Redbox, a DVD rental Kiosk service that operates 17,900 kiosks in the U.S., has filed a lawsuit against 20th Century Fox for attempting to delay new releases from its machines. Fox, like Universal before it, believe that Redbox' $1 rental fee and $7 DVD sales seriously undervalue the product, and will do damage to DVD sales by diverting consumers away from stores like Blockbuster where they ... [ read the full article ]
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Quote:However, Redbox customers won't have noticed a difference most likely, because the company paid a premium cost and bought new DVDs from retailers instead, hitting the company's profit margins but maintaining supply.
hahahahahaha.. they must have read what I posted in the topic about them being blocked from renting fox films.. classic.
Quote:Fox, like Universal before it, believe that Redbox' $1 rental fee and $7 DVD sales seriously undervalue the product, and will do damage to DVD sales by diverting consumers away from stores like Blockbuster where they are surrounded by new DVDs to buy.
we used to go to blockbuster to rent movies: keywords rent and used too
A deal to destroy old dvds?? WTF!! greedy bastards. Reminds me a few days back when i read a similar thing about WB suing a company the had to destroy old dvds and they was selling them instead.
Originally posted by LM2008: A deal to destroy old dvds?? WTF!! greedy bastards. Reminds me a few days back when i read a similar thing about WB suing a company the had to destroy old dvds and they was selling them instead.
More than likely, "destroy" means to send back to the distributor (also likely to be a Fox subsidiary) who will then resell it themselves instead of Redbox.
Redbox probably receives a stipend to make up for the loss from these previously viewed sales, and Fox pays extra just to maintain their "integrity"? Here's an idea Fox, why not lower the cost of your overpriced DVD's at retail, then everyone wins? Paying Redbox to "destroy" the discs just so you can charge $15-20 for a new release DVD is NOT consumer friendly.
