With the all the news about expanding VOD solutions and new VOD platforms debuting, seemingly every day, it would be easy to think that Blu-ray and DVD as viable distribution channels for home entertainment were withering, soon to be consigned to the scrapheap of history along with buggy whips, corsets and spats. And yet, this …
I chatted recently with a tech-savvy friend about his sizeable and seemingly eternally-growing cable bill (Hello, Comcast.) My friend mused that he might just drop his cable and rely on Google TV, Hulu and various free sites on-line. His rationale was simple: He never watched live TV anymore, choosing instead to depend on several VOD …
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It’s been a tough couple of years for the home entertainment industry. Spending by consumers has dropped significantly since 2009 and there’s been more than a little hand wringing about the future of the business. Yet, as 2013 draws to a close, there seems to be light at the end of the tunnel. As TheWrap …
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Those of us in who are part of the supply chain for the home entertainment industry always have a weather eye turned toward both ends of the chain because trends and realignments at either end bring change for those of use delivering services and technology in between. At the beginning of that chain lies the …
Despite the promising disc sales numbers recently reported (and discussed here), the VOD marketplace segment shows no sign of halting its growth lessening its assumption of an increasing share of the home entertainment ecosystem. For studios and major distributors, this has a direct effect on the bottom line, with fewer discs being sold and/or rented …
For those of you keeping your finger on the pulse of the home entertainment business, a couple good news items about disc-based media and Blu-ray in particular have published recently in Home Media Magazine. The first I want to share is Home Media Magazine‘s “Total Disc Sales Revenue” chart, a weekly tracking of both DVD …
Anyone who has been following the evolution of the home entertainment market is aware that Blu-ray and digital are both trending up, while DVD is heading down. The latest data from the Digital Entertainment Group, the home entertainment industry’s leading advocacy group, delivers the details. Consumer spending in the home entertainment sector rose 1.43% with …
Via the M & E Daily, the Media & Entertainment Services Alliance’s daily newsletter, we heard some news which everyone in the home entertainment industry has been hoping for. After several years of decline, consumer spending on discs and digital in the first half of 2012 grew 1.43% compared to the first half of 2011. …
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I’ve had a number of conversations in the last several days wherein the client (or neighbor or family member) asks for my thoughts on the future of DVD. With all the talk about how Blu-ray is on the rise and how digital distribution is the solution of tomorrow, consumers and businesses are nevertheless interested in …
One of our most valuable resources when it comes to keeping an eye on the evolving world of home entertainment media is the DVD and Blu-ray sales chart found on the Home Media Magazine website. For those unfamiliar, Home Media Magazine is, perhaps, the leading publication in the country reporting specifically on home entertainment. This …
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