Netflix and Warner Brothers Reach Deal

Starbreaker · January 6 2010, 09:30 PM

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Netflix will wait 28 days before offering new releases in exchange for a larger movie selection in instant watch.

Harvey · January 6 2010, 10:52 PM

Sounds like a good deal for Netflix, and a good deal for Warner Bros. But this doesn't sound like a good deal for Netflix users. Having to wait a whole month before being able to rent 'new' releases? Well, Blockbuster could always use the extra business.

wamdue · January 6 2010, 10:55 PM

that sounds like an awful deal, why would people want to wait 28 days for a new release.

RoJoHen · January 6 2010, 10:59 PM

I can wait 28 days. I have plenty of stuff on my queue to pass the time until then.

Captain Craig · January 6 2010, 11:25 PM

I agree with RoJo.
28 Days Later is not a problem for me.
If I waited 4-5 months during its theatrical run, which I do on alot of films(ie comedies) then another 28 days to see it is nothing.

RoJoHen · January 6 2010, 11:41 PM

Plus, I've been using the Instant Streaming on my PS3 a lot lately, so I would gladly take more of that in exchange for a longer wait for DVDs.

nevermore · January 6 2010, 11:48 PM

RoJoHen wrote:

I can wait 28 days. I have plenty of stuff on my queue to pass the time until then.

This. I don't rent a lot of new releases anyway, but I do like the streaming service. Sounds like a great trade-off to me.

Arthur Frelling Dent · January 6 2010, 11:55 PM

Not something that will make me cancel Netflix, but I expect a lot of backlash from customers and for Blockbuster to capitalize on it.

J. Allen · January 7 2010, 12:52 AM

I can easily wait 28 days. I only order a DVD through the mail every so many months, because many of my favorites are on Netflix streaming. I only have 4 movies in my DVD queue, but have about 300 movies in my streaming queue that I can watch anytime I want. Sounds like a good deal to me.

Nerys Myk · January 7 2010, 01:52 AM

The brick and morters are hoping this will help them out. A similar deal is supposed to happen with Red Box. Other studios will be doing this too. Heard about a few months ago when I worked in video retail.

God Magnus · January 7 2010, 02:43 AM

I've got over 300 discs in my queue, and I constantly find stuff to watch on streaming. That's all outside the regular TV I watch, so I won't be affected at all by this. I think it's a win-win if you don't mind the 28 days since increasing their streaming content makes one's membership that much more worth it.

Starbreaker · January 7 2010, 02:52 AM

My queue is maxed out. I'm constantly trying to add stuff too.

Temis the Vorta · January 7 2010, 05:56 AM

Harvey wrote:

Sounds like a good deal for Netflix, and a good deal for Warner Bros. But this doesn't sound like a good deal for Netflix users. Having to wait a whole month before being able to rent 'new' releases? Well, Blockbuster could always use the extra business.

I put movies in the queue when they're in theaters and forget about them. Six months later, they show up in my rental column. If it's seven months, I doubt I'll notice.

My queue is maxed out.

My queue is currently 252 titles. It fluctuates but hasn't gone much below 200. If it's perpetually at that level, why would I care when anything arrives? I'll probably DIE with 200 freaking DVDs unwatched. What a depressing thought.

Oh no, here's a worse thought. Whenever I die, even if it's 50 years from now, what if there's a Star Trek movie due out in a year or two? What if there's a Star Trek series and I'll miss the end. Now I can't die!

Harvey · January 7 2010, 06:00 AM

Sure, Temis, but you rent all kinds of films and regularly keep your queue stocked. You are a much different rental user than, say, someone of my parents' generation. And I think there definitely will be a backlash from those kinds of customers.

shivkala · January 7 2010, 06:03 AM

I wish I had the money to say, "Oh, I have to wait another month to see the movie? Forget that, I'll just buy the DVD." Seeing as how I don't, if I still used Netflix, I'd just wait the 28 days and rent the movie then.

January 6 2010, 09:30 PM	#1
Starbreaker Fleet Admiral	Netflix and Warner Brothers Reach Deal Link Netflix will wait 28 days before offering new releases in exchange for a larger movie selection in instant watch.

January 6 2010, 10:52 PM	#2
Harvey Admiral	Re: Netflix and Warner Brothers Reach Deal Sounds like a good deal for Netflix, and a good deal for Warner Bros. But this doesn't sound like a good deal for Netflix users. Having to wait a whole month before being able to rent 'new' releases? Well, Blockbuster could always use the extra business. __________________ "What do you hear, Starbuck?" "Nothing but the rain, sir." "Then grab your gun and bring in the cat."

