On Jan 23, 7:58=A0pm, Tom wrote:
> FYI
>
> Tom
>
> Redbox becomes No. 1 source of DVD, Blu-ray rentals
> St. Louis Business Journal
> Date: Monday, January 23, 2012, 6:50am CST
>
> Redbox =A0 =A0is the most popular source of DVD and Blue-ray disc rentals=
,
> PC Magazine reports, citing a new survey by NPD's VideoWatch.
> Coinstar =A0 =A0-owned Redbox=92s market share rose from 25 percent in 20=
10
> to 37 percent in 2011. Blockbuster =A0 =A0and Netflix =A0 =A0both lost ma=
rket
> share. The survey found that more consumers are turning to streaming
> videos rather than renting the physical discs - nearly one-third of
> rentals occurred online or through on-demand cable.
>
After the shutdown of Megaload and Filesonic, along with similar
services starting to block access from American ISPs, I'm beginning to
agree with Rich about streaming. |