...Competition in the Movie Rental Industry: Netflix and Redbox EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This analysis will cover the movie rental industry and providing recommendations to Redbox and Netflix. Movie rental industry is rapidly changing much of the once dominant force in movie rental Blockbuster is slowly shifting to the now increasing power house Netflix for most consumers’ movie rental choice. The recommendations for Netflix in order to maintain its dominance in the field is to maintain its low cost in subscription, increase its video library, collaborate with Television providers to incorporate Netflix directly into the Televisions. Recommendations for Redbox is to maintain its kiosk location, but also move into internet streaming where they provide newer movies for its same one dollar fee. ANALYSIS Netflix, Redbox and Competitors Netflix is the world’s largest subscriptions service for streaming of online movies and TV episodes as well as sending DVD’s through mail. Redbox has over 22,000 kiosk locations within the continental United States and United Kingdom with DVD rentals and the cost of one dollar a day to its customers. New Entrants Ease of entrance is a main factor in the strength of both Redbox and Netflix, in the number of competitors, now with mostly online video streaming you only need computers, software and servers and distribution rights to enter the market. With more companies and competition Netflix and Redbox do not have to fight over customers...
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..........1 Industry Overview………………………………………………………………2-8 Client Profile & Competitor Analysis……………………………………9-17 Comparative Analysis……………………………………………………….18-19 Consumer Analysis………………………………………………………….20-23 Consumer Insights………………………………………………………….24-29 Survey…………………………………………………………………………….30-31 Results……………………………………………………………………………32-41 Recommendations…………………………………………………………..42-45 Appendix I……………………………………………………………………..46-48 Appendix II………………………………………………………………….…49-55 References………………………………………………………………………56-57 Will Haven, Lucy Ross, Jessica Stephens, Lauren West & Bonnie Willard Redbox is leading the way in the premier industry of DVD rental kiosks. With Coinstar as its established parent company, redbox is currently surpassing its competitors with its number of self-service kiosks. Redbox’s growing popularity is facilitated by its physical distribution, which places the kiosk in high traffic locations such as WalMart, Kroger, McDonalds and Walgreens. Due to redbox’s standing as the progressive option for DVD rental, its decision to target the 18-24 year old demographic was evident. This demographic embodies the idea of innovation, experimentation, and dependency on technology, all of which are imperative to transform an introductory product into a nationwide brand. The following report provides secondary and primary research in order to construct an accurate glimpse of redbox and its emergent status within the 18-24 year old target market of the DVD rental industry. This report...
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... 6 Target Markets, 6-7 Micky Thakkar Marketing Objectives and Goals 7-10 Paul Noonan/Micky Thakkar Advertising and Promotion Strategies 10-13 Environmental Analysis and Porter Analysis 13-15 Christina Carroll SWOTs 15-19 Netflix SWOT Redbox SWOT Blockbuster SWOT Competitive Advantage Strategic Focus Paul Noonan Financials 19-20 Future Trends 20 Recommendations 20-22 All Questions 22-25 Bibliography 26 Compiled by Paul Noonan The History of Blockbuster Inc. Blockbuster’s mission statement is “To be the global leader in rentable home entertainment by providing outstanding service, selection, convenience and value.” Blockbuster is an American based chain of retail stores renting DVD, Blu Ray, and video games. They have over 9,000 locations in the US and 25 other countries worldwide. It is headquartered in the Renaissance Tower located in Dallas, Texas. The first store was opened in Dallas, Texas 1985 by David Cook. Cook had started a company called Cook Data Services Inc. in 1982 selling software to Texas’s oil and gas industries.[i] When the industry went flat Cook was searching for another source of revenue. His wife a movie fan suggested getting into the movie rental business. At the time rental stores were small, specialized, and inefficient. These stores were mainly family oriented stores that provided few former big hit movies. Cook recognized if they displayed the movies, provided a large former big hits selection, and set...
