DVDs – The Spinoff

The last video stores

7 September 20176 August 2017 by Aaron Yap

Decimated first by piracy and then by streaming, video stores are meant to have vanished. But some have survived, and their success signposts how they might thrive into the future, writes Aaron Yap. Nestled in the heart of Mt. Albert in Auckland is one of the last remaining Video Ezy stores in New Zealand. A … Read more

‘People still watch DVDs?!’: Why the TV box set is still going strong

19 June 201716 June 2017 by Aaron Yap

Like books and vinyl records, DVD box sets are holding firm against the streaming tide, writes Aaron Yap. It used to be bloody hard to watch TV, didn’t it? These days it’s as easy as turning on the tap. Just sacrifice a smashed avo toast a month, and you can afford to zone out to … Read more