DVD Talk is a

home video Home video is prerecorded media sold or rented for home viewing. The term originates from the VHS and Betamax era, when the predominant medium was videotapes, but has carried over to optical disc formats such as DVD, Blu-ray and streaming me ...

news and review website launched in 1999 by

Geoffrey Kleinman Geoffrey Kleinman (born November 21, 1970) is an American writer. He is the founder of Kleinman.com the company which started and ultimately sold DVD Talk and which runs DrinkSpirits.com. Biography After graduating with a B.S. in cinema photog ...

History

Kleinman founded the site in January 1999 in Beaverton, Oregon. Besides news and reviews, it features information on hidden DVD features known as "Easter eggs". In 2000, posts to their forum led

Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc. ( ) is an American multinational technology company focusing on e-commerce, cloud computing, online advertising, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence. It has been referred to as "one of the most influential econo ...

to cease the practice of

dynamic pricing Dynamic pricing, also referred to as surge pricing, demand pricing, or time-based pricing, is a pricing strategy in which businesses set flexible prices for products or services based on current market demands. Businesses are able to change pric ...

. In 2007, the site was sold to

Internet Brands MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands is an American new media company based in El Segundo, California, United States, that operates online media, community, and e-commerce sites in vertical markets. The company also develops and licenses internet ...

Reception

Shawn Levy of ''

The Oregonian ''The Oregonian'' is a daily newspaper based in Portland, Oregon, United States, owned by Advance Publications. It is the oldest continuously published newspaper on the U.S. west coast, founded as a weekly by Thomas J. Dryer on December 4, 185 ...

'' called it "worth a visit", and Randy Salas of the '' Star Tribune'' recommended it as a source of information for DVDs. It was used at one time by industry insiders to gauge interest in DVD titles.

References

External links

*
DVD Talk Radio

XCritic
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dvd Talk American film review websites Internet properties established in 1999 1999 establishments in Oregon 2007 mergers and acquisitions