Hot Topic: Home Entertainment Quarterly
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Have DVD bonus features gone bogus?
Added disc material loses its buzzAs DVD grew into a consumer phenomenon during the early part of the decade, an entire creative industry dedicated to making bonus disc content burgeoned right along with it.
Home video sales down in third quarter
Studios hope summer hits spark spending spreesHD late to deliver on DVD bonus hype
Early extras fall short of promisesCriterion Collection adds bonus features
Film classics eye supplemental materialFULL COVERAGE
Horror films haunt DVD market
October movie rentals under gory spell$100 million films head to DVD
Box office winners coming to home videoMarketers look for strong DVD sales
Historic summer box office means big shoes to fillIndustry elites convert DVDs to digital
High-end movie buffs early adopters of formatDirecTV takes lead in digital offerings
Satellite provider ramps up HDTV programmingIndie distribs influence format war
Smaller suppliers choose Blu-ray or HD DVDDigital Hollywood Fall flourishes
Up to 2,800 attendees expected at L.A. confabVid toppers blame movies, not medium
Consumer spending down on vid sales, rentalsIndie drivers speed growth
Variety profiles 15 execs revving suppliers' revenueJoe Amodei
Spurlock set to deliver four docs to Arts AllianceSteve Beeks & Ron Schwartz
Pair's DVD flare helps yield billion-dollar yearRobert Baruc
Screen Media gets more selective, aggressiveTim Clott
Echo Bridge president erasing DTV stigmaBill Clark
Starz president leads 28% net sales increaseMark Cuban & Randy Wells
Magnolia duo employ cross-platform strategyTrevor Drinkwater
Genius CEO makes lucrative Weinstein pactCheryl Freeman
Allumination scores direct account with WalmartMartin Greenwald & David Borshell
Niche DVD specialist fights off Lionsgate saleTom O'Malley
3-year-old distributor doubles DVD revenueJeff Sackman
ThinkFilm president ups studio's profile, profitsDean Wilson
First Look capitalizing on Nu Image's outputNew name and focus spark confab
VSDA rechristened EMA Home Media ExpoPressure mounts on U to turn Blu
Blu-ray selling twice as many titles as HD DVDCurrent and future summer catches
Ten notable titles from nonmajor suppliersFringe titles carve big-time niche
Raunchy releases generate more moneyUnrated DVDs cause for concern
Orgs call for crack down on discsHD DVD camp aims to regain ground
Discounts, flurry of releases plannedDVD business down
Slide is biggest decline of format's eraNew titles on high-def
A look at upcoming Blu-ray, HD DVD releasesDVD titles get several releases
Classics vie for fresh audiencesUrban film genre develops
Category moves beyond direct-to-video'Yard' a surprise success
Pictured opened at No. 1 in JanuaryHow DVDs became a success
Vision, compromise leads to prosperityWarring disc formats avoidable
As HD DVD & Blu-ray battle, rivals gain footholdDVD timeline
Looking back at the format's historyNext-gen disc battle finally heats up
As Blu-ray forces declare early victoryHi-def animates toon makers
Switch entails risk as well as opportunityRoaring Mouse leads narrow gain
Homevid biz grows half-point thanks to DisneyThe Contenders Collection
A look at 10 titles vying for Academy AwardsIt's hacked, but will it be sacked?
New copy-protection scheme grapples with first attackDownloads downplay hi-def
Broadband film library to growOld discs get born again
Upgraded DVDs take biz by surpriseTV DVD dials up full-series orders
Packaging is the key to the squeezeSmokin' spaces
Technology hasn't killed collective viewing just yetGuilds focus on fast-moving realm
As contract talks loom
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