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Netflix closes its original DVD rental business after 25 years

Netflix has built its DVD rental business since its inception. | Fountain: Photo by Marquez Kaspbrak on Unsplash

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Before becoming the number 1 streaming platform in the world, Netflix it was a rental business DVD. Although this industry seems to have disappeared long ago, the company was still involved in it, but 25 years after its inception, it is about to officially end.

September 29, 2023 Netflix send your last DVD physical to end with a story that helped him succeed in the tech industry.

Netflix and the end of the DVD

Netflix has physically shipped over 5.2 billion films to over 40 million customers since the first shipment of Beetlejuice in 1998.

Decreasing demand for physical rentals is making it “increasingly difficult” to offer the quality of service the company desires, the company said.

Netflix sent DVD to people who signed up by mail or on websites, but from 2007 it began streaming video-on-demand, which eventually became central to the company’s finances.

The company started using DVD.com from 2017, dominoes will close from September.

“From the beginning, our subscribers have loved the choice and control that consumer-facing entertainment offers—the wide choice of titles and the ability to binge watch entire series,” wrote Ted Sarandos, co-CEO of the company.

DVD also caused the first invasion Netflix on the original program with titles from Red Envelope Entertainment including “Sherrybaby” and “Zach Galifianakis Live at the Purple Onion”.

numbers down

It is clear that income from Netflix business DVD by mail has steadily declined over the years.

In 2022 business DVD brought the company 145.7 million dollars, which is 20% less than in 2021 and only 0.5% of its total revenue.

“We are honored to be able to host movie nights with our members DVD for so long, so proud of what our employees have achieved and excited to continue to delight entertainment fans for decades to come,” Sarandos said. “To anyone who has ever added DVD their turn or waited at the mailbox until the red envelope arrived: thank you.

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