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up gn E ter r-si IB slet /hm CR New .com BS ily zine SU ’s Da aga m HM dia to me e m ho w. ww FEBRUARY 2–8, 2009 >> ELECTRO N IC DELIVERY INSIDE INSIDE New Disney VOD Comcast and Disney-ABC Domestic Television launch VOD service, Disney Family Movies. Cox Tests Web Restrictions Cox Communications tests a system to restrict some Web traffic in select markets. More ‘PG Porn’ for Spike.com Spike.com picks up another 11 episodes of Web comedy series “James Gunn’s PG Porn.” w w w.HomeMediaMaga zine.c om PAGE 11 >> HIGH-DEF Netflix’s Profit Defies Recession Consumer Electronics Show attendees watch a 3-D booth demonstration. Solving INSIDE >> Blu to Beat Digital? Blu-ray sales get big projections. >> 700K Blu Subs for Netflix By-mail service beats BD sub goal. PAGE 10 on Blu-ray the Center of the Earth and The Polar Express made their way to Blu-ray Disc recently. Panasonic’s solution revolves around adding a second HDMI channel for hardware and software, allowing for left- and righteye video streams. DreamWorks uses new technology from Intel and ColorCode that makes its images viewable in both 3-D and 2-D at the same time. The Blu-rays are using the traditional anaglyph 3-D, which uses two, See 3-D, Page 26 Experts say the format holds promise in delivering 3-D in the home By Chris Tribbey tudios and hardware manufacturers are investing in 3-D, but everyone seems to be doing it differently. DreamWorks invested millions in ad time THE BIG and free glasses for its 3-D SuPICTURE per Bowl commercial. Panasonic made a splash at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES), showing off new at-home 3-D technology. And 3-D versions of the “Hannah Montana” movie, Journey to S DTV SWITCH STILL IN LIMBO IN CONGRESS By Chris Tribbey Home A R C H Media RESE MARKET SHARE as of 1/25/09 I Blu-ray I DVD Consumers spent $15.66 million on Blu-ray Discs for the week By Erik Gruenwedel RETAIL DVD rental — especially subscription rental — appears to be a preferred entertainment diversion during economic turmoil. Netflix reported fourth-quarter (ended Dec. 31, 2008) net income of $22.7 million, versus income of $15.7 million during the prior-year period. The Los Gatos, Calif.-based online DVD rental pioneer generated revenue of $359.6 million, up 19% from $302.4 million last year, on a 26% increase in monthly subscribers to more than 9.3 million. Even better, Netflix said subscriber acquisition costs for the 718,000 new members was $26.67 per gross member, down nearly 23% from $34.58 during the same period the previous year. Churn, the percentage of subscribers who do not renew their membership, increased only incrementally to 4.2%, from 4.1% the previous year. Netflix had nearly 7.5 million subscribers at the end of the fourth quarter in 2007. Fiscal-2008 revenue topped $1.3 billion, up 13% from $1.2 billion in 2007. The service said it expects to end first-quarter 2009 with 10.1 million to 10.3 million total subscribers and a profit of $15 million to $20 million See NETFLIX, Page 28 DVD AND BLU-RAY BOOST AMAZON Q4 By Chris Tribbey Amazon.com posted a fourthquarter profit of $255 million, up 9% from fourth-quarter 2007. Revenue was at $6.7 billion, up 18% from the same period the previous year. Sales of DVDs, Blu-ray Discs and other media were $3.64 billion, up 9% from fourth-quarter 2007. Sales of electronics and “other general merchandise” grew to $2.89 million, up from $2.21 billion. “We remain relentlessly focused on serving customers with low prices, great selection and free shipping offers,” said CEO Jeff Bezos. RETAIL With 20 days to go before the switch to digital television, the U.S. House of Representatives defeated a bill Jan. 28 that would have postponed the analog shut-off to June 12, assuring for now that millions of Americans unprepared for the analog switch-off will be without TV in less than three weeks. However, the bill could be amended See DTV, Page 28 LEGAL Consumers spent $108.96 million on DVDs for the week Blu-ray vs. DVD Sales* 17% 83% WTO Sides With the U.S. in China DVD Piracy Dispute By Erik Gruenwedel LEGAL In a major victory for Hollywood studios, the World Trade Organization (WTO) this week ruled in favor of the United States regarding a 2007 complaint filed by the United Up 10.77% from the previous week * Top 20 unit volume Up 48.27% from the previous week Source: Home Media Research States against China regarding its indifference toward rampant piracy of intellectual property, including movie DVDs. The Motion Picture Association of See WTO, Page 28 NEWS SAG and the studios prepare to meet Feb. 3 after SAG terminated chief negotiator Doug Allen. PRODUCT Sony Pictures offers fans of video game Rock Band exclusive tracks through the DVD release of Spectacular! RESEARCH Fox did massive damage at stores with the release of Max Payne, which topped the sellers, rentals and Blu-ray charts. Page 6 Page 12 Page 22 http://www.homemediamagazine.com http://www.Spike.com http://www.Spike.com http://www.HomeMediaMagazine.com http://www.Amazon.com

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