May, 23, 2004 archives
dvd distributors
- ingram entertainment
- wax works
- video products distributors
- baker & taylor
- video group distributors
- newtown video
- first video exchange
- microcinema international (indie stuff)
- rentrak ppt (a leasing program, you have to be using pos software from one of their affiliated vendors)
- directory of distributors and wholesales at business.com
bonus, two trade mags:
according to this september 2003 profile of the downtown los angeles retail rental market, the average rental rate is $22.23 per square foot (per annum).
vomit (the video store management interface) is an open-source pos system for video stores, it uses php and mysql.
estimated arrival date: 09/12/03
i’ve been extremely slack in watching netflix movies lately, basically since i moved downtown (and got directv). i finally watched a better tomorrow ii. i don’t think the film has aged particularly well (since it was released, not since netflix shipped it to me), but the bodycount in the final portion of the movie is impressive.
i will cancel my netflix membership soon. i just haven’t been watching the movies. i would be quicker to cancel it if there were a video store nearby. (actually, there appear to be a couple in little tokyo, which is not terribly far away. i should probably check those out.)
a big mac and a movie
the motley fool reports that mcdonald’s is test-marketing dvd rentals (from a kiosk) at stores in colorado, washington, and las vegas. interesting statistic from the article: the top 30 DVD rentals in video stores comprise 80% of video rentals.