28 Days Later: Say Goodbye to the Netflix New Release Rental

[Marilyn. 340]

have you heard about this? .. that kind of sucks....

Today is sad day for Netflix customers. The online video rental supplier has just announced an agreement with Warner Bros. that will forever alter your online rental experience. Now should you wish to rent a Warner Bros. flick you’ll have to wait out a 28-day holding period after the film’s initial DVD release date.

Of course the partnership rooted in money-making greed — Warner Bros. wants you to buy the DVD instead of rent it —was to be expected. But the new deal is a first of its kind, and we could soon see several other studios follow in Warner Bros. footsteps.

Both companies would like you to know that the deal also guarantees that Warner Bros. will add more direct-to-video and streaming titles to the Netflix collection.

It’s the end of an era and the end of the new release rental as we know it. While we mourn the loss of new release rental freedom, we’d like to point out that RedBox is every bit the rebel, and the enemy of the entertainment industry. So if you can stomach getting off the couch, hit up one of their kiosks and you’re still likely to find Warner Bros. new releases for rent on the cheap.

http://mashable.com/2010/01/06/28-days-lat...release-rental/

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Buy the DVD, rip it and sell it.

Bastards.

[Amby 490]

netflix is really annoying me lately. it seems like everything is on "very long wait" forever. I just noticed there's some things that aren't released until tomorrow that already say "short wait"

[Marilyn. 340]

Netflix usually releases new movies on Monday

[Niels Bohr 72]

There's so much other movies to see other than New Releases.

[Amby 490]

There's so much other movies to see other than New Releases.

I watch mainly independent films so it normally isn't something that bothers me, but some things have said "very long wait" since like November!

[Marilyn. 340]

There's so much other movies to see other than New Releases.

Really?? wow, I didn't know that

[Niels Bohr 72]

You guys should watch Japanese Anime Series while you wait. Japanese Anime is the best on Netflix!

[Amby 490]

You guys should watch Japanese Anime Series while you wait. Japanese Anime is the best on Netflix!

not into it

[Marilyn. 340]

if you get more independent movies or more obscure movies they might have a longer wait because they probably don't have very many copies of it...

[jundp 191]

Ah, the world of mass media finding new ways to screw the consumer. Just for that I will refuse to buy a WB film....

[Bobby+Umit 161]

Ah, the world of mass media finding new ways to screw the consumer. Just for that I will refuse to buy a WB film....

How so?

If you didn't see it in the theater - you probably can wait another month to rent it - not so much to ask for...

They want to grab the people who can't wait and have to spend their bucks RIGHT NOW

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Now that Netflix won the video rental wars and have no real competitors, they're going to turn into another Blockbuster. I'm shocked.

[Jenn! 918]

I use RedBox.

[Marilyn. 340]

we really only use Netflix for TV shows... so this doesn't really bother me...

Now that Netflix won the video rental wars and have no real competitors, they're going to turn into another Blockbuster. I'm shocked.

I am pretty sure this decision was more Time Warner's idea then Netflix's.. and Netflix went along with it because it wanted to keep doing business with Time WArner