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Putting the future in focus
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VoD: Consumers Love It, As Long As It's Free
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29 Jun 09
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Free video-on-demand (VoD) transmissions of movies on US cable have been a huge hit with consumers, with Comcast alone generating 3.6bn free VoD views last year. While free VoD has certainly proved a valuable weapon in cable's battle with satellite a...
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Video Rental 2009: Innovations Halt Long Decline, 2nd Ed
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20 Apr 09
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Video Rental 2009: Innovations Halt Long Decline management report from Adams Media Research quantifies and projects the long-term impact of the new forms of video rental on the future of the traditional video store.
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Q1 2009 video results: the good, the bad, and the ugly
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01 Jun 09
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Shipments of new-release feature films on video to the rental and retail markets were not down nearly as much as consumer spending in the first quarter. Five of the top films shipped in the last week of March so their sales were not fully reflected i...
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Major rental chains lose share to smaller specialists
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31 May 09
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Traditional video stores continued to give up market share in 2008 to online subscription rentals and $1-a-night kiosks. But the retrenching by major chains, including closing underperforming stores, gave smaller chains and independents a chance to ...
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Subscription network VOD losing share to Internet
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26 May 09
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Cable, DBS and IPTV subscription TV networks have a huge advantage in offering video-on-demand content - they already have millions of TVs hooked up to their networks. But the download-to-own model produces more revenue per transaction, allowing App...
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NCR set to roll out Blockbuster-branded kiosks
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11 May 09
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Retail automation leader NCR jump-started its previously-announced drive to roll out Blockbuster-branded kiosks with the April 21 acquisition of the #2 kiosk company, The New Release Co. The move gives NCR instant market share in what AMR estimates ...
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YouTube Turns Pro, Studios Go Free
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30 Apr 09
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YouTube now has deals with Disney/ABC/ESPN, Sony, MGM, CBS, Lionsgate, Starz and the BBC for premium film and TV content which it will showcase in a newly-designed pro-only interface. For studios, ad-supported catalog movies on YouTube and Hulu fill...
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iTunes and Xbox jump-start internet video spending
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03 Apr 09
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Spending on online movies easily outgrew every other media market last year; of course that growth was from a very small base. Internet time seems to be running in slow motion when it comes to movie delivery, but the decision by studios in early 2008... |