Press play: Exploring Edmonton’s thriving fascination with DVDs
CBC’s hyperlocal podcast looks at ongoing demand for old-school movie formats.
CBC’s This is Emdonton podcast looks at the demand for old-school movie formats
Edmonton is having a DVD resurgence — sort of.
A little free library functioning as a neighbourhood Blockbuster is on a lawn on the north side. Within a week of opening, an image of the library went viral online and the community was borrowing and donating their own DVD collections.
310:00:00Don’t count out DVDs just yet
\nEdmonton is having a DVD resurgence — sort of. A little free library functioning as a neighbourhood Blockbuster is on a lawn on the north side. And if internet popularity is a sign of anything, it’s going to be popular. Host Clare Bonnyman digs into the analog media available in the city, and how locals are using old-school formats today.
In the latest episode of This is Edmonton, host Clare Bonnyman digs into the old-school movie formats available in the city and explores the Edmonton Public Library’s massive movie collection. She meets collection strategies librarian Bethany Arsenault and learns about its most popular rentals.
This is Edmonton is posted online every Wednesday. Listen here or get in touch at thisisyeg@cbc.ca.
