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3D Blu-ray Disc Sales To Soar: 5.7 Million?

By DAVID LIEBERMAN, Executive Editor | Friday April 15, 2011 @ 1:05pm PDTTags: 3D, Beauty and the Beast, Blu-ray, Harry Potter, Harry Potter Deathly Hallows Part 1, Harry Potter Movies, The Lion King, Tron

There’s still not a lot of 3D programming on cable or broadcast to satisfy those first buyers of 3D televisions. But IHS Screen Digest says today that the technology is about to find a real foothold among fans of Blu-ray discs. Some 3.2 million homes this year will have the equipment needed to watch Blu-ray discs in 3D. That a 305% increase over last year. The 3D discs can be played on Sony’s PlayStation 3 consoles as well as 3D-enabled Blu-ray players. Hollywood, of course, sees a cash opportunity. Studios will release about 65 titles on 3D Blu-ray this year, IHS says. That total will include 15 from Disney such as Tron, Beauty And The Beast, and The Lion King. As a result, the research firm predicts that US consumers will spend $160.8 million this year on discs that provide 3D images to 3D-enabled TV sets. IHS figures that consumers will buy 5.7 million 3D discs at an average of $28.33 a pop. That contrasts with $28.4 million last year based on 900,000 discs selling for $31.09 apiece. The big reason for the increase is that 3D is catching on with early adopters. IHS adds that 3D discs are catching on in the UK, Germany, and France.

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Disney Interactive Restructure Costing Jobs

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Wednesday January 26, 2011 @ 7:49am PSTTags: Disney, Jimmy Pitaro, John Pleasants, Tron, Video Games

UPDATE: The Propaganda closure is just part of a quiet reduction in workforce at Disney Interactive. The unit has also cut a number of console jobs at Junction Point Studios in Austin, bringing the total number of jobs nixed to around 200, or 29% of the … Read More »

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Comic-Con #2; ‘Tron’ Panel & New Trailer

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Thursday July 22, 2010 @ 3:03pm PDTTags: Comic-Con, Comic-Con Convention, Tron, Video
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Luke Y Thompson is covering the Con for Deadline:

UPDATE: Here’s the new TRON trailer:

comicon 2010Patton Oswalt comes out and first thing notes how there have been TRON sequel presentations at the past two Cons. “We’re gonna show you 5 minutes … Read More »

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