Comments on: Study: Redbox Will Destroy the Entertainment Industry

By: John

John — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:08:19 +0000

Redbox is doing for the consumer what Blockbuster and Hollywood have failed to do by making entertainment affordable for everyone. Redbox brings a great value and the right price and should not be considered cheap. When a movie is released on DVD we the consumer can walk into Walmart and buy that movie for $25 give or take which for a family of 3 or more is a value in itself because of the increasing cost to see a movie in a theater. We’ve all done it and gone and bought a new movie then got home and watched it and it wasn’t as good as the hype. But you cannot return a opened movie to the store unless damaged and only for the same movie. At $1, rent it before you buy it for your home collection. Redbox and Blockbuster will pay the same price for the DVD or Blu-ray, the difference is that Blockbuster charges $4 something to cover the overhead of that big store and payroll. Renting at 20-25% of the cost to own is not nearly as good a value.

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By: Paramount: Redbox Had ‘Minimal Impact’ on DVD Sales

Paramount: Redbox Had ‘Minimal Impact’ on DVD Sales — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 22:16:23 +0000

[...] warned that Redbox’s low-cost DVD rentals would eat into new release sales and ultimately destroy the entertainment industry. But with at least one studio in Redbox’s corner, others in Hollywood might have to rethink [...]

By: will

will — Wed, 19 May 2010 03:12:54 +0000

i am a former redbox employee and i can say that redbox is already destroying the movie business. between redbox and netflix, all the local movie rental stores are going out of business. just look at movie gallery! BTW if anyone wants to screw redbox you can return your movie backwards so the kiosk spits it out, then leave it alone for 20 sec. and it takes it back in. the disk then becomes "unknown" in the inventory. once the merchandiser comes to the machine they will take out all the unknowns and re-insert them using the service menue. this makes the dvd show up as if it were returned after 1 day no mater how long you had it (before the 25 day limit that is).

use this at your own risk. or just switch to netflix.

By: Hollywood Studios Place Bets on On Demand

Hollywood Studios Place Bets on On Demand — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:35:42 +0000

[...] decline in DVD revenue could continue, as consumers flock to $1 DVD rentals from kiosk vendors like Redbox or increasingly turn to DVD-by-mail subscription services from [...]

By: Scooter

Scooter — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:47:10 +0000

The commenters are all morons they make no common sense arguments to an excellent article. The same commentors steal music for free and if it were their job on the line they would listen to his point. Everybody in America is out for themselves until they feel the effects. If the commentors could steal the movie for free they would absolutely do it...that's the bottom line.

By: Redbox is making life very difficult for the movie industry | Technology Magazine

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 01:00:34 +0000

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By: Redbox Makes Nice with Warner Bros., Agrees to 28-Day Window

Redbox Makes Nice with Warner Bros., Agrees to 28-Day Window — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 21:47:21 +0000

[...] Even as Hollywood studios strike deals to keep new releases out of Redbox kiosks, some still believe that the kiosk business will undercut overall DVD sales and could potentially destroy the film industry. In one particularly spectacular report late last year, the Los Angeles Economic Development Corp. claimed that Redbox’s low-cost movie rental will cost the entertainment industry $1 billion in revenue. [...]

By: Eric

Eric — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 05:16:37 +0000

I agree! Make better movies and we will pay to see them. Keep making bad movies people will visit the Redbox or play Scrabble. Economically $1 beats $11 for the same bad movie that will end up in Redbox in two months.

By: Warner Bros.-Netflix Deal is All About the Long Tail

Warner Bros.-Netflix Deal is All About the Long Tail — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 20:02:48 +0000

[...] Rental kiosks have quickly become a new front in the fight for home video, and Hollywood clearly feels threatened by $1 rentals. Netflix decided to stay out of this feud, instead betting on the long tail to grow [...]