Paramount and DreamWorks Animation's stated reasons for going all HD DVD -- as in no Blu-ray -- don't make much sense. Most of the mainstream press ate up their press release and left it at that. A couple of trade journalists nailed down the likely cause: that the HD DVD manufacturers paid the studios something like $150 million to make this … [Read more...]
10% of consumers prefer downloads
DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group, the DVD industry's cheerleading squad, just released a study showing that consumers prefer watching a movie on DVD or TV instead of downloading it. The video industry trades both positioned this bit of non-news as "just 10% preferred to watch a movie via streaming or downloading." Download Movies 101 … [Read more...]
Google Video down the ‘Tube
Google, the proud new owner of YouTube, will pull the plug on its online video store Wednesday Google Video tried to make money on sales or rentals of downloadable content such as new and old CBS television shows, Charlie Rose and pro basketball. A Google spokesman told the Los Angeles Times that the move "is a reaffirmation of our … [Read more...]
Movielink sold in Blockbuster deal
Blockbuster made a quantum leap into the video downloading business Wednesday by acquiring Movielink. "Clearly, our customers have responded favorably to having other convenient ways to access movies and entertainment," Blockbuster chieftain James Keyes told the New York Times. Keyes told the AP that Blockbuster could make additional … [Read more...]
Making a living (or not) with online video
The explosive growth of online video in the past two years has everyone with a camcorder or a TV network wondering about the potential for meaningful compensation. So far, no one's getting rich but the video clip hosts. Wondering if TV will work on the Web, The Wall Street Journal today posted an email conversation between Steven Starr, … [Read more...]
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