Home Media Magazine - November 23-29, 2008 - (Page 12) ELECTRONIC DELIVERY www.homemediamagazine.com TiVo Users Get Pizza-on-Demand By Erik Gruenwedel iVo’s 3.6 million broadband subscribers can now order customized Domino’s pizza for pick-up or delivery on their TV screen with their remote control. Subscribers can set up a username and password on Dominos.com, and when they use their remote to place an order, they log in with an account number. Alternatively, users can enter their delivery address and build their pizza order right from the TV screen by selecting type of crust, toppings and sauces, and BRIEF I VIZ TO STREAM ‘NARUTO’ SHORTLY AFTER AIR DATE Anime purveyors Viz Media will offer the latest episode of series “Naruto Shippuden” on www.naruto.com, Jan. 15, 2009, days after its airdate in Japan. As part of a new multimedia plan for the series, a new English-subtitled episode will then appear every Thursday. On Jan. 2, 2009, Viz will also debut eight episodes from the beginning of the series on www.Naruto.com. Each Friday following, eight more episodes will appear until the Web offerings have caught up to the series’ current third season. An exclusive sneak peek of the show appeared on the site last week. “This kind of accelerated and coordinated broadcast and publishing schedule is a first for Viz Media, and we are very excited to bring new episodes of ‘Naruto Shippuden’ to millions of eager domestic fans for free with this special campaign,” said Alvin Lu, VP of production, Viz Media. Previously aired “Naruto” episodes also are available to stream on such sites as – Billy Gil Hulu and Joost. T get the pie delivered by their local Domino’s. The pizza is paid for when delivered. The new service is seen as a form of interactive advertising and ecommerce designed to circumvent increased fast-forwarding through commercials by digital video recorder (DVR) users. Analysts say this is the first step in the future of customer interactions with the brands they seek to engage with and buy. TiVo users can also make purchases from Am- azon.com and buy movie tickets through Fandango on their TV. “This is a drop compared to the flood of stuff you’re going to see ahead,” Michael Greeson, president of Diffusion Group, told the Los Angeles Times. Rob Weisberg, VP of precision and print marketing at Domino’s Pizza, said: “This is the first time in history that the on-demand generation will be able to fully experience couch commerce by ordering pizza directly through their television set.” Amy Poehler Turns Up Online Sonic Hopes to Emulate iTunes By Chris Tribbey he may be gone from “Saturday Night Live,” but Amy Poehler hasn’t dropped off the entertainment map. The first of eight “Smart Girls at the Party” episodes has launched online on its own Web site, iTunes, Adobe Media Player and a series of other digital outlets. Created by Poehler, former Nickelodeon producer Meredith Walker and recording artist Amy Miles, “Smart Girls” brings a young, creative girl to an interview table with Poehler, and follows the kid during her daily life. A bonus interview is also available at www.smartgirlsattheparty.com, and a new episode will be released every week. “Our goal was to create a show we would have loved to watch Continued from page 1 DIGITAL COPY BY CATEGORY Title Release Category New Theatrical (1997-Current) Direct-to-video Features Theatrical Catalog (pre-1997) Foreign Language TV Series (single-disc) Total Total* 84 14 11 1 1 111 S “Smart Girls at the Party” DIGITAL COPY BY STUDIO Studio Fox Sony Warner Universal Lionsgate Paramount/DreamWorks Peace Arch Prairie Dog Productions Disney Total Total* 38 37 12 8 6 5 3 1 1 111 * Includes both titles released and announced for delivery by 3/31/09 Source: The DVD Release Report when we were young,” Walker said. “We knew we wanted to honor real girls and their originality, and we knew we wanted to have fun doing it.” Jen Grogono, co-founder and chief content officer of ON Networks, added, “Original on-demand series like ‘Smart Girls at the Party’ allow us to reinvent traditional TV show formats and explore new ways to reach and engage today’s viewers.” Apple’s playbook,” he said. Digital content distribution has evolved recently with online DVD rental service Netflix aggressively courting CE manufacturers for its burgeoning streaming service, such as the new Xbox 360 Experience that went live Nov. 19. “With broadband-connected consumer electronics hitting the market in greater numbers, there is a growing need for a service that gives consumers one-click access to premium content on any device in the digital home,” said David Cook, president and COO of CinemaNow. The two companies previously collaborated on Sonic’s Qflix download-to-burn DVD-drive business, including marketing its content and technology to CE and PC manufac- turers such as Dell, Intel, TiVo, Macrovision, Samsung, DivX, Pioneer and Plextor, among others. Sonic software