Home Media Magazine - November 9-November 15, 2008 - (Page 7) www.homemediamagazine.com MENU FROM THE EDITOR BY STEPHANIE PRANGE, EDITOR IN CHIEF www.homemediamagazine.com Subscriptions Could Be a Hard Sell 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Laleh Ghalambor M ART Art Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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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 ost consumers take a closer look at their spending premium video services, including pay-per-view, ATV services in difficult economic times, even if their income and DVRs.” Value may trump the convenience of a subscription service. hasn’t changed. One of the first things they look at is expenditures that are regular and discretionary — spending Consumers may opt for a $1 kiosk rental or a trip to Blockbuster, that they are on the hook for every month, but is not necessarily rather then committing to a monthly subscription. Likewise, buying a DVD for $10 to $15 that they plan to watch multiple needed or even fully utilized. I would say subscriptions fall into that category, and we’ve times may seem a better expenditure of the family budget than streaming the title or VOD. Also, a Blu-ray already seen some pullback in that arena. Netflix recently revised downward its estimate FOR CONSUMERS TAKING A Disc purchase of a movie they treasure may seem more cost-effective than access to an arof year-end subscribers, from 9.7 million to CLOSER LOOK AT ray of high-def movies they may not like. a range of 8.85 million to 9.15 million. CEO THEIR BALANCE SHEET, Analyst Stacey Widlitz with Pali Capital in Reed Hastings said sub growth in the third SUBSCRIPTIONS COULD quarter had fallen 30% from last year — and SEEM LIKE A LUXURY THEY New York noted that Netflix’s new contentstreaming deals wouldn’t attract new subscribthat was before the full impact of the economic CAN’T AFFORD. ers, but would merely encourage current ones downturn had hit. Cable subscriptions, too, may turn out to be weaker than ex- to stream more for the same price, costing the company more, pected. When consumers are worried about money, they are less but not adding to its bottom line. “A subscription fee seems like likely to move beyond the basic cable package. Paying for video- an easy cost for consumers to eliminate in tough times,” she said on-demand options may seem frivolous. Witness Time Warner (HM, Nov. 2-8). For consumers taking a closer look at their balance sheet, Cable’s recent financial report. “We saw a significant slowdown in subscriber growth compared to last year, particularly for our subscriptions could seem like a luxury they can’t afford. video and voice services,” noted president and CEO Glenn A. Britt. “In addition, we have experienced a slowdown in some of our 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 NOV. 9-15, 2008 / VOL. 30 / NO. 44 Warner’s Bewkes says Christmas is crucial for home video; Iron Man boosts Paramount’s numbers; Circuit City will close 155 stores. DIGITAL MEDIA Online Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Renee Rosado PRODUCTION Production Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bonnie Ling Production Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jennifer Evans 714/338-6769 Assistant Production Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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CALENDAR I HD-3 Presented by Home Media Magazine, in cooperation with The Hollywood Reporter, the third annual conference is the first since the end of the high-definition format war. The focus of the conference will be studio plans for Blu-ray Disc in the fourth quarter of 2008, with workshops and panels including a consumer panel. One of the highlights of the day promises to be a special demonstration to show off the potential of BD Live technology. A special luncheon will feature the second annual High-Def Disc Awards, honoring the top Blu-ray Disc releases from the past year. InterContinental Hotel and Resorts, Los Angeles. info: homemediaconferences.com Pipeline ………………………… 26 Actor Louis Lombardi discusses his newest film, Doughboys; “The Astrology Workout” tailors exercise to birth sign; Liberation uses the election to promote “Daniel Boone.” Research ……………………… 28 Xenon Pictures’ “Tierra de Pasiones” Printed in the U.S.A. Cine Mercado ………………… 18 Xenon brings telenovelas to Best Buy; Criterion prepares a deluxe edition of El Norte. Disney’s Tinker Bell flew to the top spot on the sales chart, while Warner’s Journey to the Center of the Earth topped the rental and Blu-ray sales charts. Reviews ………………………… 22 Top 20 DVD Sellers ……………………… 28 Top 20 Rentals and Top 10 Charts ……… 29 Does The Ultimate Matrix Collection set new stan- Just Announced ……………… dards for Blu-ray Disc? Does Star Wars: The Clone Fox steps through the looking glass with Mirrors Wars live up to the franchise? and Babylon A.D. November 9–15, 2008 Home Media Magazine http://www.homemediamagazine.com http://www.homemediamagazine.com http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/questex/hom854169KDX/index.php?startid=Cover1 http://www.homemediamagazine.com http://WWW.HOMEMEDIAMAGAZINE.COM http://www.homemediaconferences.com
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