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Digital Could Shift in Studios’ Favor   3 Jun, 2011

Netflix and Hulu are victims of their own success. No longer will these services be able to buy content at rock-bottom prices and offer low-cost content to consumers at a relative bargain.More>>

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I Bet VHS Is Tanking Vs. VOD, Too!   13 May, 2011

Blu-ray revenue has not offset the decline in DVD revenue either, but to omit its contribution to the studios’ bottom line and only concentrate on the decline of the previous-generation format’s revenue — and use a number the studios say is seriously out of whack with reality — is...More>>

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Disc Isn’t Dead; Kiosks Are Doing Fine   2 May, 2011

Recent developments fly in the face of naysayers who claim that physical media is dead. More>>

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The Neverending Story: Windows   15 Apr, 2011

After a spate of conflict last year, the studios that had wrangled with Netflix and Redbox privately and in the courts finally nailed down windows on new-release discs and settled into a more comfortable, if not wholly friendly, relationship with the two rental companies.More>>

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Digital: The New Frontier   28 Mar, 2011

Studios are navigating an ever-changing but exciting digital landscape.More>>

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What Happens Without Blockbuster?   4 Mar, 2011

Last week a representative from the United States Trustee Program — a branch of the Justice Department — filed a motion saying Blockbuster doesn’t have the funds to bankroll its fiscal reorganization and should therefore liquidate under Chapter 7.More>>

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Title Contraction Paring Disc Sales?   29 Jul, 2010

<b>Steph Sums It Up:</b> Considering the headwinds, disc sales are pretty strong, showing consumers’ continued interest in owning the content they love the most.More>>

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Blockbuster’s Debt Load and Marketing (Take 2)   28 Apr, 2010

<b>Steph Sums It Up:</b> Yesterday, Blockbuster made an attempt to tout its new-release advantage with a press release.More>>

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Blockbuster Blames the Red Menace   24 Feb, 2010

Blockbuster CEO Jim Keyes is seeing red — as in Redbox kiosks — in his explanation for the chain’s continuing woes.More>>

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How Much of Neflix’s Green Is Blu?   2 Feb, 2010

While most of the headlines about Netflix’s boffo fourth quarter emphasized the growth of streaming, a little-reported footnote is that the company held the line on revenue-per-subscriber via Blu-ray premiums.More>>

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