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AUGUST 3–9, 2008 Home A R C H Media RESE MAR KET S HAR E 9% as of 7/27/08 I Blu-ray I DVD Consumers spent $115.75 million on DVDs for the week Blu-ray vs. DVD Sales* Consumers spent $8 million on Blu-ray Discs for the week Up 3.13% from the previous week. * Top 20 unit volume 91% Up 5.03% from the previous week. Source: Home Media Research BRINGING DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT TO YOU >> HIGH-DEF LG Blu-ray Player Links TV to Netflix Streams By Chris Tribbey G Electronics and Netflix will join forces on a Blu-ray Disc player this fall that will stream Netflix movies to the TV. Squashing speculation that LG would do a standalone set-top box that would stream content for Netflix subscribers — similar to the sub-$100 Roku Netflix-exclusive player — LG instead is making it a feature on its next Blu-ray player, the LG BD300. At press time LG had not confirmed a price for the player. Panasonic Exec: Blu-ray at Center of HD Universe Eisuke Tsuyuzaki says company believes in Blu INSIDE >> Blu Files X-Files’ Spotnitz explores Blu-ray. L >> ‘Troopers’ Panel With BD ST3 Comic-Con panel on BD Live. PAGE 8 By Erik Gruenwedel isn’t just regurgitating marketing s a charter member of the hype. He truly believes Panasonic Blu-ray Disc Association has staked much of its consumer and manufacturer of Blu-ray electronics success on widespread disc players, Panasonic was adoption of Blu-ray. To him, at the center of the format Blu-ray is much more than war with HD DVD and has a new format; it is ground been on the forefront ever zero of a burgeoning highsince, promoting the nextdefinition universe. generation-packaged media Home Media Magazine to consumers and retailers. checked in with Tsuyuzaki Riding shotgun throughTsuyuzaki for a status report on the out it all has been Eisuke new home entertainment Tsuyuzaki, VP of corporate develop- world order. ment of Panasonic Corp. of America and GM of its Blu-ray Disc Group. I HM: The home entertainment industry A fixture at conventions, confer- and studios are putting a major emphasis See PANASONIC, Page 26 ences and trade shows, Tsuyuzaki A However, in an interview with The New York Times, LG digital media sales and marketing VP Allan Jason hinted that it would be under $500, in order to stay competitive with other players. Netflix users can use the player just like their computer: They can add movies and TV shows to their instant queue (from the 10,000 titles currently available for streaming), and a new movie will start playing within 30 seconds. “LG Electronics is establishing itself as the See LG, Page 26 >> ELECTRO N IC DELIVERY Disney’s Iger: 5 Million Movie Downloads Sold on iTunes By Erik Gruenwedel SUPPLIER The Walt Disney Co.’s early adoption of Apple Inc.’s iTunes platform has produced sales of about 5 million movie downloads since 2006, according to Robert Iger, president and CEO of the media giant. INSIDE >> Whedon’s Web Series “Dr. Horrible” could be on DVD. >> MPAA Sues Sites Sites allegedly stream Hollywood hits. PAGE 10 Speaking to analysts last week in a third-quarter (ended June 28) conference call, Iger said the continued migration of consumers to the Internet for information and entertainment mandated Disney respond with digital initiatives or See IGER, Page 24 COMIC-CON ON DVD 2 1 S an Diego Comic-Con International 2008 wrapped July 27 with several tidbits about upcoming discs. I During the Entertainment Weekly Visionaries panel, Judd Apatow, Kevin Smith, Zack Snyder and Frank Miller had some DVD news to share. Topping the list was Snyder’s plan for the DVD versions of his 2009 film Watchmen. A comic set in the Watchmen universe, “Tales of the Black Freighter,” will See COMIC-CON, Page 24 Filmmaker Kevin Smith appeared on the Entertainment Weekly panel and hosted the “Battlestar Galactica” panel. 2 Seth MacFarlane (“Family Guy,” “American Dad”) also appeared at the show. Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty Images for Fox 1 3 Fritz Friedman (left), Sony Pictures Home Entertainment SVP of worldwide publicity, posed with Casper Van Dien, who reprises his role as Johnny Rico in Starship Trooper 3: Marauder, due on disc Aug. 5. 3 I VISIT OUR SCREENING ROOM AT HOMEMEDIAMAGAZINE.COM FOR COMIC-CON COVERAGE. I FOR MORE PHOTOS, SEE PAGE 6. NEWS DreamWorks will release Kung Fu Panda on Blu-ray Disc in the fourth quarter, executives announced. RESEARCH Sony Pictures’ 21 goes cha-ching at video retailers. The title tops the DVD and Blu-ray sales and rental charts. Page 4 Page 20 http://HOMEMEDIAMAGAZINE.COM

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