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Company Project Canvas: Coming into focus
Further details published on Project Canvas - the free-to-access over the top video joint venture between the BBC, ITV, Five and BT - stress it will be an open platform, not a gatekeeper, an approach that may allow Canvas to avoid the same fate as Kangaroo, which was quashed by the Competition Commission. Nonetheless, Screen Digest believes that the proposals are fundamentally conservative, with the JV intending to retain control of its EPG - albeit on a non-exclusive basis - with pride of place going to the core broadcast JV partners. Significantly, the PSBs will have a majority share of the voting, giving BT and any further ISPs that come on board, little power to block unified broadcaster decisions.
13-Aug-09

Company Digital Copy: A Function not a Feature
Studio movie releases on DVD and Blu-ray Disc are increasingly being bundled with digital files as a way to both bolster the value of the existing physical disc business and convince consumers of the merits of digital ownership. However, there are some serious question marks around the implementation of the Digital Copy strategy, notably attempts to associate the proposition with a premium and inconsistencies in approach which threaten to increase consumer confusion about digital, rather than diminish it. We expect Digital Copy will become a standard 'function' of physical discs and therefore will not remain a monetizable 'feature'.
03-Apr-09

Industry 3D in the Home: Market forecast and assessment
Is 3D the next dimension for home entertainment? This report offers a first-take assessment on the opportunities and hurdles for 3D in the home.
09-Mar-09

Market monitor Video Market Monitor: Russia
Local economic growth and a combination of studio initiatives have encouraged strong growth in the Russian video business. Screen Digest has conducted extensive research in the territory, obtaining comprehensive feedback from local representatives of all six major studios or their licensees and gaining invaluable insights into a market that is notoriously difficult to quantify.This report combines Video Intelligence data and analyst commentary to examine trends in hardware, software, distribution and the retail environment for all formats.
15-Dec-08

Research Article 2008 UK supermarkets play games card
Loss-leader strategy employed by the major chains challenges specialist and independent stores
11-Dec-08

Research Article 2008 Creating a home for 3D releases
The industry is working towards 3D movies in posttheatrical windows but a consensus on the approach has yet to emerge
03-Nov-08

Research Article 2008 TV displays: slim, faster, wireless
Our report from the IFA show in Berlin shows that manufacturers have moved on to the next stage after high-definition receivers
15-Oct-08

Research Article 2008 Legitimate video growth in Russia
Western studio initiatives have stimulated the market,which is expected to boast the largest number of DVD households by the end of 2008
23-Sep-08

Research Article 2008 European video software market
DVD sales continue to grow in Europe, despite the maturity of the market, rising five per cent in 2007 for the ninth consecutive year since the launch of the format. Price erosion, especially in Central and Eastern Europe, affected overall market value
12-Aug-08

Research Article 2008 Rental windows reign in Spain
The decline in DVD rentals has enoucraged the reintroduction of an exclusive window
17-Jun-08

Company DVD Burning Could Light a Fire under Retail Market
Manufacturing on Demand (MOD), a process enabling retaliers to burn DVDs on demand, could shift the balance of power in DVD retail by opening up the market to content that it is not usually released on DVD
13-Jun-08

Research Article 2008 DVD manufacturing-on-demand
DVD replication is suited to the on-demand model. Burn times have been reduced and the cost of components has fallen, so it is now a relatively quick and affordable procedure. The development of selfcontained replication units has made it possible for DVDs to be manufactured on-demand, and on-site, in retail stores and warehouses.
23-Apr-08