DVDs deliver extended cut of profit to studios
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sebimeyer on 2004/02/25:
„Certain movies, such as the original Star Wars trilogy, have been released numerous times on VHS, so there is a precedent of repeated releases that predates the arrival of DVDs. But the way movies are released now, some almost yearly with only minor changes, exudes pure marketing strategy.“
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„As far as I can tell, DVD has no special virtues for network video delivery, and networked delivery eliminates some of DVD's special virtues. Now it's on to a quick review of DVD basics, notes on DVD and the marketplace, DVD and libraries, DVD and other video media, and so on. DVD Basics A DVD is a "fancy CD"--a laser-read stamped disc, 12cm in“http://home.att.net/~wcc.libmedx/dvdspch.htm - Cached
„This new system means that DVDs can be released at the per-rental price minus whatever margin the distributors want to give to the rental services, and there is no additional risk of the content going on wide release. It effectively shifts power upwards towards the studios and away from the retailers like Blockbuster, because the upstream providers can now acquire a per-view margin rather than charge a single price for a DVD that can be rented several times. By imposing the right conditions on the downstream shops, distributors can acquire per-view revenues but leave the risk with rental outfits: They would do this by forcing rental shops to buy "per-view" discs in bulk quantities and then not accepting returns of unused DVDs.“http://www.salocin.com/weblog/archives/ 2003_05.html#000197 - Cached
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„On a side note, you might be interested to know that yourreport about TOHO VIDEO switching to DVDs in the near future ("1998")is totally false. I talked with people at Toho several months ago aboutthis, and again a few days ago when i saw this story come up on the alt.movies.monsternewsgroup (with Laserot credited as the source for the story). Accordingto the folks I talked to there is no plan currently on the boards for TohoVideo to release any titles on the DVD format anytime before the year 2000,and after that any policy changes will be dictated by then current markettrends.“http://www.laserrot.com/pieceofmind/archived/1997/ pom9706.html - Cached
„Less substantial was an IEEE Spectrum mention that: "In January, executives from some of the biggest names in hardware and software, such as Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard, and Nokia, sent a letter to the EU requesting an end to an antiquated levy system imposed by several national governments on analog copying equipment, which they say is now being extended to blank CDs, recordable DVDs, CD writers, and even computers in some countries." I couldn't find the letter online so please e-mail if you track it down. Frankly I don't see how the 20% figure could be accurate since losses from private copying cannot be accurately estimated. We can do without the statement entirely.“http://www.chiariglione.org/contrib/2003/ 030916chiariglione01.htm - Cached
„As the reality of a wait of (at that time) five or six years started to sink in, many people began asking why LucasFilm and THX couldn't put together high-quality anamorphic transfers and Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtracks for the original trilogy and Phantom Menace (which appeared on VHS in the spring of 2000 and even on LaserDisc in some overseas markets) and sell the hell out of some movie-only DVD's. Then Lucas could oversee the creating of a giant six-movie special edition boxed set after he finished with Episode III. (Seriously, how many Star Wars fans do you know with multiple copies of the original trilogy on VHS?) The result was an online petition, which is about the time that I got into the act with this page (the page has subsequently split into several pages : this news page, a review page , and a collection of DVD cover art ).“http://www.prillaman.net/starwarsdvdnews.html - Cached
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