Home Media Magazine - August 17, 2008 - (Page 5) www.homemediamagazine.com MENU FROM THE EDITOR BY STEPHANIE PRANGE, EDITOR IN CHIEF www.homemediamagazine.com Going Blu in Suburbia 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 Interns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lana Chichakly, Carrie Widder T ART Art Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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While this isn’t by any means a scientific study, anecA study from ABI Research found 75% of respondents dotal evidence in my Orange County, Calif., neighbor- planned on buying a Blu-ray player by 2009. hood shows consumers are warming to Blu-ray Disc. Also, an In-Stat survey reiterated the pull of packaged media, In the past month, two households have picked up players with more than half of respondents saying they preferred hard and, for the first time, started asking to borrow Blu-ray Discs goods when buying movies or TV shows. Even younger viewinstead of DVDs. ers in the study preferred packaged media, with its cover art And they didn’t buy the popular PlayStation 3 and extras. game console, either; they got standalone BluAS WE HOLD OUR BREATH “That bodes well for Blu-ray,” In-Stat analyst ray players, which do one thing and one thing WAITING TO SEE IF CONSUM- Gerry Kaufhold said. only — play movies. Obviously, they are buying ERS WILL EMBRACE [BLUBlu-ray disc unit sales in the first half of them for the Blu-ray capability and plan to buy RAY], IT’S COMFORTING TO ME 2008 were up 340% from the first six months Blu-ray movies. TO SEE CHANGES IN MY LITTLE of 2007, according to Nielsen VideoScan data. Another indicator is the attitude of my chilSECTION OF THE WORLD. And, looking at our weekly numbers since dren, who immediately ask if a title I bring then, Blu-ray seems to be gaining momentum home is Blu-ray or just plain-old DVD. on a week-by-week basis as well. As we hold our breath waiting to see if consumers will emDriving to work this week, I heard a commercial for Dish brace the new high-definition disc, it’s comforting to me to see Network’s “TurboHD,” which touted 1080p resolution “as changes in my little section of the world. good as Blu-ray.” That’s not a bad thing. When big competiWhen my neighbors started renting from Netflix, I began to tors start comparing themselves to Blu-ray, you know it’s on believe in the staying power of the online DVD rental service its way to success. (particularly since there was a Blockbuster Video less than a mile away). Stephanie Prange’s e-mail address is sprange@questex.com MARKETING Marketing Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kristina Kronenberg 714/338-6743 Marketing Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kaitlyn DeWaard IN THIS ISSUE AUG. 17-23, 2008 / VOL. 30 / NO. 33 News …………………………… CALENDAR I CEDIA EXPO The Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association’s annual conference caters to the residential electronic systems industry. Registration ends Aug. 28. Sept. 3-7 Colorado Convention Center, Denver info: www.cedia.org/expo DIGITAL MEDIA Online Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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For those not registered with the CCC, send permission request in writing to questexpermissions@reprintbuyer.com or call 800-494-9051 ext. 100. TV DVD ………………………… 14 Arts Alliance America brings “The Donna Reed Show” to DVD; Fox presents a new “24” movie. I INDIEEXPO ‘08 CRUISE The third annual iDEA Group indieEXPO brings together national members of the Independent Dealers of Entertainment Association. This year’s event takes place on a four-night cruise. Oct. 10 there will be a special event at Fox Studios following the ship’s return. Oct. 6-10 Carnival Cruise Paradise, departing from Long Beach, Calif. info: www.idealink.org/eman/ShowEvent.phx?eid=eman.407 Kidvid …………………………… 16 Minority-owned kidvid label Willmoss Film launches; VeggieTales takes the stage; see a list of upcoming children’s titles. News ………………………… Comcast and MGM debut a VOD channel; Vongo and ClickStar close down; New Video’s digital library grows; middle class homes up connectivity. Reviews ………………………… 18 Printed in the U.S.A. Does “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles” Research ……………………… live up to the franchise? Are the “Starship Troop- Fox sails to the top of the DVD sales and rental ers” movies worth checking out on Blu-ray? Will charts with Nim’s Island. viewers be interested by What Happens in Vegas? I E FOR ALL EXPO E For All is the consumer equivalent of video game industry event E3. The event gives video game producers the chance to connect to gamers, and gamers the chance to test the latest video games. Attendees should expect product debuts, gadget demonstrations, competitions and more. 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