Home Media Magazine - March 23-29, 2008 - (Page 26)

ADVERTISEMENT PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ST. MATTHEW MSRP: $29.95 Considered one of the greatest films on the life of Christ, Pier Paolo Pasolini’s, The Gospel According to St. Matthew was one of Pope John Paul II’s top 10 favorite films. Using non-actors, true locations and a spectacular score, this gritty telling is more true to the original story than any before or after. Available Now NEWS Genius Rev Driven by TWC Titles Continued from page 10 www.homemediamagazine.com for theatrical releases comparable to thirdparty rates, considering it would benefit as Genius’ majority shareholder. “We fail to see why [Weinstein] doesn’t simplify [Genius’] corporate structure to better represent operations,” Bank wrote. Genius said it also shifted a large number of direct-to-video titles from 2007 to 2008. Executives said the company will distribute 13 theatrical TWC releases, down from 17 releases last year. The theatrical releases accounted for 61% of overall 2007 revenue, down from 88% in 2006. Genius is planning on Weinstein box office releases to account for only 35% of revenue in 2008, due to a number of them not impacting home entertainment revenue until 2009. However, the distributor in 2008 plans to increase Weinstein DTV releases, for which it will receive an unspecified increased percent- age of revenue. Drinkwater said Genius will begin distributing titles on Blu-ray Disc in the second half of 2008. The company is increasing its stake in video game distribution and direct-response distribution in 2008. Revenue for the quarter topped $185 million, up 144% from $76 million last year, driven largely by $67.6 million in Weinstein Co. DVD sales, including Planet Terror, 1408, Michael Moore’s health care documentary Sicko, Halloween and The Nanny Diaries. For fiscal 2007, net revenue increased 72% to $474 million ($651 million gross) from $275 million during the same period last year. Genius had projected full-year revenue from $750 million to $800 million. The distributor is forecasting revenue from $600 million to $700 million in 2008, based in part on a 10% revenue increase from Weinstein content. P2P Is No Longer a ‘Dirty Word’ Continued from page 14 CLASSIFIED SHOWCASE BUSINESS SERVICES STORE FIXTURES CO M P U T E R S O F T WA R E USED TAPES & DVDS with an online experience that won’t leave them frustrated with buffering and low resolution. All of the industries involved have undergone an attitude adjustment in the past three years, he said. “In 2005 content owners thought P2P was a dirty word,” he said. However, since 2006, Levitan said, 18 million people have installed Pando on their computers. NBC has just launched a site that lets consumers stream or download its programming with undeletable commercials embedded. Using Pando, NBC “has moved from losing money on every download to making money on every download,” Levitan said. “You will see more and more ad-supported content available to consumers for free,” he said. “P2P is going to make that business model work.” Also at the conference, the P4P Working Group, a collaboration between ISPs, P2P software distributors and technology researchers, announced its field trail results. According to the Working Group, ISPs, implementing a mechanism through which they can communicate with P2P software programs about network status and policies, can ultimately benefit from customer use of P2P. Initial field trial results indicate that P4P enhanced download rates for fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) and averaged 205% the speed of unmanaged P2P downloads. Some FTTH users saw as much as 665% the download speed of unmanaged P2P. B RIEFS I TARGET GETS BABY DVD EXCLUSIVE Every Baby Co. and Parents magazine have partnered to offer an infant-learning DVD exclusively through Target. The series “eebee’s adventures” will see its premiere on DVD next to Parents magazine displays at Target March 24. The series has received more than 3.5 million cable on-demand views, according to Every Baby Co. The DVD also will include infant expert commentary and a video Q&A. — Chris Tribbey tent that showcases their favorite stars,” said Jeff Hayne, director of content acquisition at Mill Creek Entertainment. — Billy Gil I NEW LINE ‘SICKHOUSE’ SWEEPSTAKES OFFERS HORROR DVD PRIZE New Line Home Entertainment is holding a sweepstakes to promote the DVD release of The Sickhouse, which streeted March 18. Fans can visit www.thesickhousefilm.com to sign up for a chance to win the ultimate horror package. The grand prize includes an official Sickhouse poster and DVD sleeve signed by star Gina Philips, an authentic plague doctor mask, and a New Line horror DVD collection, including Sickhouse, the “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” movies, the “Nightmare on Elm Street” boxed set and the “Final Destination” boxed set. Five first-prize winners receive an autographed Sickhouse DVD and autographed poster, while 10 second-prize winners win just the DVD and poster. The sweepstakes ends April 14. The unrated film chronicles the efforts of an archeologist (Philips) to defeat a malevolent medieval spirit that haunts an old hospital. — John Latchem REDUCING YOUR INVENTORY? We Buy VHS, and also DVD & Video Games xtreme deo E 733-7370 (203) Vi CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT: Kurt Wohlman (714) 338-6749 kwohlman@questex.com www.homemediamagazine.com I MILL CREEK GETS PROELITE TITLES ProElite Inc., which produces mixed martial arts events, has signed a deal with Mill Creek Entertainment to distribute DVDs of ProElite brands Rumble on the Rock, ICON Sport and Cage Rage. The programs will come in multi-event DVD boxed sets. The first out is Rumble on the Rock: The Superstar Collection, featuring MMA stars Anderson Silva, BJ Penn, Tank Aboott, Tankanori Gomi and Jake Shields. The five-event set is now available for $14.98. “Audiences are hungry for high-quality MMA con- 26 Home Media Magazine March 23–29, 2008 http://www.homemediamagazine.com http://www.corporate.com http://www.cwdi.com http://www.thesickhousefilm.com http://www.rapidrental.com http://www.homemediamagazine.com

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