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OCTOBER 12–18, 2008 >> HIGH-DEF ‘Home Media Magazine’ Announces HD-3 Conference By Billy Gil ome Media Magazine will hold HD-3, its third annual high-definition conference, Nov. 11, 2008 in Los Angeles. The one-day event marks the first Home Media high-definition conference since the end of the format war between Blu-ray Disc H BRINGING DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT TO YOU and HD DVD. The conference will focus on the studios’ Blu-ray plans for the fourth quarter of 2008. The event will incorporate seminars and workshops on how Hollywood can manage the transition to Blu-ray Disc as well as on BD Live, and a consumer See HD-3, Page 28 INSIDE >> 3 Studios Go Blu A&E, Rhino, MVD plan BDs. >> Free Cable? Comcast makes an offer. PAGE 10 Netflix Hikes Blu-ray Monthly Rentals by $1 By Erik Gruenwedel RETAIL Online DVD rental pioneer Netflix will begin charging subscribers an additional $1 monthly charge for unlimited access to Blu-ray Disc titles. Reed Hastings, co-founder and CEO of Los Gatos, Calif.-based Netflix, said in previous financial calls he wanted to raise rental rates for Blu-ray Discs, which he considered a premium product. The company said Blu-ray represents less than 5% of its rental revenue. Subscribers not interested in Blu-ray must opt out to avoid the surcharge, the company said in an e-mail. Netflix continues to not charge a premium to subscribers for its streaming service, and has no plans to do so despite recently adding ‘A’-list titles and TV programming via distri- >> ELECTRO N IC DELIVERY Warner Banks on VOD to Slow Video Piracy in South Korea «KOREA IS THE IDEAL MARKET FOR US TO EXPAND OUR DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION STRATEGY.» THOMAS GEWECKE By Erik Gruenwedel arner Bros. in the coming weeks will bow select new movies online before their DVD release in South Korea in an effort to circumvent piracy — rampant throughout much of Asia. Warner becomes the first major studio to make movies available via video-on-demand (VOD) two weeks before the DVD release. Titles have not been announced. Citing data from the Korean Film Council, the studio said 47% of respondents of a consumer poll said they had downloaded a movie at least once. Household broadband See WARNER, Page 28 $ .00 1 W INSIDE >> Web Video Watching Up TV, user-generated content boosts viewing. >> Ads Work Engaged viewers more influenced. PAGE 11 bution deals with Starz, CBS and ABC TV. Edward Woo, media analyst with Wedbush Morgan Securities in Los Angeles, said the price hike for Blu-ray is intended to increase incremental revenue and offset the format’s See NETFLIX, Page 28 JUDGE EXTENDS INJUNCTION AGAINST REALDVD SOFTWARE By Erik Gruenwedel YOUTUBE UPLOADS RETAIL LINKS By Chris Tribbey DreamWorks, Paramount Split By Chris Tribbey SUPPLIER The split between Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks SKG was finalized Oct. 5, clearing the way for DreamWorks to start anew with India’s Reliance Big Entertainment as a financing partner. The Associated Press reported DreamWorks is expected to tap Universal Studios as its new distribution partner. “We have had a great run with the DreamWorks team A federal judge last week upheld a temporary injunction against RealNetworks, prohibiting the Seattle-based digital media company from marketing its DVD-copying software, RealDVD. Judge Marilyn Hall-Patel in U.S. District Court in See COURT, Page 28 LEGAL Y ouTube is aiming to become a full-fledged online retailer. The Google-owned site unveiled Oct. 7 a new feature for thousands of its videos that See YOUTUBE, Page 26 both creatively and financially. In particular, it has been a true honor working closely with a storyteller of [Steven Spielberg’s] talent and stature,” said Brad Grey, chairman and CEO of Paramount Pictures, in a joint press release. “We are also grateful to David [Geffen] and Stacey [Snider] for their exceptional leadership, creative talent and many contributions to our partnership over the past few years. We look forward to building on our joint successes as Paramount plans for the future.” The separation agreement has Reliance Big Entertainment taking the reins on as many as 20 film projects owned by Paramount. Paramount has the option to co-finance and co-distribute those films, and reportedly has the option to co-finance and co-distribute new DreamWorks movies through 2009. “Brad is a friend, and I am See DREAMWORKS, Page 28 Home A R C H Media RESE MAR KET S HAR E 13% as of 10/5/08 I Blu-ray I DVD Consumers spent $144.38 million on DVDs for the week Blu-ray vs. DVD Sales* Consumers spent $26.84 million on Blu-ray Discs for the week Up 21.39% from the previous week. * Top 20 unit volume 87% Up 145.68% from the previous week. Source: Home Media Research NEWS Circuit City is working with outside advisors to improve its performance, but analysts say bankruptcy could be unavoidable. RESEARCH Paramount’s Iron Man fires on all cylinders, topping the DVD sales, rental and Blu-ray Disc sales charts. PRODUCT Universal debuts plans for extravagant holiday gift sets for such titles as Hellboy 2: The Golden Army. Page 8 Page 24 Page 27

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