is already a mainstay in studio DVD and Blu-ray Disc production, and its Roxio-branded technology is found in set-top boxes, in-car entertainment systems and other portable media players. Founded in 1999, CinemaNow has digital licenses with more than 250 content providers, including EMI, HDNet, IFC, Lionsgate, MGM, Miramax, NBC Universal, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures, Sundance Channel, 20th Century Fox, Vivendi Entertainment, Walt Disney Co. and Warner Bros. In addition to download service Movielink (owned by Blockbuster Inc.), CinemaNow was the first service to offer download-to-burn content playable on a DVD. TOP 5 RANK TITLE E LE C T R O NI C SELLT H R OUG H Week ended November 16, 2008 RELEASE DATE VIDEO LABEL GENRE TOP 5 RANK TITLE E L E C TRO N I C S E L L THRO U GH Week ended November 16, 2008 RELEASE DATE VIDEO LABEL GENRE 1 2 3 4 5 Hellboy II: The Golden Army This Christmas Get Smart Regarding Henry Hamlet 11/11/08 11/11/08 11/4/08 9/9/03 8/14/07 Universal Sony Pictures Warner Paramount Warner Fantasy Drama Comedy Drama Drama Source: Movielink 1 2 3 4 5 Journey to the Center of the Earth Kit Kittredge: An American Girl Another Cinderella Story Lost Boys: The Tribe 10/28/08 10/28/08 9/16/08 7/29/08 Warner Warner Warner Warner Warner Adventure Family Romance Comedy Horror Source: CinemaNow Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo … 7/29/08 TOP 5 RANK TITLE E LE CT R O NIC D OW NLOAD S Week ended November 16, 2008 RELEASE DATE VIDEO LABEL GENRE TOP 5 RANK TITLE E L E C TRO N I C DO WN L O A DS Week ended November 16, 2008 RELEASE DATE VIDEO LABEL GENRE 1 2 3 4 5 Journey to the Center of the Earth Iron Man Made of Honor 88 Minutes The Happening 10/28/08 9/30/08 9/16/08 9/16/08 10/7/08 Warner Paramount Sony Pictures Sony Pictures Fox Adventure Action Comedy Thriller Thriller Source: Movielink 1 2 3 4 5 Iron Man Deception Mongol The Happening Made of Honor 11/12/08 9/23/08 10/14/08 10/7/08 10/31/08 Paramount Fox Warner Fox Sony Pictures Action Thriller Action Thriller Comedy Source: CinemaNow 12 Home Media Magazine November 23–29, 2008 http://www.homemediamagazine.com http://www.amazon.com http://www.naruto.com http://www.Dominos.com http://www.Naruto.com http://www.amazon.com http://www.smartgirlsattheparty.com
Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Home Media Magazine - November 23-29, 2008 Home Media Magazine - November 23-29, 2008 Contents News High-Def News Electronic Delivery News Commentary Reviews Pipeline Research Top 20 DVD Sellers Top 20 Rentals and Top 10 Charts Just Announced Home Media Magazine - November 23-29, 2008 Home Media Magazine - November 23-29, 2008 - Home Media Magazine - November 23-29, 2008 (Page Cover1) Home Media Magazine - November 23-29, 2008 - Home Media Magazine - November 23-29, 2008 (Page Cover2) Home Media Magazine - November 23-29, 2008 - Home Media Magazine - November 23-29, 2008 (Page 1) Home Media Magazine - November 23-29, 2008 - Home Media Magazine - November 23-29, 2008 (Page 2) Home Media Magazine - November 23-29, 2008 - Home Media Magazine - November 23-29, 2008 (Page 3) Home Media Magazine - November 23-29, 2008 - Home Media Magazine - November 23-29, 2008 (Page 4) Home Media Magazine - November 23-29, 2008 - Contents (Page 5) Home Media Magazine - November 23-29, 2008 - Contents (Page 6) Home Media Magazine - November 23-29, 2008 - Contents (Page 7) Home Media Magazine - November 23-29, 2008 - News (Page 8) Home Media Magazine - November 23-29, 2008 - News (Page 9) Home Media Magazine - November 23-29, 2008 - High-Def News (Page 10) Home Media Magazine - November 23-29, 2008 - High-Def News (Page 11) Home Media Magazine - November 23-29, 2008 - Electronic Delivery News (Page 12) Home Media Magazine - November 23-29, 2008 - Electronic Delivery News (Page 13) Home Media Magazine - November 23-29, 2008 - Commentary (Page 14) Home Media Magazine - November 23-29, 2008 - Commentary (Page 15) Home Media Magazine - November 23-29, 2008 - Reviews (Page 16) Home Media Magazine - November 23-29, 2008 - Reviews (Page 17) Home Media Magazine - November 23-29, 2008 - Pipeline (Page 18) Home Media Magazine - November 23-29, 2008 - Pipeline (Page 19) Home Media Magazine - November 23-29, 2008 - Top 20 DVD Sellers (Page 20) Home Media Magazine - November 23-29, 2008 - Top 20 Rentals and Top 10 Charts (Page 21) Home Media Magazine - November 23-29, 2008 - Just Announced (Page 22) Home Media Magazine - November 23-29, 2008 - Just Announced (Page 23) Home Media Magazine - November 23-29, 2008 - Just Announced (Page 24) Home Media Magazine - November 23-29, 2008 - Just Announced (Page Cover3) Home Media Magazine - November 23-29, 2008 - Just Announced (Page Cover4)
For optimal viewing of this digital publication, please enable JavaScript and then refresh the page. If you would like to try to load the digital publication without using Flash Player detection, please click here.