Disney embraces Blu-ray/DVD combos JAN. 7 | Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment will include a standard-definition DVD copy within many of its 2009 Blu-ray Disc releases, aiming to improve the utility of the high-definition format. Disney plans to do this with all Blu-ray titles starting with the March 10 bow of Pinocchio (pictured) running through to the October rollout of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
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About 80 Chinese copyright owners, including Joy.cn, Beijing Polybona Film Distribution, Beijing Orange Sky Entertainment Group and SFS Emperor, are planning a massive legal assault against Chinese Internet video website Tudou.com for various copyright infringements.
Apple has cut deals that will finally enable iTunes to offer songs free of copy protection software from the three largest music labels, according to two sources close to the negotiations.
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2008 Video Hall of Fame cocktail party The Video Hall of Fame cocktail party was held just before the gala event on Dec. 8 at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. Photos by Lionel Cassini
Lisa Rinna gets Beautiful Lisa Rinna celebrated the DVD release of her Dance Body Beautiful fitness titles, Learn & Burn and Jive, Jump, Ballroom Bump, on Dec. 9 at Belle Gray in Sherman Oaks, Calif. The DVDs will be released on Dec. 16 from Warner.
Image retail conference Image held its first retail conference at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Dec. 9. The supplier reported a record fiscal year. Photos by Amy Graves
MEDIA WONK Paul Sweeting, Media Wonk, ContentAgenda January 6, 2009 iTunes: Free at last
So, I get on a plane at National Airport this morning to fly to Las Vegas, through Ch... More
DISC DISH Samantha Clark, Managing editor and online editor, Video Business January 6, 2009 Changeling DVD, Blu-ray
Universal will deliver the $35 million-grossing Changeling to DVD and Blu-ray on Feb.... More
BETWEEN THE LINES Marcy Magiera, Editor in chief, Video Business December 31, 2008 Remember HD DVD?
I have really been at a loss about how to put a full stop on the end of old year, and... More
BLU STATE Susanne Ault, Senior Reporter, Video Business December 31, 2008 Amazon Post-Christmas Deal
There could be one more present to unwrap in your future: a free Playstation 3 Blu-ra... More
12/31/2008 10:24:00 AM OPINION: Mixed Year Paul Sweeting is editor of Content Agenda OCT. 31 | The fact that Las Vegas hotels were slashing their Consumer Electronics Show room rates a month before the annual technology fair was scheduled to open next week can’t have been a good sign for the venerable tradeshow or the industry it’s meant to showcase. More
12/15/2008 OPINION: 3D—a new dimension for home entertainment? Marie Bloomfield is an analyst with Screen Digest DEC. 15 | The early success of digital 3D in cinemas has encouraged Hollywood to ramp up 3D production, but a lack of standards for bringing 3D to the home means studios are missing out on potential revenue in the video and TV release windows. More
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