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...Movie retail industry includes such companies that rent DVDs, Blu-ray discs and even video games which are usable on home-based electronic equipment (Espedido Julian, 2010). Many companies are participants in this lucrative business and they include such companies as Wal-Mart, Netflix, Blockbuster, Intelliflix, Redbox and GameZnFlix among others. Both Netflix and Blockbuster companies are presently the leaders in the rental movie industry and therefore the major rivals in the rental movie industry. As to Blockbuster, it has a quite lengthy convention in the business. The Blockbuster has existed since the year 1985, even as Netflix entered its 12th anniversary this year. This gives Blockbuster an edge of existence over its close competitor Netflix. This paper intends to critically provide an in depth analysis for Arthur Thompson's case study entitled "Competition in the Movie Rental Industry in 2008: Netflix and Blockbuster Battle for Market Leadership." It will comb thoroughly issues like the trends which affect either negatively or positively the movie rental industry with utmost reference to Netflix and Blockbuster in respect to their fight for the market headship, scrutinize in detail the competitive movie rental industry environment, and by extension give detailed discussion on the use of both the SWOT as well as reasonable scorecard to evaluate Netflix's battle strategy for market leadership on the whole. The video rental industry (formally known as home entertainment...
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...Netflix Domestic Strategy Prepared for: Netflix Senior Management Reed Hastings, Co-Founder and CEO Kelly Bennett, Chief Marketing Officer Jonathan Friedland, Chief Communications Officer Bill Holmes, Chief Business Development Officer Neil Hunt, Chief Product Officer David Hyman, General Counsel Patty McCord, Chief Talent Officer Ted Sarandos, Chief Content Officer David Wells, Chief Financial Officer August 4, 2012 Through this report, our consulting team has taken the opportunity to analyze and provide recommendations for future domestic business strategy of Netflix. As expressed in the company’s founder’s conference last October, we would like to help you build upon your stated vision for the future including: • Becoming the best global entertainment distribution service • Licensing entertainment content around the world • Creating markets that are accessible to film makers • Helping content creators around the world to find a global audience We would also like to follow the nine values you use to guide your company: • Judgment • Productivity • Creativity • Intelligence • Honesty • Communication • Selflessness • Reliability • Passion In this report, we will address the following issues to provide a foundation for overcoming Netflix’s domestic challenges: I. Competitive Dynamics A. Key Competitors B. Competitive Response II. Strategic Management/Competitive Issues A. Key Strategic Issues B. Strategic...
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... Netflix is using a focused differentiation strategy. Netflix’s subscriber base consisted of three types of customers: those who liked the convenience of home delivery, bargain hunters who were enthused about being able to watch many movies for an economical monthly price, and movie buffs who wanted access to a very wide selection of films. SWOT Analysis Strength: * Netflix is the world’s largest subscription service for streaming movies. It had attracted 14 million subscribers as of April 2010. * Netflix has the fastest delivery time compare with any other online DVD rental companies. As of 2010, additional improvement in Netflix’s distribution and shipping network had result in one-business-day delivery capability for 98 percent of Netflix’s subscribers * Netflix has no late fees and no due dates which eliminated the hassle of getting DVDs back to local rental stores by the designated due date * Netflix had been highly rated in online retail customer satisfaction by Nielsen Online and ForeSee/FGI Research. Weaknesses: * Netflix accesses only to internet users * Subscriber cancellations are increasing from 3,113,000 in 2006 to 6,444,000 in 2009. (To grow its subscriber base, Netflix should attract new subscribers as well as avoided cancellation.) Opportunities: * As the result of growing demand of streaming video, online movie rental is rising...
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...Netflix Video Game Streaming Name MKT/421 Date Instructor Name Netflix Video Game Streaming Marketing Plan: Phase I Trying to introduce a new product or service into an already well-established industry can be an intimidating, yet profitable idea. Take Netflix and the media rental industry as an example. In 1997, Netflix made their debut into the online media rental industry (Netflix, 2013). About 10 years later, their flat rate monthly rental fees, their stellar DVD-by-mail service, and their streaming media options had turned Netflix into a media rental powerhouse. However, video games are one aspect of media rental and streaming that the company has consistently steered clear of. To demonstrate that Netflix could (and perhaps should) offer video game rental and streaming options as their next step for growth, a marketing plan can be established. This marketing plan should include: an overview of the Netflix organization; a description of the proposed video game services; an explanation of the significance of this new service to Netflix; a SWOTT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats and trends) analysis of this service; and the marketing research approach and strategy that would be used to implement video games into Netflix’s service lineup. Organization overview. Established in 1997, Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph founded Netflix with one goal; to revolutionize the way people enjoyed entertainment (Netflix, 2013). At its inception, Netflix was a membership-based...
