Question 4: How different would you say Netflix’s DVD by mail and streaming business

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Dear Students,

As we have discussed the case study in the last class, I am also sharing the full case study in PDF here. You are instructed to submit your answers to the following four questions, worth 20 marks. Each one of you has to submit answers separately. The deadline to submit your answers is 23 July 2026.

Question 1: What advantages did each company have compared to the other? Disadvantages? Could Blockbuster have been Netflix?

Question 2: Using the business model framework, with data and observations available to Blockbuster at the time, what could Blockbuster have done instead? Was there a better path to compete?

Question 3: Is Netflix’s success in streaming sustainable? What do they need to do to sustain advantage?

Question 4: How different would you say Netflix’s DVD by mail and streaming business models are?

Let me know if you have any query here.