Home Media Magazine - April 20-26, 2008 - (Page 3)

www.homemediamagazine.com MENU FROM THE EDITOR BY THOMAS K. ARNOLD, PUBLISHER www.homemediamagazine.com Lessons From the Next Generation feel vindicated. For months, I’ve been railing against ana- for 99 cents each from iTunes rather than fork over $12 or $15 for a lysts’ projections that electronic sellthrough will be The Next CD of one or two favorite songs and a dozen or so unknowns. But when it comes to movies, they are DVD and Blu-ray all the way, Big Thing and ultimately banish packaged media, regardless rationalizing that it makes absolutely no sense to buy a movie over of the Blu-ray Disc, into the hinterland of failed technologies. Now, a new study suggests the downloading phenomenon the Internet for $20 or even $12 when for the same capital outlay that turned the music industry on its head may not be on the they can buy a pre-recorded DVD of the same movie with a far better picture, surround sound and a wealth of bonus materials. threshold of an encore. And make no mistake: Bonus materials are a The study from The Convergence Consulting definite selling point, even to kids like Justin and Group Limited of Toronto predicts miniscule THE STUDY … PREDICTS sales gains for download-to-own films and TV MINISCULE SALES GAINS Conner, who absolutely loved the making-of feashows over the next few years. It also notes FOR DOWNLOAD-TO-OWN turette on 20th Century Fox’s Hush, Hush Sweet that average per-movie download sales through FILMS AND TV SHOWS OVER Charlotte — so much so that the next day they demanded to see Whatever Happened to Baby Jane, Apple’s iTunes, the king of the hill in the elecTHE NEXT FEW YEARS. the film in which the behind-the-scenes feud betronic sellthrough universe, actually slipped in tween Bette Davis and Joan Crawford prompted aging movie queen the last year, from 13,000 in 2006 to 10,000 in 2007. That jibes with what I am hearing from my own kids, three No. 2 to drop out for the second go-round, with Olivia de Havilland boys between the ages of 5 and 12, who according to the vaunted taking the part in Charlotte originally pegged for Crawford. As for 5-year-old Hunter, his response to the question, “What cadre of know-it-all analysts represent the next generation of consumers — a group they say has no interest whatsoever in do you want for your sixth birthday,” really says it all. “A Blu-ray player for my room,” he said in all seriousness. packaged media and will flock like lemmings to the Internet for He’ll probably get one. all their entertainment needs. Tell that to Justin, Conner and Hunter. The two older boys are avid downloaders of music, preferring to buy tunes they know and love Thomas K. Arnold’s e-mail address is tarnold@questex.com PUBLISHER & EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Thomas K. 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Kaitlyn DeWaard IN THIS ISSUE APRIL 20-26, 2008 / VOL. 30 / NO. 16 News …………………………… CALENDAR 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. May 5-8 Renaissance Hollywood Hotel, Hollywood, Calif.. info: www.digitalhollywood.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 4 6 >> HIGH- DEF Fox and Netflix announce new hires; Movie Gallery posts a profit; Filmaka gives aspiring filmmakers an online option. 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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. Sony Pictures brings “Starship Troopers” to Bluray; Blockbuster expands its Blu-ray offerings; PlayStation 3 gets an upgrade. TV DVD ………………………… 11 A&E Home Video and Shout! Factory offer new Major League Baseball DVDs; remastered episodes of the original “Star Trek” return on DVD. >> EL ECTRONIC D EL IV ERY I EMA’S HOME MEDIA EXPO 2008 News ………………………… Horror ………………………… 12 Anchor Bay Entertainment offers a Dario Argento boxed set; see studios’ upcoming horror slate. CinemaNow and Technicolor team up; Fox offers Juno through iTunes; a report indicates consumers will pay more for high-def VOD. 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 Research ……………………… 22 Alvin and the Chipmunks continues to top the sales charts, while There Will Be Blood tops rentals. Printed in the U.S.A. Reviews ………………………… 16 Pipeline ………………………… 20 I SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL 2008 The San Diego Comic-Con enters its 39th year as the country’s premier comics and popular arts convention with a brand new slate of special guests, themes and anniversaries, and programming. July 24-27 San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, Calif. info: comic-con.org Will Aaron Sorkin fans approve of Charlie Wilson’s War? Is 27 Dresses worth a trip down the aisle? Top 20 DVD Sellers ……………………… 22 Top 20 Rentals and Top 10 Charts ……… 24 Dr. Arthur Agatston discusses a new “South Beach Just Announced ……………… Diet” DVD; Universal Studios Home Entertainment Paramount spins The Spiderwick Chronicles; Lionspreps a new DVD of Xanadu. gate offers The Bank Job. 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