Home Media Magazine - July 13-19, 2008 - (Page 3)

www.homemediamagazine.com MENU FROM THE EDITOR BY THOMAS K. ARNOLD, PUBLISHER www.homemediamagazine.com Holding Our Breath ’Til We Turn Blu 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 S ART Art Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Melbert Sebayan Graphic Designer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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It’s going to take some I didn’t think so. really big Blu-ray Disc numbers, and while the format is With apologies to Simon and Garfunkel, welcome to in fact catching on with consumers faster than DVD did a the sound of silence: the sound of our entire home entertain- decade ago, it’s apparently not fast enough to convince the ment industry, holding its collective breath and waiting to analysts who seem to hold Wall Street in some sort of weird see what comes next. hypnotic trance. These are turbulent times, indeed, with flat DVD sales and So the studios are giving it their all, pumping out highanalysts downgrading studio stocks because profile Blu-ray Disc releases such as Parthey fear packaged media’s future is bleak IT’S NOT SO MUCH A amount’s “Godfather” trilogy and hoping due to digital downloading. QUESTION OF WHETHER consumers will bite in a big enough way to And yet on the other end of the spectrum, BLU-RAY WILL CATCH ON; sway the skeptics. It’s not so much a quesyou’ve got the promise of Blu-ray Disc and ITS A QUESTION OF HOW tion of whether Blu-ray will catch on; it’s a study after study that shows consumers are FAST THE FORMAT WILL BE question of how fast the format will be achesitant about downloading movies the way ACCEPTED BY THE MASSES. cepted by the masses. In our business, after they download music because the two meall, perception is reality, and the perception diums are, after all, vastly different beasts. Even among the is that the fourth quarter is make-it-or-break-it time. much-ballyhooed Generation Y, the young crowd that supIn reality, it could be another year or two before we see a posedly views all entertainment as a transitory experience, mass consumer transition from standard DVD to Blu-ray a full 98% say they still buy and rent DVDs, according to a Disc. But if that’s the case, Hollywood could be in for some recent Knowledge Networks study. tough times. The tortoise may ultimately win the race, but The studios are caught in the middle, eager to quell in- for the moment, at least, all eyes are on the hare. vestor fears that packaged media is going the way of the eight-track but uncertain about exactly how to convince the Thomas K. Arnold’s e-mail address is tarnold@questex.com MARKETING Marketing Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kristina Kronenberg 714/338-6743 Marketing Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kaitlyn DeWaard IN THIS ISSUE JULY 13-19, 2008 / VOL. 30 / NO. 28 News …………………………… CALENDAR I E3 MEDIA & BUSINESS SUMMIT 2008 The annual trade show for the computer and video game industry is presented by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA). The event is by invitation only. July 15-17 Los Angeles Convention Center info: www.e3expo.com DIGITAL MEDIA Online Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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Aug. 5-7 The Marriott, San Jose, Calif. info: www.digitalhollywood.com/BuildingBlocks.html News ………………………… Masters of Science-Fiction: The Discarded Cine Mercado ………………… 12 BCI discounts its telenovelas, Holamun2.com gets revamped. Nielsen says viewers prefer to watch TV content on TV vs. online, but Web viewing is growing; AnimeNews Network has free video streaming. Printed in the U.S.A. Reviews ………………………… Sony Pictures has the Vantage Point on the sales Does the classic In the Line of Fire come to life on chart, with the home video coming in at No.1. Blu-ray Disc? Will Brutal Massacre: A Comedy make you die laughing? Top 20 DVD Sellers ……………………… 22 Guillermo del Toro says his work on the Hellboy 2 Just Announced ……………… DVD started early; Sony, MGM and Warner each Fox’s What Happens in Vegas heads to shelves; Unihave DVD collections of classic films. versal passes Leatherheads to home video. Research ……………………… 22 I NEW MEDIA EXPO 2008 New Media Expo gathers online players such as bloggers, podcasters and online video creators for a show that aims to be a hands-on experience rather than a series of sessions. Aug. 14-16 Las Vegas Convention Center info: www.newmediaexpo.com Pipeline ………………………… 20 Top 20 Rentals and Top 10 Charts ……… 23 July 13–19, 2008 Home Media Magazine http://www.homemediamagazine.com http://www.homemediamagazine.com http://www.e3expo.com http://www.homemediamagazine.com http://comic-con.org http://www.digitalhollywood.com/BuildingBlocks.html http://www.newmediaexpo.com

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