The home video charts were painted green last week, as Universal Studios Home Entertainment’s The Incredible Hulk debuted at No. 1 on all three charts.
Comcast Corp. Oct. 29 reported third-quarter (ended Sept. 30) net income of $771 million, up 38% from income of $560 million during the prior-year period.
Amid purely technical presentations about delivering broadcasts in 1080p Oct. 28 at the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) exposition, casual consumers may (or may not) have been surprised to glean this about high-definition: Most of the high-definition they see isn’t the best picture available.
Sony Pictures' (including Sony Pictures Home Entertainment) second quarter (ended Sept. 30) operating income topped $106 million, up nearly 200% from income of $35.7 million during the previous year period.
The troubled economy may spell opportunity for video rental stores, as cash-strapped consumers skip nights out on the town and gravitate toward more economical ways to entertain themselves.
