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We run DVD-Rental-Guide.us as an independent, unbiased review of the American DVD and game rental-by-mail industries. We're going strong in 2009 after our blog relaunch and hope to maintain the high standards our readers have become accustomed to over the years.
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March 2010 DVD Rental Guide Update
We've completed our annual major review, going through and visiting each site to update prices, inventory sizes, special offers, etc. In the process we discovered the smallish company NumberSlate had gone out of business (as ever we keep our old reviews as they were for posterity, with a simple notation at the top that they have since closed). This brings the total US DVD rental services down from 16 to 15.09 Mar, 2010 | Category: Site Announcements |
Netflix Predicts 18% DVD Delivery Increase in 2010
Despite all the hype about digitial distribution and video on demand, Netflix predicts it will ship 18% more discs in 2010 compared to last year, showing the DVD delivery by mail model is alive and well.Netflix Chief Financial Officer Barry McCarthy said on 25 February that while digital streaming increased 127% in 2009, it remained a relatively small part of the company's business compared to DVD delivery, which rose in “double digits” in 2009.
08 Mar, 2010 | Category: DVD Rental News |
Netflix to Launch Streaming in European Market
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings announced on 2 February that they would launch a streaming-only service in Europe during the second half of this year.In 2005 Netflix dropped plans for a DVD rental service in the UK market to fight off competition at home. This time it is planning on a video-on-demand only service.
08 Feb, 2010 | Category: DVD Rental News |
February 2010 DVD Rental Guide Update
Nothing new to add this month in the world of DVD rental.01 Feb, 2010 | Category: Site Announcements |
January 2010 DVD Rental Guide Update
Happy 2010--nothing major to report this month, though we did note a press release that Netflix has reached 12 million subscribers, which is pretty impressive. We also updated our review to reflect their increase from 39 to 50 distributioin centers and the fact that over 97% of the US population, up from the previous 95%, are now within a day's mailing to one of these centers.01 Jan, 2010 | Category: Site Announcements |
December 2009 DVD Rental Guide Update
No major updates to report this month, though we suggest stocking your queue with a festive film or two for the holidays (in fact The Holiday remains one of our recent favorites for this time of year).02 Dec, 2009 | Category: Site Announcements |
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