Netflix Will Win the Streaming Media War

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The expected death of Blockbuster marks an important shift in the video rental industry. It’s not about DVDs and Blu-Ray discs anymore—the battlefield is online streaming media. And I have a feeling that Netflix, despite several shortcomings, will come out on top. Netflix’s biggest artery clog is its crappy selection of “Watch Instantly” movies and [...]

Bye, Bye Blockbuster

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Yesterday, Blockbuster Video finally filed for bankruptcy. The move likely represents the last nail in the coffin for brick-and-mortar video stores, which have been replaced over the past decade by Netflix, Hulu, Redbox, On-Demand TV, and my personal favorite: copyright-infringing P2P downloads. Blockbuster’s slow dissolve into failure comes three years after Movie Gallery, owner of [...]