…People abandoned cable TV in record numbers during the second quarter of 2010, according to analysts at SNL Kagan. Cable lost 711,000 subscribers, with six of eight MSOs reporting their worst quarterly video losses as well.
The Internet–for once–isn’t believe to be driving the exodus. It’s the diminished economy and the resulting unemployment and poor housing starts…
Source says that video retailer could close 500 to 800 of its stores
When we reported earlier this month that Dustin Hoffman was getting dragged back in to the Meet the Parents franchise in a last-ditch effort to save Little Fockers, it sounded like he’d just pop into a scene or two and leave it at that. But Deadline is reporting that Hoffman has officially confirmed his paricipation, and not only does it include four brand-new scenes, but they wound up paying him the exact exorbitant amount he was asking the first go around, which caused them not to hire him begin with…
…Little Fockers will reportedly be costing at least $100 million, which is yet another insane overspend for Universal, the studio that also paid $100 million for Land of the Lost…
No one needs any introduction to America’s prolonged recession, which has put millions of people out of work and set the country on edge, creating an unprecedented level of angst, anger and political unrest. But even though this year’s box office grosses are up a little over a year ago — due mainly to higher ticket prices and 3-D — Hollywood remains in the grip of a serious recession of its own…
A group of scientists and engineers this week released a draft glossary for 3DTV that starkly illustrates its own necessity. Never before has TV had so much power to make people sick…
…If the images are captured too far apart, you could create “retinal rivalry, for example. “Transmission of incompatible images to each eye.” And not just incompatible in the way reality TV is incompatible with normal thinking. Incompatible as in “brain shear.”
James Cameron is credited with applying the term–which actually refers to real, physical brain injury–to the hurl factor of improperly produced 3DTV:…
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ.: In-Stat says Web-to-TV video is growing more rapidly than forecasters expected. The market researchers now say that by 2014, there will be 57 million U.S. broadband households viewing full-length online video on TV. Revenues associated with the content are projected to grow from $2 billion to over $17 billion over a five-year period…
As great as every Pixar movie has been since its release, Finding Nemo has held the title of “Biggest Box Office Success” for the animation company since it was released in 2003. Even more impressive? No other film has come close. Raking in nearly $868 million during its run, the only other film in Pixar’s stable to approach it was Up, which made $731 million. Until now.
According to Box Office Mojo, Toy Story 3 has now made $896,218,546 worldwide, making it Pixar’s new number one…
In ticket sale numbers or due to inflated 3D charges?
Move decriminalizes illegal street sales
In a sign of Spain’s sometimes striking tolerance toward piracy, two regions in Catalonia have suggested penalty-free zones for bootleggers…
https://www.variety.com/article/VR1118022867.html?categoryid=13&cs=1
Disney says premium VOD an ‘interesting opportunity’
LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK — Hollywood studios are getting closer to a deal to make new movies available to cable and satellite TV operators like Time Warner Cable and DirecTV as early as 30 to 60 days after their theatrical debuts, for a premium price.
Under terms discussed so far, cable or satellite customers choosing to watch first-run movies at home would have to pay around $24.99 for a movie 60 days after its theatrical release, and up to $50 for a 30-day window…
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i2c5aa2b5f24b2a9b4a65f1f5ae089344
