Home Media Magazine - Hollywood Goes High-Def - June 2008 - (Page 3)

from the editor HOME MEDIA MAGAZINE PRESENTS HOLLYWOOD GOES www.homemediamagazine.com PUBLISHER & EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Thomas K. Arnold High-Def EDITOR IN CHIEF Stephanie Prange EDITORIAL Managing Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Angelique Flores Senior Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Erik Gruenwedel Senior Reporter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chris Tribbey Assistant Managing Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Latchem Associate Editors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Billy Gil, Kyra Kudick Contributor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ralph Tribbey Growing Pains ART Art Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Melbert Sebayan Graphic Designer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charles Park B RESEARCH Market Research Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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Renee Rosado PRODUCTION Production Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bonnie Ling Production Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Justin-Nicholas Toyama 714/338-6765 Assistant Production Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brady Gallardo OFFICES 714/338-6700, 800/371-6897, FAX 714/338-6710 homemediamagazine@questex.com 201 East Sandpointe Ave., Suite 500 Santa Ana, CA 92707-8716 lu-ray Disc has won the battle with HD DVD, and now retailers and studios are making an effort to win over the consumer. But the sudden change in the battlefield has caught many Blu-ray backers by surprise. Hardware suppliers are just now beginning to catch up with the new capabilities that Blu-ray can offer. And certainly, all has not gone perfectly on that count. It would have been nice to have these souped-up players ready at the beginning of the year when HD DVD threw in the towel. It also would have been nice to flood retailers with both discs and hardware that showcased all Blu-ray can do immediately after the format crushed HD DVD. But that’s not what happened, and no ideal rollout has probably ever occurred in the tech world. DVD, too, had its problems. I had an early Toshiba player that wouldn’t play certain DVDs. Those early incapabilities were a nuisance, but they certainly didn’t stop the DVD juggernaut from taking off. Blu-ray will get over its growing pains, and consumers will realize that it offers the best possible picture on HDTVs — bar none. But that doesn’t mean Blu-ray supporters can rest on their laurels. As TheDigitalBits.com’s Bill Hunt notes in his analysis, there’s a lot of work to be done. Manufacturers must resolve multiple-profile hardware issues. Retailers and studios need to increase efforts to explain the benefits of Blu-ray to consumers. By this holiday season, Blu-ray supporters need to be working together to drive consumers to the new format before the nation moves from analog to digital broadcast in February 2009. Stephanie Prange Editor in Chief CIRCULATION For subscriptions, please go online to www.homemediamagazine.com For current single copy, back issues or CD-ROM, call 866/344-1315 or 615/377-3322 for outside the U.S. Audience Development Manager. . . . . . . . . . . Sarah Joy Obaña IN THIS ISSUE BUSINESS QUESTEX MEDIA GROUP INC. President & CEO: Kerry C. Gumas; Executive Vice President & CFO: Tom Caridi; Executive Vice President: Robert S. Ingraham; Executive Vice President: Tony D’Avino; Executive Vice President, Corporate Development: Claudia Flowers; Vice President & General Manager: Don Rosenberg; Vice President, Digital Media: Seth Nichols; Vice President, Human Resources: Diane Evans © 2008 Questex Media Group Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical including by photocopy, recording or information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Authorization to photocopy items for internal or personal use, or the internal or personal use of specific clients, is granted by Questex Media Group, Inc. for libraries and other users registered with the Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Dr., Danvers, MA 01923 phone: 978-750-8400 fax 978-750-4470; call for copying beyond that permitted by Sections 107 or 108 of the U.S. Copyright Law. For those not registered with the CCC, send permission request in writing to questexpermissions@reprintbuyer.com or call 800-494-9051 ext. 100. RETAIL INSIDER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Both online and brick-and-mortar retailers are boosting their Blu-ray offerings. FROM THE BLOGOSPHERE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Bill Hunt from TheDigitalBits.com predicts Blu-ray will do well this holiday shopping season. HIGH-DEF DATA TABLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 See how Blu-ray Disc titles rank on the top sellers and market share charts. Printed in the U.S.A. BLU-RAY DISC LISTINGS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Check out a select list of the Blu-ray slate through the summer. June 2008 HOLLYWOOD goes HIGH-DEF 3 http://www.homemediamagazine.com http://www.homemediamagazine.com

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Home Media Magazine - Hollywood Goes High-Def - June 2008

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