Disney’s Iger Isn’t Backing Down On Shorter DVD Windows
Disney CEO Bob Iger says he’s even suggested that exhibitors sell the DVD at the theaters for moviegoers to pick up on the way out while the… Read more »
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Does Netflix Have A Target On Its Back?
If you can’t beat ‘em, buy ‘em … BusinessWeek posits that Netflix’s success over Wal-Mart and Blockbuster makes the online DVD company a t… Read more »
Peerflix Receives $8 Million Second Round
By Rafat Ali
(down the page) That’s according to an SEC filing, picked up by PE Week Wire…Peerflix, a small company making some waves with its DVD-swap… Read more »
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Warner Joins Blu-Ray DVD Camp; Toshiba Turns To China
By Rafat Ali
The war continues and so does the confusion…two big moves came to light today:
–Warner Bros: Warner Bros. said Thursday that its home vid… Read more »
Blu-Ray’s Won? HP Calls For Compromise
By Rafat Ali
The activity in the DVD standards market is at fever pace, with the two rival factions: HD-DVD vs Blu-Ray. Today, Forrester came out with a… Read more »
Earnings: Netflix’s Earnings Drop; Subs Increase
By Rafat Ali
Online DVD rental company Netflix’s Q3 earnings fell due to marketing costs from its war with rival Blockbuster and other charges, but subsc… Read more »
Cuban to Launch DVD Label?
By Rafat Ali
If by that they mean that he’ll sell the movies on his HD and other networks as DVDs, well, that is obviously yes. But anyway, would be inte… Read more »
FAQ: HD DVD vs. Blu-ray; Paramount Hedges Bets
By Rafat Ali
This is a good primer on the Blu-Ray vs HD-DVD camp…following Microsoft and Intel jump over to the HD-DVD camp, Dell and Hewlett-Packard,… Read more »
Samsung To Launch Dual Format DVD Player; War Still On
By Rafat Ali
You’ll probably see a lot more of these devices, and expect it to come from the smaller and more nimble device players…but for now, Samsun… Read more »
Movie Windows Set To Shrink
By Rafat Ali
And high time they did…hopefully they’ll have some trickle down effect for online movie service. Robert Iger, CEO-elect of Disney, recentl… Read more »
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Sony, Toshiba Have Given On Unified DVD Format
By Rafat Ali
Lots of fun on the movie DVD formats..the camps, as I wrote before, are now set.
Not the Blu-Ray (headed by Sony) vs HD-DVD (headed by Toshi… Read more »
Blu-Ray Vs HD-DVD Camps Are Set Now
By Rafat Ali
The Blue-Ray vs HD-DVD divide is set now, with Universal Music Group, one of the top worldwide music labels, deciding to back Sony’s answer… Read more »
Cisco/Linksys Buys Network Entertainment Firm For $61 Million
By Rafat Ali
Linksys, the consumer networking division of Cisco, has bought out Kiss Technology of Hoersholm, Denmark, for $61 million in cash. Kiss make… Read more »
DVD Roundup Report This Week
By Rafat Ali
Bunch of DVD business related developments this week, including Amazon.com’s Germany launch and the eternal fight of HD-DVD vs Blue-Ray:
–… Read more »
Amazon.com Buys CustomFlix On-Demand DVD Service
(reg. req.) Amazon.com, still trying to figure out its part in the digital media sector, has bought out CustomFlix Labs, a small, Santa Cru… Read more »
Movies on Sony PSP: Sales Figures Still Unclear
We’ve been covering the slew of movie studios releasing movies in UMD format for Sony PSP…but this story says that the sales figures on th… Read more »
DVD Roundup Links
Some DVD technology and business related stories over the last week:
– Microsoft Ties Up With Toshiba on HD-DVD: Toshiba, which backs the H… Read more »
Format Wars, Episode II: The DVD
(reg. req.) A detailed story on the format wars in DVD market: HD-DVD vs Blu-Ray. The two camps are trying to strike a last-minute deal and… Read more »
DVD Roundup Report: Deals, Technologies Etc
A bunch of links on the DVD technology development and deals:
– EMI wins battle for DVD rights to Live 8 concerts: EMI has scored a coup ov… Read more »
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