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What’s the future of DVDs and Blu-rays?
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What’s the future of DVDs and Blu-rays?

by Anthony DeanOctober 12, 2021August 5, 20222

What does the future look like for DVDs and Blu-rays? Not the most promising, based on recent physical media sales figures.

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Amazon reminds customers they don’t own bought digital videos; also, alternatives to buying digital videos
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Amazon reminds customers they don’t own bought digital videos; also, alternatives to buying digital videos

by Anthony DeanNovember 3, 2020August 28, 20220

As Amazon reminds customers they don’t have full ownership of the digital videos they buy, I look at alternatives to buying digital videos.

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Comcast buys Vudu; also, 2019 home video sales
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Comcast buys Vudu; also, 2019 home video sales

by Anthony DeanApril 22, 2020December 10, 20210

On Tuesday, The Verge reported that Fandango, owned by Comcast, will buy Vudu from Walmart for an undisclosed amount of money. The move is supposed …

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Digital movie store guide 2017: The impact of Movies Anywhere
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Digital movie store guide 2017: The impact of Movies Anywhere

by Anthony DeanOctober 16, 2017December 10, 20210

In the spring of 2016, I wrote about the major digital movie stores: Amazon, Vudu, iTunes, and Google Play. Given some major changes since then, …

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Streaming video sales surpass DVDs/Blu-rays for the first time
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Streaming video sales surpass DVDs/Blu-rays for the first time

by Anthony DeanFebruary 1, 2017December 10, 20210

Revenue in the US from subscriptions to digital streaming services (such as Netflix) has finally surpassed those of DVDs and Blu-rays for the first time. …

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Why isn’t renting or buying digital videos catching on like streaming services?
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Why isn’t renting or buying digital videos catching on like streaming services?

by Anthony DeanAugust 26, 2016December 10, 20210

While streaming video’s ubiquitous, actually buying or renting digital video’s not so much. A recent survey by research firm GfK showed 46% of respondents had …

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20 animated TV shows not fully available on DVD or digital video
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20 animated TV shows not fully available on DVD or digital video

by Anthony DeanJuly 4, 2016December 10, 20210

DVDs (and to a lesser degree their Blu-Ray high definition cousins) have dominated the home video landscape since the early 2000s. The rise of DVDs, …

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A look at Amazon, Vudu, iTunes, and Google Play for digital videos
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A look at Amazon, Vudu, iTunes, and Google Play for digital videos

by Anthony DeanApril 15, 2016December 10, 20210

Update (11/25/18): I’ve written an updated post about digital movie stores. Back in 2014, I wrote about the various digital video services available that sell …

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Google launches non-free “YouTube Red” service
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Google launches non-free “YouTube Red” service

by Anthony DeanOctober 23, 2015December 10, 20210

On October 28, Google is replacing “YouTube Music Key” with the formal launch of YouTube Red, a subscription service for YouTube. At $10/month, subscribers will …

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Fox to end DVD and Blu-Ray releases of “The Simpsons”
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Fox to end DVD and Blu-Ray releases of “The Simpsons”

by Anthony DeanApril 12, 2015December 10, 20210

Fox has reported they plan to halt production of any future DVD and Blu-Ray season box sets for the long-running TV show “The Simpsons.” Showrunner …

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