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April 8, 2010
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DVD Industry Down, But Not Downbeat
Although DVD sales have fallen steeply, rentals — spurred by a robust Netflix and Redbox kiosks — have risen sharply, with an 8.2% uptick in the first nine months of 2009, according to Rentrak’s Home Video Essentials. Factor in dramatic gains in Blu-ray Disc sales and digital delivery, and consumer consumption of home entertainment might be at an all-time high. ”It’s been a roller coaster of a year, but consumer demand for content is as strong as we’ve seen it,” says Ron Sanders, president of Warner Home Video. By The Hollywood Reporter (via ABC News)
Hollywood Seized By 3D Mania
The nationwide thumbs-up over “Avatar” — which just two weeks ago had Hollywood on edge — is now creating thumb-whiplash from insiders hitting the Blackberry with newfound 3D zeal, according to TheWrap’s Sharon Waxman. By TheWrap
More Redbox Kiosks Stock Warner, Uni Titles On Street
Redbox’s workaround agreements to get releases from studios like Warner Home Video and Universal Studios Home Entertainment on street date may be working better than a few months ago, according to one analyst who covers the company. Or maybe not, if you ask folks who run independent video stores. By Video Business
NPD: East Coast Snow Won’t Affect Retail Sales
“It’s not likely that a one or two day pause in holiday shopping will cause measurable impact on the final holiday sales volume, even when those two days are two of the busiest days holiday shopping days, the Saturday and Sunday before Christmas,” says the NPD Group’s Stephen Baker. By Home Media Magazine
Spotify Staffing Up For U.S.
The much-anticipated music streaming service had pushed back its launch from Q3/Q4-2009 to Q1/Q2-2010. But Spotify’s global business development head Faisal Galaria is now hiring for New York-based business development execs. By paidContent
A Year Out, Where’s RIAA’s Promised ISP Help?
The plan adopted last year by the RIAA in place of its controversial litigation campaign seems to have gone nowhere, writes CNET’s Greg Sandoval. The RIAA said at the time that it had struck partnerships with major Internet service providers, the Web’s true gatekeepers, and that they would help choke off online piracy. By CNET
CDSA Board Appoints MESA To Manage Ongoing Association Activities
New CDSA Executive Director, Martin Porter, to Assist in the Launch of New Standards to Protect Digital Assets Throughout the Supply Chain
CDSA, the Content Delivery & Storage Association, has named MESA, the Media & Entertainment Services Alliance, as its association management company of record. As its first responsibility, MESA will manage the continued rollout of CDSA’s newly updated and expanded international Content Protection Certification Program next year.
Martin Porter, MESA Executive Director, will also serve as Executive Director of CDSA as the successor to Charles Van Horn, CDSA President, who is retiring after 26 years with the organization. Under this new structure, MESA will provide organizational management for CDSA, while CDSA will continue to maintain its independent activities under the direction of its own Board of Directors.
“I have known and worked with Marty Porter in various capacities over the past 20 plus years and I feel confident that he will provide the value proposition for CDSA members that is so vital to the future health of the Association,” Van Horn said.
“CDSA has been the respected advocate for the content delivery and storage industry for 38 years. Most recently, our association has been recognized worldwide for our long track record of effectively administrating industry-developed content protection procedures,” says CDSA Chairman Frank Russomanno. “We welcome Martin Porter and MESA on board to manage our membership and to market our new IP auditing system, which is the end-product of a tremendous collaborative effort by our member companies and which has been created to address the changing needs of a changing industry.”
Linda Dyson will remain in the position of worldwide director of CDSA’s global standards and certification processes for the Content Protection and Security Standards, and the Copyright and Licensing Verification Standards and Procedures.
“The new CDSA Content Protection Certification Program is an incredibly relevant and flexible series of IP protection protocols that set the gold standard for the way that service providers will handle and process their customers’ assets in this exciting period of transition for content delivery and storage,” Porter explained. “Our plans include promoting those companies that play a leadership role by their adoption of these programs, by enhancing the program’s overall visibility throughout the international content and storage community.”
Linda Dyson can be contacted at ldyson@contentdeliveryandstorage.org. Martin Porter can be contacted at marty@MESAlliance.org.
About CDSA’s Content Protection and Security Standards
For over a decade, CDSA has been recognized as the worldwide leader of Anti-Piracy and Compliance Programs. Most recently, the Content Protection and Security Standards (CPSS) were first written in 2008 by an international team of intellectual property, anti-piracy and security experts from both the physical and digital security arenas, thus giving coverage to the whole supply chain. By implementing these Standards, organizations effectively demonstrate effective process approaches for the handling, manufacturing, storage and delivery of valuable entertainment, software and information and assets in the home entertainment, video game and music recording industries.
About CDSA
CDSA, the Content Delivery & Storage Association (formerly IRMA, the International Recording Media Association), is the worldwide forum advocating the innovative and responsible delivery and storage of entertainment, software and information content. Founded in 1970, this global trade association’s membership includes companies involved in every facet along the digital and physical media supply chain. Beginning with the audiocassette, through the home video revolution, and into today’s digital delivery era, CDSA has always been the organization companies turn to address the most important industry-wide issues of their time. More information is available online at: www.contentdeliveryandstorage.org
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CBS, Disney Mull Apple TV Proposal: WSJ
CBS and Disney are considering participating in Apple’s plan to offer television subscriptions over the Internet, as Apple prepares a potential new competitor to cable and satellite TV. By The Wall Street Journal
HDTV Owners Interested In 3D At Home — Via Cable
Another educational challenge for Blu-ray marketers? Half of the current HDTV installed-base is interested in watching 3D at home, according to a survey by research firm Quixel. But 46% of HDTV owners say they would highly prefer to receive 3D content via their cable or satellite service than via packaged media. By TWICE
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