January 6 2010, 10:55 PM	#3
wamdue Admiral Location: wamdue	Re: Netflix and Warner Brothers Reach Deal that sounds like an awful deal, why would people want to wait 28 days for a new release. __________________ Im Proud of the BBC

January 6 2010, 10:59 PM	#4
RoJoHen Awesome Location: Wherever life takes me	Re: Netflix and Warner Brothers Reach Deal I can wait 28 days. I have plenty of stuff on my queue to pass the time until then. __________________ I am the Quintessential Admiral. Get ready to grow your EQUINOX BEARD!

January 6 2010, 11:25 PM	#5
Captain Craig Vice Admiral Location: Nashville,TN	Re: Netflix and Warner Brothers Reach Deal I agree with RoJo. 28 Days Later is not a problem for me. If I waited 4-5 months during its theatrical run, which I do on alot of films(ie comedies) then another 28 days to see it is nothing. __________________ "Picard never hit me." Q-Less(DS9) "Freedom is the Right of All Sentient Beings" Optimus Prime Twitter:http://twitter.com/#!/CaptainCraig1

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January 6 2010, 11:41 PM	#6
RoJoHen Awesome Location: Wherever life takes me	Re: Netflix and Warner Brothers Reach Deal Plus, I've been using the Instant Streaming on my PS3 a lot lately, so I would gladly take more of that in exchange for a longer wait for DVDs. __________________ I am the Quintessential Admiral. Get ready to grow your EQUINOX BEARD!

January 6 2010, 11:55 PM	#8
Arthur Frelling Dent Fleet Captain Location: SF Bay Area	Re: Netflix and Warner Brothers Reach Deal Not something that will make me cancel Netflix, but I expect a lot of backlash from customers and for Blockbuster to capitalize on it.

January 7 2010, 12:52 AM	#9
J. Allen Trekkie™ Location: A Quantum State	Re: Netflix and Warner Brothers Reach Deal I can easily wait 28 days. I only order a DVD through the mail every so many months, because many of my favorites are on Netflix streaming. I only have 4 movies in my DVD queue, but have about 300 movies in my streaming queue that I can watch anytime I want. Sounds like a good deal to me. __________________ -------------------- "Laser effects, mirrored balls; John Williams must be rolling around in his grave!" - Homer Simpson

January 7 2010, 01:52 AM	#10
Nerys Myk Admiral Location: House of Kang, now with ridges	Re: Netflix and Warner Brothers Reach Deal The brick and morters are hoping this will help them out. A similar deal is supposed to happen with Red Box. Other studios will be doing this too. Heard about a few months ago when I worked in video retail.

January 7 2010, 02:43 AM	#11
God Magnus Commodore Location: A world where criminals operate above the law...	Re: Netflix and Warner Brothers Reach Deal I've got over 300 discs in my queue, and I constantly find stuff to watch on streaming. That's all outside the regular TV I watch, so I won't be affected at all by this. I think it's a win-win if you don't mind the 28 days since increasing their streaming content makes one's membership that much more worth it. __________________ Benson Yee Ben's World of Transformers [Toy Reviews, Image galleries, Interviews, News and more!]

January 7 2010, 02:52 AM	#12
Starbreaker Fleet Admiral	Re: Netflix and Warner Brothers Reach Deal My queue is maxed out. I'm constantly trying to add stuff too.

January 7 2010, 06:00 AM	#14
Harvey Admiral	Re: Netflix and Warner Brothers Reach Deal Sure, Temis, but you rent all kinds of films and regularly keep your queue stocked. You are a much different rental user than, say, someone of my parents' generation. And I think there definitely will be a backlash from those kinds of customers. __________________ "What do you hear, Starbuck?" "Nothing but the rain, sir." "Then grab your gun and bring in the cat."

January 7 2010, 06:03 AM	#15
shivkala Rear Admiral Location: Patrolling Sector 2814	Re: Netflix and Warner Brothers Reach Deal I wish I had the money to say, "Oh, I have to wait another month to see the movie? Forget that, I'll just buy the DVD." Seeing as how I don't, if I still used Netflix, I'd just wait the 28 days and rent the movie then. __________________ "When I reach for the edge of the universe, I do it knowing that along some paths of cosmic discovery, there are times when, at least for now, one must be content to love the questions themselves." --Neil deGrasse Tyson