DirecTV would like to remind you that they will have Avatar on time, unlike Netflix
In a press release issued today, DirecTV took the rather predatory approach of pointing out that while Netflix and RedBox won’t have movies like Avatar on the release date, you will be able to rent them using DirecTV. Of course, that’ll cost you between $4.99 and $5.99 per title, which ironically is nearly the same cost of a month of Netflix. DirecTV also stated that they were really really sorry, but due to their deal with the movie studios, they can’t offer a subscription model like Netflix does. So there.