Blockbuster Express is rolling out new pricing for their disc rental kiosks, hiking prices from $1 to $2 for so-called "Hot Movies."
Hot Movies are major releases which have been out for between 29 and 90 days. The price for keeping a disc longer than 24 hours will remain at $1.
In addition, a program which has been in testing in a few markets, offering new releases on the same date ... [ read the full article ]
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I agree, just like cassettes and VCRs, DVDs will soon be a thing of the past. With technology becoming increasingly internet and mobility focused, the movie rental industry will no longer have a need for the physical presence of stores or kiosks. Most people don?t know this but the Blockbuster Express kiosks are owned and operated by a different company than the movie-rental company that filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in 2010 and was purchased by DISH earlier this year. DISH has been working hard to make the two services more distinguishable and actually came out with a new service that will be easier to transition to a non-physical format while still taking advantage of its existing physical stores. This service is called the Blockbuster Movie Pass and I have it through my employee subscription to DISH. I love that I can get streaming videos, their disc by mail service with in-store exchanges, and 20 movie channels all for ten bucks a month. It has great value and I know it will be sticking around for quite a while since it isn?t dependant on the existence and use of DVDs.
