Post #590064

2026-02-18 12:01 UTC

DVDs and VHS: Physical film media is cool again 📀 📼 🍿 “It’s been two and a half years now, every month we have more rentals than the month before,” he said. “The desire for physical media has really brought people back in a big way.” @marketplaceapm https://www.marketplace.org/story/2026/02/17/dvds-and-vhs-physical-film-media-is-cool-again #DVD #Vidiots #CineFile #MarketplaceAPM #Movies #PhysicalMedia #ChristianBale #KeanuReeves #VHS

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@pabloniusmonk@mastodon.social 2026-02-18 19:19

https://vidiotsfoundation.org/history-mission/

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@pabloniusmonk@mastodon.social 2026-02-19 15:32

Video Rentals + Theater + Non-Profit = Smart Moves Inside L.A.’s Vidiots, a Video Rental Store Where DVDs Still Have a Waiting List Vidiots, a holdover from the golden age of VHS, is staging a comeback as a community hub. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/t-magazine/vidiots-los-angeles.html?unlocked_article_code=1.NVA.lx3H.DaN92uv1zIB-&smid=url-share #Movies #DVD #NonProfit #Vidiots #PhysicalMedia #Cinema #NotStreaming

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@cmthiede@social.vivaldi.net 2026-02-19 13:07

@pabloniusmonk @marketplaceapm A steal compared to Kanopy. "So exactly how much does the service charge libraries for its use? Two dollars for each view of a film, and a "view" is counted after thirty seconds of play." https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamrowe1/2019/07/31/how-much-is-your-library-paying-for-the-kanopy-video-streaming-service/

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