Walmart Recalls Durabrand DVD Players For Fire Hazard

“The new scary consumer electronics product that might explode and kill you and your family is the cheap Durabrand DVD player exclusive to Wal-Mart. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a recall of the device, saying the players can overheat, posing a fire and burn hazard to consumers. ” Link

Blockbuster Profits Drop 40%

Blockbuster Profits Drop 40%

"Caprica" Series Debuts On DVD

“Caprica” Series Debuts On DVD
… Prequel To Battlestar Galactica

Lindsay Lohan Now Going To Direct To DVD With "Labor Pains"

Lindsay Lohan Now Going To Direct To DVD With “Labor Pains”

New Blu-Ray Players Have Netflix Inside

“Samsung Electronics Co. is equipping Blu-ray DVD players so they can retrieve movies and TV shows from Netflix Inc.’s Internet streaming service, accelerating Netflix’s push to develop more delivery methods beyond the mail. The deal, to be announced Thursday, could set the stage for Netflix to embed software connecting to its streaming service directly into television sets made by Samsung.” [Link]

Playboy Quits DVD

Playboy Playmate picture

“In a filing with the SEC last week, Playboy revealed that it is planning to dump the production of its bunny-laden soft core DVDs and concentrate on producing content for online viewing instead. ‘We will continue to deliver more of our content digitally, using our assets across multiple distribution platforms and adding more a la carte offerings,’ CEO Christie Hefner (yep, Playboy founder Hugh Hefner’s daughter) wrote in a memo to employees. ‘Given the declines in the DVD market, we will exit that business in phases over a few months to concentrate on selling that content online.’ ” [Link]

Netflix Website Crashes

Online DVD rental leader Netflix Inc. is suffering a technology breakdown that’s knocked out its Web site, inconveniencing its 7.5 million subscribers. The outage could mean some customers will have to wait longer than usual for their next rentals. [Link]