Archive for March, 2009

“Slumdog Millionaire” Should Continue To Roll As It Hits DVD and Blu-Ray (Nasdaq)

(RTTNews) - After a long and lucrative box office run, “Slumdog Millionaire” will hit the small screen this week with its release on high definition Blu-Ray and DVD. Also reaching video stores around the country will be family release “Marley and Me” and Will Smith drama “Seven Pounds.”
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Netflix Blows Up Blu-ray Pricing (E-Commerce Times)

Online DVD rental leader Netflix is raising its prices for Blu-ray discs in a change that will triple or quadruple the high-definition surcharge on Netflix’s most popular subscription plans. The new rates announced Monday are being driven by the growing appetite for the Blu-ray format among Netflix’s more than 10 million subscribers.
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Netflix Hikes Blu-ray Rental Price by 20 Percent (AnandTech)

Netflix says if you don’t like the new rate, don’t rent Blu-ray…
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Blu-ray players, high-def movies (WTNH-TV New Haven)

One out of three Americans has a high-definition TV and more and more people are now eyeing Blu-ray players to watch high-def movies.
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Netflix raises fees for Blu-ray amid rising demand (San Jose Mercury News)

Online DVD rental leader Netflix is raising its prices for Blu-ray discs in a change that will triple or quadruple the high-definition surcharge on Netflix’s most popular subscription plans.
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Netflix increases monthly fees for Blu-ray (Geek.com)

Netflix has announced an increase in the monthly free for subscriptions which include access to Blu-ray discs. Blu-rays discs offer subscribers access to high-definition television and movie content. Of course, higher-definition comes at a higher price. It’s for this reason Netflix has had to increase the membership fees for those subscribers who have added the […]

Netflix Brings In a Hefty Blu-ray Rental Increase (Digital Trends)

Netflix has announced that it’s going to hike its Blu-ray premium from $1 a month to $4 on its three discs at a time plan.
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Netflix Unveils Tiered Pricing for Blu-ray Discs (PC Magazine)

Netflix on Monday unveiled a tiered pricing system for access to Blu-ray discs that will range from $1 a month for one disc to $9 a month for 8 discs at a time.
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