able to locate a new or used copy for sale anywhere. I've also run into a few instances where a film has never been released on DVD, but you can watch instantly (usually for a limited time frame) on Netflix. Looking for Mr. Goodbar ('77) is the only example I can think of offhand. Is Netflix streaming being used by studios to gauge interest in older film before releasing on DVD? Or are they already starting to bypass the physical copy for streaming? And I've noticed a few newish releases that are available streaming (Netflix or Amazon Instant) but not DVD - I thought this was a "watch exclusively here for the first month" thing, but now I'm wondering if these films will ever come out on DVD. Is this another sign of an impending physical media apocalypse? Kim Stanton Head, Media Library University of North Texas kim.stan...@unt.edu P: (940) 565-4832 F: (940) 369-7396
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