The “Break it Down” Blog

Netflix Bumps Blu-ray Access Price up 500%

Given the already impecable service we are receiving from Netflix, it looks like we are getting blessed with a price-hike as well for Blu-ray movie access. When HD disks (Blu-ray and HD-DVD) first dropped at Netflix, they were free for months. Then after Blu-ray won, Netflix shortly announced a premium price-hike for Blu-ray access that was [...]

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Video Games Show First Signs of Dominating Entertainment Market

From cdfreaks.com: At least in terms of consumer spending, retail video games were more popular than DVD and Blu-ray discs in 2008, according to an international research group. Games accounted for 53 percent of entertainment software spending worldwide, Media Control GfK International said. These figures do not include movie or game rentals. The momentum is clearly in video [...]

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Netflix Watch Instantly Services Gets a Boost with Starz Play

As a big fan of Netflix I’ve always been annoyed since the Watch-it-Now service first launched (before it was renamed 3x), had a ton of Triple-A titles, then immediately cut them all… I’m guessing due to licensing with the studios. Fortunately it looks like Netflix has inked deals with NBC, Starz and a few others, helping [...]

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Commentary: Stop Bringing Babies to R-Rated Movies

You know who you are… and you can just go straight to hell. The different between a parent that stays home and misses movies, or gets a sitter and goes to one every few months versus the one that drags their infant, stroller and all, into an R-Rated movie on opening weekend is that one parent [...]

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