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...Cyclicality of Rental Sector 7 The Future of Media and BBI´s Brick-and-Mortar Model 7 Saturation in Kiosk Distribution Market 7 Competition 8 In-Store Rentals and Sales 9 Movie Gallery 9 Online Rentals 10 Netflix 10 Amazon 11 Apple 11 Online Viewing 11 SWOT Analysis 12 Strengths 12 Weaknesses 12 Opportunities 12 Threats 13 Summary 13 Executive Summary Movielink is the leading movie download service offering U.S customers an extensive selection of new and classic movies, foreign films, TV shows and other hard-to-find content. It is a web-based video on demand (VOD) and electronic sell-through (EST) service offering entertainment for rental or purchase. It was created in November 2002, as a joint venture ($100 million investment) of most of the big studios – Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Universal Studios, Warner Bros., and others on a non-exclusive basis. While it was only available to users in the United States, it was the first company in the world to offer legally downloadable movies from major studios. Today, Movielink is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Blockbuster Inc., purchased in August 2007, a leading global provider of in-home movie and game entertainment, with approximately 7,800 stores throughout the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Australia. Clearly a hedge move by Blockbuster, whom is locked in a death spiral with the cheaper and more convenient Netflix. Netflix also launched a free movie on demand...
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...Abstract: |The case deals with the disruptive (troublemaking) impact of Redbox | | |Automated Retail, LLC (Redbox) - a company that offered DVDs for rent at| | |a low rate of US$ 1/day through kiosks - on the US (DVD rental industry.| | |It begins by describing the company's inception (start) , and how it | | |managed to grow rapidly over the years. The case also details some of | | |the important features of Redbox's business model, including the use of | | |patented technology to enhance customer experience. It then discusses | | |some of the problems the company is facing, including its legal disputes| | |with some of the leading movie studios. Finally, the case presents an | | |overview of the competitive scenario in the DVD rental industry, and the| | |company's future prospects. ...
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...Case 6: Netflix A. Summary “Since launching the company’s online movie rental service in 1999, Reed Hasting, founder and CEO of Netflix, had diligently strive to improve on the company’s service offering and better enable the company to outcompete its competitors. Hasting’s goals for Netflix is to build the world’s best Internet movie service to build the world’s best Internet movie service and to deliver a growing subscriber base and earning per share every year. In May 2010, Netflix’s strategy was producing impressive strategic and financial results. During the past five years, Netflix had emerged as the world’s largest subscription service for streaming movies and TV episodes over the Internet and sending DVDs by mail.” B. Analysis I. Strategic Analysis 1. Competitive forces in the movie rental industry a. Rivalry among companies: strong Netflix have to deal with rivalry from Blockbuster, Redbox, and video-on-demand providers. The battle includes many competitors and each of them is trying their best to attract the customer. Customer has many options and their choices are based on some factors: * Price: rent each DVD or buy subscription plan/ what kind of plans * Convenience: stream from your device or got DVDs then return * Variety of rental library: how big and how vary the company library is * Availability: customer who choose to stream movie over internet or VOD never face the situation when there are no available DVD to rent...
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... Redbox and Netflix are two competing video streaming companies. Redbox however compared to Netflix, is a small video retailer in the United States. Its entry into the market posed both positive and negative challenges to Netflix. It plays an important role in the development of Netflix’s strategic plans. This is because it works towards outdoing its bigger rivals in the video streaming industry Netflix being one of them. Through competition with Redbox, Netflix will be able to come up with competition strategies that will enable it to counter strategies that Redbox is implementing in order to gain a wider market. In terms of pricing strategies, Netflix will be able to come up with good and favorable pricing strategies. When Redbox, entered into the video streaming market, it lowered its prices for video products so as to gain a larger market. This provides a platform for Netflix to look into pricing so that it can maintain the current consumer market and be able to beat the marketing strategies that Redbox is implementing. This is because Redbox is becoming is becoming a challenge and therefore, Netflix will do market research in order to realize it strengths and weaknesses. Through the evaluation of weaknesses, Netflix will be able to evaluate the threat that Redbox is posing to it and hence come up with ways of dealing with the identified threats and identify the opportunities that are there in the video streaming industry. Redbox is threading to the future of Netflix because...
