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Redbox Says It Will Get Its Own Warner Bros. DVDs From Now On
By Phil Villarreal on February 1, 2012 9:15 AM  
Unhappy with the Warner Bros. plan to keep its DVDs away from rental companies for 56 days after release, Redbox says it will no longer buy DVDs from the studio and instead get them through "alternative means." More »

Report: Warner Bros. Will Stretch New Release Rental Window From 28 To 56 Days
By Phil Villarreal on January 6, 2012 8:15 AM  
Apparently no longer content with the 28-day window in which it sells DVDs but doesn't allow companies to rent them out, Warner Bros. is reportedly on the verge of doubling that time frame in an effort to starve viewers into starting to buy movies again. More »

Movie Studios Set To Charge $30 To Watch Movies On-Demand While They're Still In Theaters
By Chris Morran on April 1, 2011 11:15 AM  
When we first brought up the idea of charging $30 for on-demand titles that are still lingering in theaters, less than 20% of you said you would be interested. But our little poll — and the protests of theater owners — hasn't stopped everyone from moving forward with plans to launch the service in the coming weeks. More »

Warner Bros. Starts Renting Movies Through Facebook
By Chris Morran on March 8, 2011 1:15 PM  
It was bound to happen eventually. Earlier today, Warner Bros. launched a new program on Facebook that will let users rent streaming movies directly through the social networking site. More »

Blockbuster Express Agrees To 28-Day Delay On New Warner Bros. Releases
By Chris Morran on December 16, 2010 1:00 PM  
While bankrupt video chain Blockbuster Video is spending millions on TV ads to trumpet its immediate access to new releases, the folks behind the Blockbuster Express rental kiosks have made a deal with Warner Bros. and other studios to delay renting new titles by 28 days. More »

Warner Bros. Considering Longer Delay For New Releases On Netflix
By Chris Morran on November 3, 2010 1:34 PM  
Earlier this year, Warner Bros. was one of the first home video companies to make a deal with Netflix that would delay the availability of new releases by 28 days in exchange for greater access to Warner's catalog. Now the company says it is mulling over the possibility of making that delay even longer. More »

Blockbuster Uses Canadian Stores As Collateral To Make Deal With Fox & Sony
By Chris Morran on April 8, 2010 2:13 PM  
Never you mind Blockbuster has admitted they might need to declare bankruptcy, or that it's in danger of being thrown off the NYSE, or that its single biggest investor dumped his stock in a 3-day fire sale... the once-majestic video rental giant is still gripping onto life with both of its arthritic hands, having signed deals with two more studios — Fox and Sony — that will allow Blockbuster to make new movies available across multiple platforms on the day of release. More »

Redbox Bows To WB's Demand It Wait 4 Weeks To Rent Its DVDs
By Phil Villarreal on February 17, 2010 9:30 AM  
Warner Bros. has already gotten Netflix to wait four weeks before renting the studio's DVDs, and now it's worked out a similar deal with Redbox, Deadline Hollywood Daily reports: More »

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Netflix CEO Explains Why They Made The 28-Day Delay Deal
By Chris Walters on January 19, 2010 12:39 PM  
Earlier this month, Netflix made a deal with Warner Bros. to delay new DVD releases for 28 days. Over at Hacking Netflix, the CEO of the company goes into some detail on why he approached Warner Bros. to begin with (it was his idea, not theirs), and why he thinks it will work out better for everyone except those customers who signed up expecting all new releases all the time. More »

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Netflix Agrees To Delay Warner Bros. New DVDs For 28 Days
By Meg Marco on January 6, 2010 4:48 PM  
Netflix has agreed to terms with Warner Bros. that will delay rentals of new DVD releases for 28 days. Warner Bros. has unilaterally imposed the same restriction on Redbox — and those negotiations were apparently much less friendly and involved more lawyers. More »

Warner Bros. Offers Discount Blu-ray Upgrade Program
By Phil Villarreal on November 18, 2009 3:25 PM  

—>Warner Bros. has thought of a way to boost sagging Blu-ray sales. The DVD2Blu program lets you mail up to 25 DVDs (discs only), with a prepaid shipping label, to a processing plant — after having paid $8 to $10 online for each film — to get new, factory-sealed Blu-ray versions sent back to you.  More »

Redbox Sues Warner Bros. And Asks For Help From Consumers
By Phil Villarreal on August 20, 2009 1:00 PM  

—>Concerned that rentals are hacking into DVD sales profits, Warner Bros. has restricted rental companies such as Redbox and Neftlix from offering its movies until 28 days after movies hit retail shelves.  More »

Warner Brothers forgot to include the advertised iPod-compatible digital file on its Blu-ray copy of "Speed Racer." It's now offering an online trade, where owners of the disc can exchange their PlaysForSure authorization code for an iTunes store redemption code. (When filling out the form, for "Support Request Type" select "Authorization Code and Licenses".) [warnerbros] (Thanks to Sabler!)  More »

Update: Here's how you can exchange your PlaysForSure code for an iTunes redemption code. Movie fans over at forum.blu-ray.com say Warner Bros' new release of "Speed Racer" promises a digital copy of the movie that will work on iPods, but there's no such thing on the disc—only protected WMV files. [blu-ray.com] (Thanks to Sabler!)  More »

HD DVD Loyalists Start Petition To Save Their Format Of Choice
By Meg Marco on January 24, 2008 5:16 PM  
You had an article shortly after the WB exclusivity announcement on the 4th of this month, right? Well, I think this could make for a great follow-up that gives your readers the opportunity to voice their opinion, and hopefully sway the minds of the studio executives who've acted prematurely and stuffed words in the mouths of consumers everywhere.   More »

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