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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
Business
Wendy Lee

Netflix to end DVD-by-mail business. Execs explain ‘Love Is Blind’ snafu

Netflix’s DVD-by-mail service is coming to an end.

The company announced Tuesday that it is saying goodbye to its original business — mailing out DVDs in its signature red envelopes — after 25 years.

“Our goal has always been to provide the best service for our members but as the business continues to shrink that’s going to become increasingly difficult,” Netflix Co-Chief Executive Ted Sarandos wrote in a blog post. “So we want to go out on a high, and will be shipping our final discs on September 29, 2023.”

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