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...company I have chosen to do the external environment scan is Redbox. Redbox is in the movie rental business via self service kiosks. Redbox is wholly owned subsidiary of Coinstar Inc. Laws and Regulations: There are some specific laws and regulations under which the movie rental business like Redbox should operate. But due to the growing popularity of renting videos through mail, online and kiosks, most of these laws will probably have to change or modified to fit the new way of people renting and watching movies. Age of Renters – This law for who can rent specific videos follow the same guidelines set by Motion Picture Association of America. These guidelines are based on their content, language, sexuality, violence and themes. Privacy Laws – This law protects the video rental records of individuals as the records can be damaging to a person’s reputation and they cannot be disclosed without written consent. Public exhibition – Videos and DVDs are not allowed to be publicly exhibited outsides of a persons home unless for non profit use or educational purposes without a license. Federal Copyright Act – This law governs how copyrighted materials can be used and distributed. The movie studios who own copyrights are the only parties who are authorized to license sites to display movies for protection of their intellectual properties. Antitrust laws – these laws promote or maintain market competition by regulating anti-competitive conduct by prohibiting agreements...
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...once dominant force behind consumers’ movie rental needs has suffered a significant loss in revenue to the rise of RedBox and Netflix. The competitive advantage offered by the two companies has tapped into Blockbuster’s market and cause a lack of blockbuster for the company. Since 2009 the company has continue to reported decreased revenue and profits against its competitors. In 2010 the company filed bankruptcy and has since then implemented new services and products similar to its competitors, however, customer’s still prefer RedBox and/or Netflix. Once upon a time on a Friday night after work, you were looking to go home, relax, and watch a good movie. You come up on a big blue sign with yellow lettering, and think, “I’LL RUN TO BLOCKBUSTER!” Today, we’re looking for the nearest RedBox, or browsing Netflix for a good flick. There was time when families would take a trip to Blockbuster, order a pizza, and make it a movie night. Today, people have the luxury of not even leaving the house to find a good movie; thanks to Netflix. After a routine run to Wal-Mart, Walgreens, or Kroger’s it has become second nature to browse the RedBox, especially since the cost is only $1. But what has happened to good ol’ Blockbuster? Over the past few years Blockbuster video locations have steadily declined. Blockbuster, the once powerful source for movie and video game rental, has become nonexistent in some areas. Due to the rise of Netflix and RedBox, Blockbuster has experienced a decline...
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...Integrated Company Analysis December Integrated Company Analysis15, 2010 December, 15 2010 Scott Meyer Scott Meyer Angela Faloye Anjali Krishnan Nathan Schaff Matt Reuer Scott Meyer 26 Table of Contents Introduction .............................................................................................................................................................. 3 Executive Summary ................................................................................................................................................. 3 Marketing Analysis ............................................................................................................................................. 3 - 7 Competitive Analysis and Positioning ................................................................................................................... 3 Target Segments ..................................................................................................................................................... 4 Product ................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Price ....................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Marketing Communications ...............................................................................
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...EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Both Netflix and Redbox are in competitive but still growth industry. The ability to keep good relationships with suppliers, have up to date, reliable technology and continue to look into moving into more Video On Demand services. It is recommend to look in to expanding services into video game rentals alongside movie rentals. ANALYSIS Renting Movie And TV Episode Industry Competitive Forces Competition among industry rivals is medium to strong. While they still hold most of the market for movie rentals at this time local movie stores are plagued with financial issues leading to store closures and bankruptcy. They are losing market share to less expensive and more convenient kiosk and by-mail services for physical DVD and the ever increasing consumer move to Video-On-Demand (VOD). Internet movie providers bring strong competition by offering a large variety at a relatively inexpensive price quickly and easily to the customer’s computer, TV or handheld device. Cable companies have also joined the VOD trend offering movies rentals without the hassle of going to the video store but price is relatively the same and variety can be limited. Movie rentals from kiosk centers located in popular locations offer low priced rentals for consumers that prefer the physical DVD’s but currently lack variety. Potential Entry into this market is medium. The initial start-up cost could be prohibitive for companies starting from the ground. For those companies adding VOD...
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