Home Media Magazine - April 13-19, 2008 - (Page 3) www.homemediamagazine.com MENU FROM THE EDITOR BY STEPHANIE PRANGE, EDITOR IN CHIEF www.homemediamagazine.com Latino Market Thrives on Community 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 always look forward to our annual Latino DVD conference variables in marketing and selling a Latino release are in many — ably led by our own Angelique Flores — because it’s ways more complicated, by issues of age, regional preference like a family reunion. Invariably, a panelist will opt to give and language. Latino product often must find its audience in me a hug, rather than just shake my hand, after a presentation. static or shrinking shelf space filled with a sea of big-budget There is a feeling of camaraderie that you don’t always find in studio films, and, increasingly, Blu-ray Discs. Still, there is a rabid and growing audience. entertainment industry gatherings. Consumers on a panel at the conference all said they were This year, it was clear that the Latino market is an established hungry for more Latino home entertainment, part of the home entertainment industry. The studios continue to view the segment as WHILE THE LATINO HOME looking for treasures online or at mom-andintegral to the business. For instance, Warner ENTERTAINMENT MARKET IS pop Latino stores when big-box retailers don’t includes David Hernandez, director of mul- ESTABLISHED, IT CONTINUES satisfy their interests. ticultural marketing, in many decisions on TO WORK HARD TO MAINTAIN I’m sure the Latino home entertainment industry will continue to find a way to reach marketing major studio hits. ITS SHELF SPACE WITH But while the Latino home entertainment RETAILERS, PANELISTS SAID. that audience — together. Conference guest entertainer Alex Reymunmarket is established, it continues to work hard to maintain its shelf space with retailers, panelists said. do — and winner of the Best Stand-Up Comedy DVD award Pricing and placement are important in the battle to reach the for One Funny Hick-spanic from Vivendi Entertainment and Salient Media — noted in his routine that Latinos don’t often audience. Comments at the Latino conference point out the shifting travel alone. That united, familial spirit has served the Latino nature of the business at large. While the overall home enter- home entertainment market well, and will continue to serve the tainment industry tries to navigate the mature DVD market and business in the future. another format change, the niche, or more focused, players are trying to do the same thing with a more-targeted product. The 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 APRIL 13-19, 2008 / VOL. 30 / NO. 15 News …………………………… CALENDAR I PEVE DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT 2008 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 delivery.April 17-18 Maison Internationale, Paris info: www.peve.screendigest.com DIGITAL MEDIA Online Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Renee Rosado PRODUCTION Production Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bonnie Ling Production Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Justin-Nicholas Toyama 714/338-6765 Assistant Production Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brady Gallardo 5 8 >> HIGH- DEF Amid controversy regarding shareholder Mark Wattles, Circuit City posts a quarterly profit; Image sues Relativity over unsupplied titles. 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 News …………………………… Chris Tribbey, Senior Reporter 818-788-8616, FAX 818-530-2486 16130 Ventura Blvd. #570 Encino, CA 91436 Charlton Heston, who died April 5 at age 84, leaves behind a vast legacy of films on DVD, from Ben-Hur to Planet of the Apes. News ………………………… CREDIT Credit/Collections Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ron Wright Sr. Coupons for the digital TV transition are in high demand; the directors of 21 and Forgetting Sarah Marshall discuss how their films will look in HD. I DIGITAL HOLLYWOOD SPRING Subjects covered at the spring conference include DRM, on demand, social media, cable and satellite, mobile entertainment, set-top boxes and high definition. 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I TRANSFORMATIONS: THE SEVENTH ANNUAL HOME ENTERTAINMENT SUMMIT TV DVD ………………………… 18 Bret Michaels talks “Rock of Love.” News ………………………… Father’s Day …………………… 20 See a list of DVDs perfect for Father’s Day. Fox gets new watermarking for Web video; music sales to hit 40% online by 2012; Webby Awards to honor best in Web content. The home entertainment industry’s most prestigious annual gathering of studio executives, analysts and other industry leaders. This year’s conference comes just as the format war has ended, setting the stage for a transition from standard DVD to Blu-ray Disc. June 16-17 Hyatt Regency Century Plaza, Century City, Calif. info: www.homemediaconferences.com Going Green …………………… 22 Reviews ………………………… 24 Printed in the U.S.A. Cinema Libre launches a new green label, Earth Research ……………………… Now; the EMA honors eco-activist Ed Begley Jr. Fox’s Alvin and the Chipmunks sang into the hearts of DVD buyers and renters. Do Eric Bana and Franka Potente shine in Romulus, My Top 20 DVD Sellers ……………………… 34 Father? Does “American Dad” find its niche in Vol. 3? Top 20 Rentals and Top 10 Charts ……… 36 I EMA’S HOME MEDIA EXPO 2008 The Home Media Expo gathers players from all over the home entertainment field, such as buyers, entertainment retailers, suppliers, distributors and sellers of home entertainment content. June 24-28 The Palms Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas info: www.chomemediaexpo.com Pipeline ………………………… 32 Just Announced ……………… 38 A James Brown set is due from Shout! Factory; Ashley New Line plugs Be Kind, Rewind; Fox slates Charlie Tisdale stars in an MGM DTV; Wee-Man talks. Bartlett. April 13–19, 2008 Home Media Magazine http://www.homemediamagazine.com http://www.homemediamagazine.com http://www.peve.screendigest.com http://www.homemediamagazine.com http://www.digitalhollywood.com http://www.homemediaconferences.com http://www.homemediaexpo.com
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