Where to find new movie releases on DVD in UK

DVD stands for digital versatile disc and has, especially since the turn of the century, replaced VHS as the primary means by which people watch movies for home entertainment, with the industry at its peak in 2003 worth a staggering near £2.5 billion. In this article, I will detail where one can find for new movie releases in the UK.

Purchasing films

Physically buying Due to the emergence of online retailing and internet piracy and latterly the recession, entertainment shops have been hard hit since the turn of the century, with, for example, the once-market leader Virgin Megastores being forced to shut down and HMV struggling for sales. However, there are still high-street chains such as HMV and many independent stores where one can physically buy new film releases. Indeed, for many, this holds a certain tradition and charm supposedly absent in other forms of film purchase/comsumption. Buying online Many such shops will also have websites from which you can buy films. Of course, there are countless sites which do this (leading online retailers Amazon and Ebay spring to mind), but the advantage of these for UK citizens is that these should be UK-specific, meaning all releases should be ones released in the UK at that time and without significant overseas ‘post and packaging’ charges.

Renting films

Physically DVD hire
There are many stores in the UK that have films to rent, including independent stores, newsagents with small rental sections and market leader Blockbuster. Use of these for film rentals will typically involve a free registration for an account. Then one is free to go into the store and rent any DVD available (age restriction permitting) by presenting one’s card and paying the rental charge. The customer gets issued the DVD for a certain number of nights (usually 1 or 2), after which s/he must return to the store, lest pay late fees. Variation Blockbuster stores have a huge array of films (and also video games and food) to rent (or buy), but independent rental stores or newsagents may not have such a big collection. Indeed, these have particularly hit by the hard times and many have closed. DVDs to rent online
Blockbuster also offers an online film rentals service through Blockbuster on line. Here, one pays a monthly charge (which differs depending on the quantity and type of releases) by card and is sent by post new movie releases. There are no late fees for sending back movies late as the viewer is really just stopping his or herself getting a new release. Other online rental sites include Lovefilm and Amazon’s version.