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EXCLUSIVE: There’s an accusation that Hollywood studios are holding back their hottest 3D Blu-ray releases, including Avatar 3D and Toy Story 3, until they see how much demand there is for the new format. This is despite manufacturers needing to sell 3D BD players in the run-up before Christmas. London based consultancy Screen Digest says studios including Fox, Paramount, Universal, and Warner Bros are only making a handful of 3D Blu-Ray titles available on the shelves before December –- and risking choking off demand for what Blu-ray’s long-awaited killer app. Screen Digest predicts that, by 2014, 75% of U.S. homes that have 3D-enabled TV sets will be able to show 3D BDs. And that 28% of U.S. homes will have 3D TVs within 4 years. Right now, only 25 3D BD discs will go on sale before Christmas, but only 6 of these will not be bundled along with 3D hardware. This means READ MORE »
Studios Choking Off 3D Blu-Ray Demand?
Sony, Disney Step Into 3D TV Rabbit Hole
Burbank, Calif., September 7, 2010 — The Walt Disney Studios and Sony Electronics have joined forces in the United States to provide both consumer and retail education, promotion and marketing support for in-home 3D devices and content. The collaboration includes advertising and retail execution, as well as product bundling,
Redbox Starts Renting $1.50 Blu-ray Discs
Coinstar’s Redbox announced today it has started rolling out Blu-ray titles with availability at approximately 13,300 DVD rental kiosks nationwide. Redbox will rent Blu-ray Discs at $1.50 per night plus tax and the company expects to have availability across its network of approximately 23,000 kiosk locations by the fall.
Asia Pacific Is Fastest-Growing Market
Spending on movies and home entertainment in Asia Pacific will increase by 7.2% compounded annually to reach $29.3 billion by 2014. So says PricewaterhouseCoopers’ latest global entertainment and media outlook 2010-2014, published today. The pace of spending in Latin America will … Read More »
GAME CHANGER? Paramount & Redbox Enter Pact To Release Day And Date In The Sell-Through Market After 10-Month Test
HOLLYWOOD, CA and OAKBROOK TERRACE, IL (June 15, 2010) -Paramount Home Entertainment Inc. (PHE) and Redbox Automated Retail, LLC (redbox), today announced that Paramount exercised its option to extend its revenue sharing license agreement, providing redbox access to PHE DVD
Overseas Video Spend Drops 4% Annually
Consumer spending on Blu-ray and DVD is going to decline on average by 3.5% a year between over the next five years. So says London-based consultancy Screen Digest, which predicts the amount spent overseas on “packaged media” will drop to $14.5 … Read More »
19.7 Million ‘Avatar’ Blu-ray & DVDs Sold
James Cameron’s Avatar retail sales (not including rental sales) have reached 19.7 million Blu-ray disc and DVDs combined worldwide by its third week in release, according to 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. (By comparison, The Dark Knight sold approximately 16 million … Read More »
Lionsgate To Distribute Newmarket Titles
SANTA MONICA, CA (May 11, 2010) – LIONSGATE and Exclusive Media Group’s Newmarket Films have announced that they have entered into a home entertainment distribution deal including DVD, Blu-ray, digital delivery, TV and Video On Demand (VOD). Under the terms of the arrangement, Lionsgate will become the exclusive Home Entertainment distributor for all Newmarket Films theatrical releases in the United States in addition to a large majority of Newmarket’s extensive library of high profile releases
‘Avatar 2D’ Sets DVD/Blu-ray Sales Record
2ND UPDATE, SUNDAY 11:15 AM: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment today announced 
that James Cameron’s AVATAR 2D flew off shelves to become the fastest-selling Blu-ray of all time after just four days in U.S, and Canadian stores. Excluding rental sales, … Read More »
‘Avatar’ Blu-Ray Sets 1st-Day Sales Record
But why in the world would anybody want to see Avatar in only 2D? Or want to own the laserdisc of its tech generation? In a stripped-down, zero-extras version? Still, 20th Century Fox tells me that Avatar has ”blown away” the first day Blu-ray record held … Read More »
Some Help For Saps Who Bought HD-DVD
Back about a month ago, I warned about complaints from all those poor saps who bought $99 Toshiba HD-DVD players at Christmas and now are stuck with the 2008 version of Sony’s old Betamax machines. Now … Read More »
Don’t Cry For Blu-Ray DVD, Sir Howie…
For a long time Sony’s Sir Howard Stringer was depressed over the Blu-ray vs HD-DVD format war. Then he was happy when he won. Now he might frown again. Because Wal-Mart is scaling back its sale of low-cost DVDs and predictions … Read More »
Paramount Cancels 3 HD-DVD Releases
Not only has Blu-ray won the format war, but now HD-DVD is rubbing consumers’ faces in it. Paramount will stop releasing HD-DVDs after next week. Cancelled releases include Bee Movie (DreamWorks Animation, which is distributed by Paramount, had scheduled it for March 11), Sweeney Todd (April 1), and even the just announced There Will Be Blood. Into … Read More »
UPDATE: Universal On HD-DVD Surrender
Universal, which for years has been exclusively in the HD-DVD camp, is saying today it will immediately start to release new and catalog titles on Blu-ray. (See my previous today, … Read More »
Toshiba Surrenders In Hi-Def Format War
UPDATE: Universal On HD-DVD Surrender
The big news out of Tokyo this morning is that Toshiba announced that it will no longer develop, manufacture and market HD-DVD players and recorders. So from … Read More »
HI-DEF FORMAT WAR OVER! Wal-Mart & Sam’s Club Join Best Buy & Netflix In Choosing Blu-Ray; Goodbye HD-DVD…
It’s now official. Wal-Mart announced today that its 4,000 Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club stores and internet websites will move forward this year with just one hi-def movie and hardware format: Blu-ray. The change will take place quickly as the retailer phases out HD-DVD … Read More »
Blu-ray/HD-DVD War Almost Won Today
A lot of Blu-ray studios pointed me to a Financial Times article today claiming that, thanks to a contract clause, Paramount would drop its support of HD-DVD after Warner Bros’ recent decision to go Blu-ray exclusively. The article sure made it … Read More »
HD-DVD Cancels CES Dog-&-Pony Show; Cites “Impact” Of Warner Bros’ Blu-Ray
I’m told a costly full frills two hour showcase was planned in Las Vegas by the North American HD-DVD Promotion Group for this weekend timed to the giant CES technology expo that officially kicks off January 7th. That is, until today’s huge Warner Bros announcement that its titles will … Read More »
BLU-RAY BOOST! Warner Bros Will Release Exclusively In That Hi-Def Format; HD-DVD Cancels CES Dog-&-Pony Show
UPDATE: HD-DVD Cancels CES Dog-&-Pony Show; Cites “Impact” Of Warner Bros Going Blu-Ray
This is a huge development in the Blu-ray versus HD-DVD format war … Read More »
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