Home Media Magazine - October 12-18, 2008 - (Page 5) www.homemediamagazine.com MENU FROM THE EDITOR BY STEPHANIE PRANGE, EDITOR IN CHIEF www.homemediamagazine.com My $1 Question for Netflix 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 Intern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Laleh Ghalambor N ART Art Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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Why then are they charging those who rent Blu-ray Discs. this very small group of customers more? Why are they subsiOn the surface, that seems reasonable. Blu-ray Discs dizing the streaming customers? cost more to buy than DVDs. Why not charge customers who For the most part, the inexorable trend for rental prices has want to rent those higher-cost discs more? been down, helped along by the ever-shrinking cost of DVD. But when you consider that Netflix offers movie streaming During an extended price war, Blockbuster Online’s rental at absolutely no extra charge, it brings up some interesting service and Netflix pushed the price of viewing rental movies questions. to new lows. In that particular battle, BlockWhy is the ability to rent Blu-ray Discs worth WHEN YOU CONSIDER THAT buster finally blinked. $1 more a month, when streaming — which NETFLIX OFFERS MOVIE And now Netflix, too, is looking to hold the obviously costs Netflix something in terms of STREAMING AT ABSOLUTELY line on pricing and even raise it (at least on server space, programming and IT — isn’t NO EXTRA CHARGE, IT Blu-ray) — except when it comes to digital worth a penny more? BRINGS UP SOME delivery. It may indicate the value Netflix — and by INTERESTING QUESTIONS. I have to ask, though, if Netflix sets a precextension its customers — place on the highedent of giving movie streams away for free, def disc versus lower-resolution streaming. Or it may indicate how will it ever be able to charge for that service? that Blu-ray has a stronger market than streaming — one for How will Netflix make money in the non-disc future when it which customers are willing to pay. has so devalued the very service upon which it hopes to base Also, it may indicate that Netflix, while straddling the packaged its new business model? media and digital delivery line, is determined to compete in the It’s the quandary facing many Internet movie delivery servInternet-delivery arena — even if it means subsidizing it while ices, and it will face Netflix in the years to come. charging more for renting the high-def discs. Netflix executives have said Blu-ray Disc rentals represent a Stephanie Prange’s e-mail address is sprange@questex.com MARKETING Marketing Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kristina Kronenberg 714/338-6743 Marketing Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kaitlyn DeWaard IN THIS ISSUE OCT. 12-18, 2008 / VOL. 30 / NO. 41 News …………………………… CALENDAR I FIFTH ANNUAL TV DVD AWARDS Presented by Home Media Magazine, the awards honor TV DVDs released between Oct. 1, 2007, and Sept. 30, 2008, in a number of categories. The awards as selected by an online consumer vote will be announced. Oct. 14 Roosevelt Hotel, Hollywood, Calif. info: 714/338-6743 DIGITAL MEDIA Online Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Renee Rosado PRODUCTION Production Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bonnie Ling Production Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jennifer Evans 714/338-6769 Assistant Production Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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Oct. 15 Pixar Animation Studios, Emeryville, Calif. info: www.producersguild.org >> EL ECTRONIC D EL IV ERY News ………………………… I STREAMING MEDIA WEST The conference on all things digital delivery will feature multiple concurrent tracks each day on such subjects as social media and reinventing advertising. Oct. 27-30 Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel in Santa Monica, Calif. info: www.digitalhollywood.com/LAFall08Agenda.html A new report says online video viewing has doubled over last year; engaged Web video viewers are shown to be more susceptible to Web ads. “El Chavo Animado” Research ……………………… 24 Printed in the U.S.A. Paramount’s Iron Man saves the day, scoring Cine Mercado ………………… more first-week sales than any title this year Xenon and Target partner to promote “El Chavo and topping the sales, rental and Blu-ray sales Animado” DVDs with toys, plush dolls and games; charts. Sony BMG and Laguna offer DVDs with music; CocaCola has a “Destilando Amor” DVD promotion. Top 20 DVD Sellers ……………………… 24 I AMERICAN FILM MARKET Produced by the Independent Film & Television Alliance, the American Film Market (AFM) gathers more than 8,000 in the movie industry for deal-making, screenings, seminars, red carpet premieres, networking and parties. This year’s event will have 513 film screenings, including 102 world premieres. Nov. 5-12 Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel, Santa Monica, Calif. info: www.ifta-online.org/afm/home.asp Reviews ………………………… 20 Top 20 Rentals and Top 10 Charts ……… 25 How does The Incredible Hulk hold up compared to Just Announced ……………… the 2003 version? Will families enjoy the holiday Lionsgate spins out Bangkok Dangerous and Disaster fare of Santa and Pete and All I Want for Christmas? Movie; Warner plans a 30th anniversary deluxe Is Top Gun a blast from the past on Blu-ray? edition of Being There. 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