Word: netflixing
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...films, not less, and are hungrier for increasingly different and rare films. However, multiplexes seem increasingly shabby relative to increasingly complex home theater systems, says Kakoudaki. THE BRATTLE RAGES ONAt the mercy of student interest and donor generosity, the Brattle must vigorously market what it has to offer that Netflix does not: incredible (sometimes excessive) variety, a romantic/hipster atmosphere, and an education that students have to be willing to submit to if they are to succeed in winning over new converts. The Brattle was one of the first theatres in the country to run “Donnie Darko...
...still recovering, Hinkle said. The Brattle has also been suffering from a 40 percent decrease in ticket sales over the past two years—largely as a result of competition, Hinkle said. The Kendall Square Cinema is a multiplex with similar programming, and Internet-based companies like Netflix and VideoOnDemand.com give viewers one reason fewer to buy a ticket. And, for the Brattle, which acquires many of its reels outside the mainstream, rising prices place another straw on the camel’s back. “It’s getting costlier and costlier to do the kind...
...users and says he would be the last person to download content illegally. "People want to make an example of me," he says. Sure, he has a DESTROY CAPITALISM sticker on his PC. But he still gets his movies the old-fashioned way: with a mail-order subscription to NetFlix. --With reporting by Sandeep Kaushik/ Seattle and Jeffrey Ressner/ Los Angeles...
Blockbuster caused a flutter when it announced a billion-dollar bid last month to buy rival Hollywood Entertainment, and rental chain Movie Gallery Inc. followed up with a bid of its own. What was puzzling, however, was the rationale that inspired Blockbuster's proposal. Online subscription services like Netflix, along with DVD sales and video-on-demand services, have eaten into the company's income. Its rental revenues have declined each quarter this year compared with last. Blockbuster has responded by investing in video-game rentals and launching its own online subscription service. It's "surprising that Blockbuster would choose...
Download speed is just one reason file sharing may not be as immediate a threat to the movie business as it may seem. "There were very beautiful copies of Shrek 2 available on the Internet when it was released," says Ted Sarandos, chief content officer for Netflix. "That didn't seem to hurt [Shrek's] ticket sales any." When DVDs are packed with special features and available to rent for $2 or to buy for $15, who wants to waste a day downloading a movie? "I've frequently suggested they give up on all this copy protection because it doesn...