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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Dominic Rushe in New York

Netflix to end mailing of DVDs of movies to subscribers after 25 years

A Netflix DVD envelope
Netflix’s DVDs were dispatched to subscribers in iconic red envelopes. Photograph: Michael Liedtke/AP

It’s time to say goodbye to those red envelopes. Netflix announced on Tuesday that it would end 25 years of mailing DVDs of shows and movies to its subscribers.

Netflix’s co-chief executive Ted Sarandos said mailing DVDs had “paved the way for the shift to streaming”, but that “after an incredible 25-year run, we’ve made the difficult decision to wind down at the end of September”.

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