According to Forbes, Netflix started as a DVD rental service in 1997. “In 1999, the business model shifted, as subscribers would provide a list of DVDs they’d like to rent and Netflix would ...

While Netflix ushered in the streaming era, it never actually got rid of its plans that shipped DVDs and Blu-ray discs. You could still get a single disc at a time for $10 a month, two for $15 a ...

Netflix declined to comment for this story, but during a 2018 media event, Netflix co-founder and co-Chief Executive Reed Hastings suggested the DVD-by-mail service might close around 2023.

The DVD service, which still delivers films and TV shows in the red-and-white envelopes that once served as Netflix's emblem, plans to mail its final discs on Sept. 29, the company said.

Netflix said that its DVD business "led to our first foray into original programming," a part of Netflix that is commonplace with streaming. The company shipped its first DVD on March 10,1998.

Netflix’s DVD Library Is An Invaluable Research Tool In the days of physical media, it was almost assured that even if your movie bombed, there’d be a record of its existence.

According to Netflix, the last DVD will be shipped out on Sept. 29, 2023. The deadline to return discs is Oct. 27, 2023. The last bill including the DVD by mail option will be in August.

Netflix Says You Can Keep Their DVDs (and Request More, Too) The company is shuttering its rental-by-mail service in September, more than 25 years after it launched. Share full article 177 ...

Netflix’s DVD-by-mail business was making a profit as recently as the fourth quarter of 2019, the last time the company included details of DVD.com in its earnings, but it was never what the ...

Customers can also opt-in to get up to 10 free mystery DVDs. Since it began its popular DVD-by-mail service in 1998, Netflix has mailed more than 5.2 billion physical discs, the company said.

DVD.com’s new app also comes with Netflix’s personalized recommendations feature, which of course, you can improve by rating your previously viewed films and shows.