Netflix is poised to shut down the DVD-by-mail rental service that set the stage for its trailblazing video streaming service, ending an era that began 25 years ago when delivering discs through ...

In 1998, an upstart company decided to offer a way for people to rent DVD (and later Blu-ray) discs for a monthly fee, with no late fees. It was called Netflix, and that business model slowly but ...

Colin said: "I thought the business would be a five year thing. Then I thought we would transition. But that obviously didn't ...

Tech’s takeover of show business has turned everything into streaming. The only recourse is to focus on the physical.

1997: Netflix is founded by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph. 1998: Netflix launches a DVD-by-mail rental service. That same year, Amazon founder and former CEO Jeff Bezos offers to buy the company.

As the era of Netflix DVDs officially comes to an end, here are the best movies streaming on Netflix right now. —Josh Jackson, Paste co-founder and editor-in-chief ...

Netflix won the streaming battle of 2024 with a crackdown on passwords and a push into live events — here's how it grew to ...

Ruscio/Getty Images/Netflix 1998: Netflix launches a DVD-by-mail rental service. That same year, Amazon founder and former CEO Jeff Bezos offers to buy the company. Charles Krupa/AP In his book ...

1998: Netflix launches a DVD-by-mail rental service. That same year, Amazon founder and former CEO Jeff Bezos offers to buy the company. In his book "That Will Never Work: The Birth of Netflix and ...