The Future of Movie Rentals: Buy DVDs or Wait 30 Days

Courtesy Mashable!  Wed, 11/11/2009 - 19:01

Netflix dvdMovie studios are none to happy by the growing decline in DVD sales.

So, what’s their solution to the problem? Target the cheap movie rental companies like Netflix and Redbox and force their hand into delaying new movie rentals after release, which would give consumers no other choice than to purchase the DVDs.

According to PaidContent , Redbox, the kiosk distributor, is fighting back with lawsuits, but Netflix is ready to deal.

CEO Reed Hastings...

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