Archive for the ‘Digital Video Delivery’ Category
Friday, May 30th, 2008
by Paul Erickson, Director, DVD and HD Market Research
Two notable events over the past week involve the release of more-affordable products enabling people to consume digital content: the arrival of a $298 Blu-ray player at Wal-Mart and the release of the $99 Netflix Player by Roku. Each represents a significant ...
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Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
By Paul Erickson, Director DVD and HD Market Research
Recently, the entertainment and technology media have been abuzz over the implications of the significant announcement by Apple that iTunes would now offer day and date releases of movie titles in conjunction with their regular release on DVD. The deal involves most ...
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Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
by Paul Erickson
The next generation DVD format war is over. The past week has been a tumultuous one for the beleaguered HD DVD high definition disc format. HD DVD’s fortunes suffered a significant turnabout shortly before CES in January, when Warner Bros. announced Blu ray Disc exclusivity. Since that time, ...
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Wednesday, January 16th, 2008
By Paul Erickson, Director of DVD and HD Market Research
At CES, Warner Bros.’ announcement of Blu-ray exclusivity was the talk of the next generation segment, with Toshiba being taken by surprise before the show. The studio’s move has been covered extensively by a variety of outlets and has strongly boosted ...
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Tuesday, December 18th, 2007
By Paul Erickson, Director of DVD and HD Market Research
On December 7, DisplaySearch hosted its annual Black Friday results webinar, and there were several strong take-aways for the next generation DVD segment. First, given consumer conservatism towards buying next generation hardware due to perceived high prices and existing satisfaction with ...
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