{"id":3578,"date":"2026-05-26T21:13:43","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T21:13:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/owspakistan.com\/?p=3578"},"modified":"2026-05-26T21:13:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T21:13:43","slug":"index-html-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/owspakistan.com\/?p=3578","title":{"rendered":"Netflix is winding down its DVD business after 25 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/230418155502-netflix-dvd-envelope-hp-video.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div data-editable=\"content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-reorderable=\"content\">\n<p>\n<cite class=\"source__cite vossi-source__cite\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__location vossi-source__location\" data-editable=\"location\">New York<wbr\/><\/span><span class=\"source__separator\">\u00a0\u2014\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n    <\/cite><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph-fcb7d02c95f5c691400b70d74b38a544@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Netflix is officially winding down the business that helped make it a household name.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph-35811ea4727a987259074f656b02e010@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            This fall, the streaming giant will officially say goodbye to its DVD rental service and all of the red envelopes that made it possible.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph-7f3f06b912980e2b935396cbef71e9e8@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cOn September 29th, 2023, we will send out the last red envelope,\u201d the company <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dvdnetflix\/status\/1648408731628220417\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tweeted<\/a> Tuesday. \u201cIt has been a true pleasure and honor to deliver movie nights to our wonderful members for 25 years.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph-6eaebb83ef8e1e33a9dc8a76dd895e20@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cOur goal has always been to provide the best service for our members, but as the DVD business continues to shrink, that\u2019s going to become increasingly difficult,\u201d co-CEO Ted Sarandos <a href=\"https:\/\/about.netflix.com\/en\/news\/netflix-dvd-the-final-season\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote in a blog post Tuesday.<\/a> \u201cMaking 2023 our Final Season allows us to maintain our quality of service through the last day and go out on a high note.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph-ac6fd68b6cc45433c7927b95fc495fbe@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The company reported a miss for its second-quarter earnings after market close on Tuesday. Shares fell by around 6%.\n    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York\u00a0\u2014\u00a0 Netflix is officially winding down the business that helped make it a household name. 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