Analysis and opinion on the hottest issues in the home entertainment industry, including studios, retail and high-definition DVD
OPINION: Learning from the past By Samantha Clark - 07/11/2008 Samantha Clark is managing editor of VB (smclark@reedbusiness.com). JULY 11 | Warner’s Blu-ray promotion is reminiscent of DVD’s early days More
OPINION: DEG a force for green By Larry Wilk - 06/23/2008 Larry Wilk is chair of DEG Metrics Task Force and DEG Packaging Task Force and Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment VP of operations, worldwide. JUNE 23 | It’s only within the last year that the Digital Entertainment Group revised its mission statement to embrace environmentally friendly practices of the manufacture and distribution of home entertainment products.
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OPINION: Piracy shows indie potential By Morris Ruskin - 04/21/2008 Morris Ruskin is CEO of Shoreline Entertainment and producer of The Fifth Patient APRIL 21 | I never expected the day when I would have a conversation with a director who was actually excited that his movie was being pirated.
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Endgame By Charles Van Horn - 03/12/2008 Charles Van Horn is the president of the Content Delivery and Storage Assn. MARCH 12 | Maybe I’ve been reading too much Stephen King but I think I know how this format war between HD-DVD and Blu-ray is really going to end.
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: HD DVD vs. Blu-ray By Steve Bliss - 01/11/2008 Steve Bliss, Microcinema DVD, Albuquerque, N.M. JAN. 11 | I was a little surprised by Warner’s decision to abandon HD DVD in favor of Blu-ray Disc, but there is no question about its motives.
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OPINION: Reviving retail in a digital media world By Anthony Bay - 10/03/2007 Anthony Bay, chairman and co-founder of MOD Systems (www.modsystems.com)
OCT. 3 | When online digital content originally debuted in the marketplace, many predicted the impending demise of retail. For many of us, though, those predictions bring to mind Mark Twain’s famous quote: “The rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated.”
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OPINION: Holding a mirror up to high-def By Russ Crupnick - 09/14/2007 Russ Crupnick is VP and senior entertainment industry analyst at The NPD Group.
SEPT. 14 | The format war does not top the list of reasons many consumers haven’t yet embraced high-def DVD—not even close. The majority of consumers, even HDTV owners, aren’t yet interested in, or don’t yet see the benefits of next-generation DVD.
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JUNE 8 | The video rental experience works. It satisfies a growing population in a way that no other delivery method has come close to duplicating.
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Kevin Spacey tours for 21 Actor Kevin Spacey helped promote 21 on July 22 by participating in a satellite media tour to more than 30 top market news broadcasts. The film is available on DVD, PSP and Blu-ray from Sony.
Alyson Upside Down Actress Alyson Stoner celebrated the DVD release of Alice Upside Down at a Blockbuster in Dallas on July 16. Anchor Bay will release the DVD on July 29.
DEG Blu-ray party at ESPY awards The Digital Entertainment Group promoted Blu-ray Disc with demos at a party for the ESPY sports awards held at the Playboy Mansion on July 14.
