Latest News
Netflix Plans Streaming To Wii Consoles Via Disc
Netflix plans to offer movie and TV show streaming services to subscribers via Wii videogame consoles this spring, in a new deal that could bring digital video distribution to mill... More
Blu-ray Player Sales Up 44% During Holidays
Unit sales of Blu-ray players during the 2009 holiday season were 44% higher than in 2008, but down 5% in value, as retailers slashed player prices by 34% over the five-week period... More
Kids Still Heavily Reliant On Packaged Media For Entertainment
For every dollar that kids spend on entertainment content, 85 cents go toward physical products, with the balance going to digital media, according to new research from the NPD Gro... More
‘DECE’ Consortium Unveils Digital Entertainment Standard
The major studios, technology providers, and other companies comprising the 48-member Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem (DECE) together announced on Jan. 4 an open “common ... More
CDSA Board Appoints MESA To Manage Ongoing Association Activities
New CDSA Executive Director, Martin Porter, to Assist in the Launch of New Standards to Protect Digital Assets Throughout the Supply Chain CDSA, the Content Delivery & Storage... More
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
