Home Media Magazine - December 28, 2008 - (Page hghd3) 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 Hardware’s Wake n the early days of the DVD juggernaut, the studios began to look forward to what would become known in the industry as the “fifth quarter” following the holiday season. Home entertainment insiders coined the term to describe the fourth-quarter-like sales bump in the beginning of the year prompted by new DVD player owners eager to buy software for their new gadgets. It also didn’t hurt that gift cards became a popular present during the holidays, and consumers would use them to buy discs in the early months of the next year. With the new high-definition format Blu-ray Disc hitting stores unassailed by a high-def competitor this holiday season, a fifth quarter, this time for Blu-ray, could again be in the offing, albeit tempered by hard economic times. Blu-ray hardware prices have come down fast in response to the difficult economic climate, and that could be the catalyst for a solid fifth quarter for Blu-ray software. Studios are rolling out a strong slate of titles in December and early 2009, designed to capitalize on the flood of new Blu-ray player owners looking to find content for their new toys. The biggest box office hit of the year, The Dark Knight, which came out Dec. 9, has been called a “game changer” for Blu-ray, much as The Matrix was in the early days of DVD. And it’s just the beginning of the flood of hot titles coming out in late 2008 and early 2009, from gritty classics such as Raging Bull and thrillers such at The Silence of the Lambs to animated gems such as Pinocchio: 70th anniversary Platinum Edition. Mirroring the early days of DVD, Blu-ray is poised for strong software sales in the wake of hardware sales after the holidays. ART Art Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Melbert Sebayan Graphic Designer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charles Park I RESEARCH Market Research Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kelly Burner ADVERTISING 800/338-6700, FAX 714/338-6712 Advertising Sales Representative . . . . . . . . . . . . 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