Netflix is poised to shut down the DVD-by-mail rental service that set the stage for its trailblazing video streaming service, ending an era that began 25 years ago when delivering discs through ...

After 25 years of sending discs of movies and TV shows to people through the mail, Netflix is discontinuing the DVD subscription business that started it all, the company announced in its Tuesday ...

“What’s Netflix?” I asked, peering at the white letters printed on the side. “It’s DVD by mail,” he said. “They send you movies in the mail. You send them back when you’re don ...

The company said in an email to its DVD-by-mail subscribers this week that it'll send them up to 10 extra discs as it prepares to sunset the service. "After 25 years of movies in the mail ...

Netflix was founded 25 years ago this week and launched its DVD-by-mail service soon after. It's easy to forget that's how it started. The company has since ballooned into a streaming giant ...