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Blu-ray Disc Association Finalizes 3D Spec, Eyes 2010 Release
Consumers could be watching Blu-ray movies in 3D next year with the Blu-ray Disc Association’s completion of 3D specifications for the format, announced today. The Blu-ray 3D sp... More
Technicolor, Testronic Labs Team On Blu-ray Disc Verification
Testronic Labs and Thomson's Technicolor business unit are joining forces to offer Blu-ray Disc publishers a comprehensive set of testing services. With the new "on-location offer... More
Biden Huddles With Hollywood On Piracy Issues
Vice President Joe Biden, Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr., and FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III are among the top government officials meeting with entertainment industry leaders t... More
Blu-ray: All The Marketing Hallmarks Of A Hollywood Blockbuster
These days, marketers of Hollywood films routinely look for increased awareness from non-traditional sources, including news coverage of the marketing campaigns themselves in The N... More
At UBS Conference: DVD Decline Seen To Slow, But Challenges Won’t End With Recession
More from the UBS Global Media & Communications Conference in New York: two takes on the health of the DVD business. Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes told conference attendees yest... More
Two Takes On Content-Distribution Synergies At UBS Conference
With Comcast’s planned acquisition of a controlling stake in NBC Universal, talk of corporate synergies between content creators and distribution companies is back in the air on ... More
Comcast’s Deal For NBC Universal: Analysis Roundup
It’s official: Comcast has signed an agreement to acquire a 51% stake in NBC Universal from General Electric, paying $6.5 billion in cash and contributing $7.25 billion in assets... More
Analyst: Redbox’s New-Release Workaround Strains Under Studio Embargo
With Redbox now unable to obtain new release DVDs from three major studios, the offering in the company’s network of 21,000 kiosks is beginning to suffer, according to Pali Resea... More
Sony Seeks ‘United’ Supply Chain Across Electronics, Software
Sony Corp.’s various consumer divisions are adopting an increasingly coordinated approach to supply chain management to strengthen the company’s retail relationships, according... More
The Art And Science Of Collaborative Planning At CES
Michael Aguilar is widely known throughout the consumer electronics industry for his global supply chain initiatives on behalf of one of the world’s biggest companies - Panasonic... More
Research: Consumers Placing Greater Value In Entertainment Subscriptions
Overall monthly per-capita entertainment-content subscription spending has risen to $115 in 2009, an increase of nearly 7% since last year, according to NPD Group. As of August 20... More
Retailer Hastings’ Response To Redbox Drives Rentals
“Our movie rental business was negatively impacted by the de-valuing of the price of a rental movie primarily as a result of the growth of rental kiosks that rent movies for a do... More
