As DVD sales decline, the studios are looking for new ways to increase profits.
The movie industry plans to stream content directly to consumers in order to reduce piracy. They will premier films before they are released in theaters (and/or 3 months before they are available in DVD) .... People will pay one price per stream similar to pay per view.
Some believe that interrupting or changing the cycle of release Theater > DVD > TV, will destroy the movie industry. Even the theater experience that has been so strong and has survived the surge of VHS and then the DVD, may not survive the lack of theatrical releases with this new streaming media approach.
Today you can find streaming media on hulu.com, iTunes and Amazon's Unbox. With broadband penetration spreading many TV stations are already getting used to people having their own TV schedule (let's not even mention the DVR boxes). The numbers paint the picture of a much different entertainment future (http://www.forbes.com/2007/12/09/tv-online-video-biz-media-cx_lh_1210biztv.html)
The movie industry knows that the idea of spinning a plastic disc to watch a movie will seem positively archaic as the old vinyl disc are today for us. The rise of streaming media will replace the DVDs and if everything works as they plan they will do the same with the theatrical releases.
Please make your comments...
The movie industry plans to stream content directly to consumers in order to reduce piracy. They will premier films before they are released in theaters (and/or 3 months before they are available in DVD) .... People will pay one price per stream similar to pay per view.
Some believe that interrupting or changing the cycle of release Theater > DVD > TV, will destroy the movie industry. Even the theater experience that has been so strong and has survived the surge of VHS and then the DVD, may not survive the lack of theatrical releases with this new streaming media approach.
Today you can find streaming media on hulu.com, iTunes and Amazon's Unbox. With broadband penetration spreading many TV stations are already getting used to people having their own TV schedule (let's not even mention the DVR boxes). The numbers paint the picture of a much different entertainment future (http://www.forbes.com/2007/12/09/tv-online-video-biz-media-cx_lh_1210biztv.html)
The movie industry knows that the idea of spinning a plastic disc to watch a movie will seem positively archaic as the old vinyl disc are today for us. The rise of streaming media will replace the DVDs and if everything works as they plan they will do the same with the theatrical releases.
Please make your comments...
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