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HIGH-DEF By Chris Tribbey resident Barack Obama’s administration is still seeking a delay to the Feb. 17 digital television transition. Obama top aide John Podesta has sent a second letter to Congress urging a delay to the analog switch-off to allow consumers more time to prepare, the Washington Post reported. Podesta sent lawmakers a letter Jan. 8 suggesting the government wasn’t prepared for the potential fallout of millions of Americans without TV. “Since then, the situation has only www.homemediamagazine.com Digital Transition in Flux P gotten worse,” Podesta wrote in the Jan. 19 letter obtained by the Post. “Lack of appropriate planning has left many consumers vulnerable.” Two separate bills have been introduced that would delay the analog shutoff to June 12, and both bills ask for additional funding for a $40 digital converter box coupon program. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced earlier this month that it had run out of the $1.34 billion Congress allocated to the program. One of the bills would extend the ex- piration date for coupons that haven’t been redeemed yet to mid-September. That bill, introduced by Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), is meeting with opposition from House Republicans. Verizon Communications and AT&T have come out in support of a minor delay, while trade group CTIA – The Wireless Association is against it. While Nielsen research pegs the number of homes that would have no TV if the shut-off happens Feb. 17 at just under 9 million, research firm Centris Jan. 21 said that as many as 14.6 million homes could be affected. NPD: FLAT-SCREEN TVS GOING GREEN By Erik Gruenwedel TOP 20 HIGH-DEF B L U - RA Y DI S C Week ended January 18, 2009 LABEL INDEX* S purred by economic and energy-saving benefits, consumer electronics manufacturers will ship 50% eco-friendly flatpanel displays by 2011, up 30% from 2008 shipments, according to a new report. DisplaySearch, a unit of The NPD Group, said green flat-panel shipments of LCD, LED, plasma and TFT would increase to 70% by 2012 and nearly 100% by 2014. Flat-panel displays, which include PCs and projection devices, typically require the highest power consumption of any CE device. DisplaySearch defines green displays as See NPD, Page 28 TITLE I TARGET CUTS BD PLAYER PRICE Target has dropped the SRP for the Philips BDP7200 Blu-ray Disc player from $229 to $199. The original list price for the player is $399. The player is proﬁle 1.1, playing picture-in-picture bonus features. – Chris Tribbey 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 The Dark Knight Pineapple Express Mirrors Appaloosa Eagle Eye Righteous Kill Iron Man My Best Friend’s Girl Wall-E Babylon A.D. Planet Earth: The Complete Series Bangkok Dangerous Wanted Death Race Transformers 300 The Transporter Tropic Thunder Mamma Mia! The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor *Units sold compared to No. 1 title Warner 100.00 Sony Pictures 90.31 Fox 50.88 Warner 49.30 Para./DreamWorks 47.70 Anchor Bay 42.07 Paramount 36.37 Lionsgate 35.14 Disney 33.24 Fox 32.78 BBC Video 29.70 Lionsgate 29.53 Universal 26.58 Universal 21.82 Para./DreamWorks 20.12 Warner 20.08 Fox 17.62 Para./DreamWorks 17.58 Universal 17.24 Universal 17.05 Source: Nielsen VideoScan First Alert data TOP 20 HIGH-DEF B D TI TL E S HA R E Percentage of Sales Per Title vs DVD* Week ended January 18, 2009 LABEL PERCENT TITLE B LU-R AY D I S C COMING UP STREETING The Bourne Trilogy Universal Street Date: 1/27 Hulk Vs. Lionsgate Street Date: 1/27 Lakeview Terrace Sony Pictures Street Date: 1/27 Open Season 2 Sony Pictures Street Date: 1/27 Pink Panther (1964) Fox/MGM Street Date: 1/27 Pride & Glory Warner Street Date: 1/27 Vicky Cristina Barcelona Genius/Weinstein Street Date: 1/27 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Planet Earth: The Complete Series 300 Iron Man Transformers The Dark Knight Batman Begins Hellboy II: The Golden Army Wanted Tropic Thunder Resident Evil: Degeneration Death Race Eagle Eye Wall-E Traitor Hancock Babylon A.D. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor Bangkok Dangerous The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Kung Fu Panda *Among Top 50 Blu-ray Sellers BBC Video 53.57% Warner 46.23% Paramount 42.39% Para./DreamWorks 40.25% Warner 30.80% Warner 30.26% Universal 25.57% Universal 24.99% Para./DreamWorks 22.23% Sony Pictures 21.98% Universal 21.87% Para./DreamWorks 21.32% Disney 20.87% Anchor Bay 20.07% Sony Pictures 18.34% Fox 17.92% Universal 17.74% Lionsgate 16.86% Disney 15.92% Para./DreamWorks 14.47% Source: Nielsen VideoScan First Alert data 12 Home Media Magazine January 26–February 1, 2009 http://www.homemediamagazine.com http://www.indicanpictures.com

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