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SEPTEMBER 7–13, 2008 Home A R C H Media RESE MAR KET S HAR E Blu-ray vs. DVD Sales* as of 8/31/08 I Blu-ray I DVD Consumers spent $124.23 million on DVDs for the week Consumers spent $9.11 million on Blu-ray Discs for the week 6% 94% Up 3.18% from the previous week. Up 28.94% from the previous week. Source: Home Media Research BRINGING DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT TO YOU * Top 20 unit volume BD, Upconverting DVD Players Plugged at CEDIA By Chris Tribbey ENVER — LG Electronics and Netflix unveiled their movie-streaming Blu-ray Disc player, Toshiba sidestepped the topic of HD DVD, and Sony made sure everyone knew what high-def format rules at the CEDIA Expo last week. Even without a format war, the annual Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association event didn’t lose any of its luster, with nearly every major electronics manufacturer debuting new Blu-ray players, HDTVs and other home entertainment equipment. “Make no mistake: Sony is very serious about CEDIA,” said Ran2 dy Waynick, SVP of Sony’s home products division. The trade show featured exclusive press events from Sony, Toshiba, Sharp, Panasonic, LG and Netflix. > > ELECTRONIC DELIVERY Co. to Bow New DVD Copying Technology By Thomas K. Arnold and Andrew Wallenstein opy a commercial DVD, go to jail, right? Not if RealNetworks has its way. The company best known for bringing streaming video to the Internet back in 1997 has developed a new technology for legally copying commercial DVDs to your PC and storing them for later viewing. The company touts the service, which leaves CSS encryption intact, as ideal for consumers who want more flexibility, less clutter and a lower risk of damage to their store-bought DVDs. It also eliminates the hassles of “constantly removing and insert- D 1 C ing new discs” into a player while watching a complete series of a popular TV show, according to a RealNetworks presentation scheduled See DVD, Page 26 AMAZON BOWS VOD, TV LINK By Erik Gruenwedel A mazon.com Sept. 3 expanded the periphery of its Unbox download service, launching Amazon Video on Demand. The updated service allows users to watch ad-supported movies and television programs beyond the PC See AMAZON, Page 28 What’s HD DVD? Losing the format war and hundreds of millions of dollars on See CEDIA, Page 24 2 Sony’s Randy Waynick and David Bishop chat on stage at the company’s press event during the first day of the CEDIA Expo Sept. 3. Netflix spokesman Steve Swasey and LG Electronics’ Allan Jason answer questions about the new Netflix-streaming Blu3 ray Disc player. Maria Repole, Toshiba’s communications director, rocks out on stage at the company’s press event during the first day of the CEDIA Expo. 3 1 INSIDE PAGE 8 >> Comcast Caps Comcast restricts monthly data use. >> Mobile Space Social networks to go mobile. >> Web Flicks Up Web movie sales may top $1.8B by 2011. >> HIGH-DEF BLU-RAY DISC ASSN.: DISC STILL RULES INSIDE >> Blu Dip Retailers cut player prices. >> Sony Debuts Fall Players BD players launch. PAGE 6 By Chris Tribbey Microsoft Slashes Xbox 360 Prices By John Gaudiosi GAMES After weeks of Internet chatter, Microsoft finally made the latest round of Xbox 360 price cuts official. Beginning Sept. 5, the company has slashed the price of its bare-bones Xbox 360 Arcade console, which does not include a hard disc drive, to $200 from $280. The Arcade bundle comes with vouchers for five downloadable Xbox Live Arcade games. See XBOX 360, Page 24 D ENVER — According to Blu-ray Disc proponents, detractors like to say that videoon-demand and digital downloads will kill physical high-def product and that winning the format war with HD DVD and giving consumers one high-def choice is meaningless. “I’m fond of recalling the old visions of the past See BLU-RAY, Page 28 NEWS Content from Viacom subsidiaries such as MTV and Nickelodeon joins Amazon.com’s Createspace DVD-on-demand service. RESEARCH The direct-to-video sequel strategy pays off for Disney, as The Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Beginning glides to the top of the sales chart. PRODUCT Genius Products and Sesame Workshop plan Elmo’s Christmas Countdown, with guest stars such as Sheryl Crow and Jamie Foxx. Page 4 Page 20 Page 26 http://amazon.com http://amazon.com

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