With instant access to movies, Hollywood has a rental problem
Hollywood has a problem. Consumers are opting for online movie rentals and streaming rather than buying DVDs or Blu-rays. And it’s hurting movie makers’ bottom lines.
Recent data indicates that DVD and Blu-ray sales fell off a cliff in the fourth quarter of last year, traditionally a strong quarter for sales as it’s the holiday time. Sure, we’re in a recession and spending is down across the board, but look at the other trend: movie rentals… Continue Reading
DECE gets some new members for its league of extraordinary DRM — still no Apple
The Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem (DECE), a consortium attempting to set new standards for the transfer and storage of copyrighted digital content, announced that six new members signed on today at the CES conference in Las Vegas. Deluxe, Panasonic, Samsung, MOD Systems, Sonic Solutions/CinemaNow and Widevine Technologies join a roster that already included many of the prominent names in digital content. One name still missing, however, is Apple.
That’s important because, let’s be clear, what DECE… Continue Reading