Home Media Magazine - February 17-23, 2008 - (Page 5)

www.homemediamagazine.com MENU FROM THE EDITOR BY STEPHANIE PRANGE, EDITOR IN CHIEF www.homemediamagazine.com Becoming a High-Def Snob PUBLISHER & EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Thomas K. Arnold 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 Contributors. . . . . . . . . John Gaudiosi, Anne Sherber, Fred Topel, Ralph Tribbey, Holly J. Wagner Intern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ruby Cardenas I ART Art Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Melbert Sebayan Graphic Designer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charles Park RESEARCH Market Research Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kelly Burner ADVERTISING 800/338-6700, FAX 714/338-6712 Advertising Sales Representative . . . . . . . . . . . . John Boezinger 714/338-6704 Advertising Sales Representative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Julie Savant 714/368-1020 Advertising Sales Representative . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kurt Wohlman 714/338-6749 Business Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joni Wu Group Administrative Coordinator. . . . . . . . . . Jennifer Guerena For reprints, call 800-290-5460, ext. 100 or HomeMediaMagazine@reprintbuyer. com For direct-mail lists, call Ilene Schwartz, Kroll Direct, 216/371-1667 FAX 216/371-1669 ilene@krolldirect.com have officially become a high-def snob. setup. Heck, some of the high-def broadcasts from the cable I never thought it would happen, but now if I see an company look better. inferior picture quality on my HDTV — even from upconPreviously, DVD smoked everything else in picture verted DVDs — I turn up my nose. and sound quality. Why would I put up with less on my Previously I have said that DVDs looked wonderful upcon- HDTV? verted on HDTVs. At first I couldn’t differentiate between the I want everything to look great on a TV for which I paid several two. But what a difference a few months of experience with thousand dollars. Why would I pay good money for the in-wall HDTV can make. speaker setup, the mounting, the receiver, Now, I notice that the picture on upconverted IF THE PACKAGED-MEDIA only to get a DVD picture that is just a little DVDs isn’t so great. I see subtle differences BUSINESS IS TO KEEP UP WITH better than what I get on the analog TV? between the upconverted DVD and high-defi- CABLE AND OTHER OFFERINGS This is the realization that I believe most nition discs and programs broadcast through FOR HDTVS, IT’S GOT TO MOVE HDTV buyers will have at one point or our cable company. BEYOND DVD TO A HIGHanother. They’ll become accustomed to the And I’m not the only one. My husband has DEFINITION DISC FORMAT. better picture offered by cable companies or all along seen the difference between upconother providers, and easily notice anything verted DVDs and Blu-ray or HD DVD discs. Even my kids now inferior in quality. ask if a title is on DVD or Blu-ray — with the latter the muchIf the packaged-media business is to keep up with cable and preferred format. other offerings for HDTVs, it’s got to move beyond DVD to a The revered father of DVD, Warren Lieberfarb, predicted we high-definition disc format — and that format, based on recent would need a packaged-media product for the high-definition moves by retailers Netflix and Best Buy, is looking like it will future, and as far as I can tell, he was dead right. DVD will not be Blu. suffice in a high-definition world for long. I can’t see limping along with DVD given my current HDTV Stephanie Prange’s e-mail address is sprange@questex.com MARKETING Marketing Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kristina Kronenberg 714/338-6743 Marketing Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kaitlyn DeWaard IN THIS ISSUE FEB. 17-23, 2008 / VOL. 30 / NO. 7 News …………………………… CALENDAR I WONDERCON 2008 The comic book convention is returning to San Francisco for its 22nd anniversary. Feb. 22-24 Moscone Center South, San Francisco info: www.comic-con.org/wc DIGITAL MEDIA Online Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Renee Rosado PRODUCTION Production Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bonnie Ling Production Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Justin-Nicholas Toyama 714/338-6765 Assistant Production Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brady Gallardo >> HIGH- DEF Lionsgate has big projections for its 2008 DVD sales; bankrupt Movie Gallery posts a monthly profit; New Line is sued by the J.R.R. Tolkien estate. News ………………………… 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 Research shows weak consumer interest in Blu-ray; a study says the digital TV transition could leave many HDTVs in the dark; Michael Bay backs Blu. Chris Tribbey, Senior Reporter 818-788-8616, FAX 818-530-2486 16130 Ventura Blvd. #570 Encino, CA 91436 >> EL ECTRONIC D EL IV ERY I CDSA FORUM News ………………………… CREDIT Credit/Collections Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ron Wright Sr. CIRCULATION For subscriptions, please go online to www.homemediamagazine.com For current single copy, back issues or CD-ROM, call 866/344-1315 or 847/763-9594 for outside the U.S. Audience Development Manager. . . . . . . . . . . Sarah Joy Obaña In the absence of new TV shows, online video flourishes; Disneyland plans an interactive, digital “Dream Home”; HD to boost satellite TV. The 38th Annual Content Delivery and Storage Forum will gather content holders, replicators, packagers, equipment suppliers and service providers to discuss high-definition discs. March 6-8 La Quinta Resort & Club, La Quinta, Calif. info: www.contentdeliveryandstorage.org/conf/forum2008/ I LATINO DVD 5 3:10 Yuma 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. News …………………………… Snow Buddies The Weinstein Co. launches Third Rail Releasing, aimed at edgy independent films; Paris Hilton and Christine Lakin play The Hottie & The Nottie. Home Media Magazine, in cooperation with DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group, The Hollywood Reporter and the Entertainment Merchants Association, presents the ﬁfth annual Latino DVD Conference. The event will feature a day full of informational sessions and panel discussions on the growing Latino home entertainment market. April 8 Health/Fitness ………………… 14 Lionsgate unveils the exercises of hockey great Al- Research ……………………… ex Kovalev on DVD; Gaiam launches Gaiam takes Disney’s Snow Buddies mushed its way to the top the lead in the fitness market share for 2007. of the national DVD sales chart, while Disney’s The Game Plan held fast atop the rental chart. InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, Los Angeles info: www.homemediaconferences.com Printed in the U.S.A. Reviews ………………………… 16 I PEVE DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT 2008 Established in 1992, the annual PEVE conference caters to the international home entertainment business. Industry players from more than 20 countries attend the conference, which this year will tackle such issues as digital home entertainment. April 17-18 Maison Internationale, Paris info: www.peve.screendigest.com Which films are deathly good in After Dark Hor- Top 20 DVD Sellers ……………………… 22 rorfest: 8 Films to Die For 2008? Is Michael Clayton Top 20 Rentals and Top 10 Charts ……… 24 worthy of its Oscar recognition? Paramount Home Entertainment springs forth The The cast of Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story discuss Kite Runner; 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment the music spoof, heading to DVD and Blu-ray Disc hails In the Name of the King; Summit Entertainment from Sony Pictures; Lionsgate offers more indies. drives out P2. 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Home Media Magazine - February 17-23, 2008

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