Warner Bros faces opposition on delay to DVD availability in US market

WARNER Bros, leading a push to spur movie purchases by delaying the availability of DVD rentals, is running into resistance in the US from two of its biggest customers.

Dish Network’s Blockbuster, the largest US film rental chain, and Coinstar, operator of the Redbox DVD kiosks, are pushing back against the Time Warner film unit’s efforts to make consumers wait 56 days before they can rent the latest releases.

The current delay for Redbox is 28 days after a DVD goes on sale to the public.