‘Alice’ Tops DVD Sales In First Week

June 10, 2010 · Posted in M&E Daily, Today's M&E Connections · Comment 

Sales of Walt Disney Studios’ “Alice In Wonderland” bested other new releases such as Universal’s “The Wolfman” and Fox’s “Burn Notice: Season Three” for the week ended June 6, according to Rentrak. “Alice” sold four times as many discs as “The Wolfman,” according to fellow sales tracker Nielsen VideoScan (via Home Media Magazine). The Nielsen service adds that Blu-ray comprised 37% of Disney’s total first-week “Alice” sales.

Neither Rentrak nor VideoScan have released specific sales figures for the title. Analysts have been trying to measure the impact on sales from the movie’s availability via Redbox kiosks and Netflix’s disc rental; Disney claims there is no cannibalization. Rentrak (via PR Newswire)

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Rentrak: Free Content, Subscription Services Dominate VOD

May 13, 2010 · Posted in M&E Daily, Today's M&E Connections · Comment 
Video-on-demand viewers spent more than 3.1 billion hours watching on demand content in 2009, according to home entertainment research firm Rentrak.
The market for “transaction on demand” such as pay-per-view movies, however, reamains relatively small. VOD consumers placed more than 208 million transaction orders in 2009, totaling more than $963 million.
That compares to 5.1 billion orders for free on-demand content during the year, as well as 1.6 billion orders based on subscription on-demand services (such as Netflix streaming).
In an average month, 45% of VOD-enabled set-top boxes utilize some sort of on-demand service. “Active users” of VOD, Rentrak says, order an average of 16.4 free programs per month, along with 8.7 subscription programs and two movies-on-demand. Via PR Newswire

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Rentrak: DVD, Blu-ray Rentals Up 4% In ‘09

January 5, 2010 · Posted in M&E Daily, Today's M&E Connections · Comment 

U.S. consumer spending on DVD and Blu-ray rentals rose 4.1% to $6.5 billion in 2009, according to Rentrak’s Home Video Essentials, which collects point-of-sale data. During the year, kiosk revenue grew 94%, with the Redbox-dominated channel approaching $1 billion in revenue. Kiosk rentals were more than enough to offset a 3.2% decline in rentals from brick-and-mortar outlets such as Blockbuster and online sectors. By Variety

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DVD Industry Down, But Not Downbeat

December 23, 2009 · Posted in M&E Daily, Today's M&E Connections · Comment 

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)

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‘Gran Torino’ Tops 2009 VOD Transactions

October 27, 2009 · Posted in M&E Daily, Today's M&E Connections · Comment 

The Clint Eastwood movie has generated nearly six million VOD transactions worldwide and $30 million in consumer spending, according to Warner Bros. Home Entertainment and Rentrak. By Home Media Magazine

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Disc Rentals Surge

October 12, 2009 · Posted in M&E Daily, Today's M&E Connections · Comment 

Year-to-date spending on DVD and Blu-ray rentals is up 8.2% over 2008, to $5 billion, according to Rentrak. Fueling the growth are kiosks, the further establishment of the Blu-ray channel, and the economy. By Variety

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