Paul Callaghan
PAUL CALLAGHAN has been involved in the home entertainment industry since 2000, when he joined Warner Home Video as a business analyst before taking a similar role with Twentieth Century-Fox Home Entertainment.
Paul joined the Screen Digest video department in early 2003, where he has been instrumental in developing the online Video Intelligence service and constructing new video forecasting models. In addition to covering video and video game news for the Screen Digest journal, he has written a number of reports including Getting personal: bringing video to the individual and Retail landscape: DVD sales channels explored.
Paul has managed and contributed to a large number of consultancy projects for clients including major Hollywood studios, independent distributors and TV companies. He has also spoken at a number of international conferences.
Paul holds an Honours degree from Manchester University and has recently completed an MSc in Information Technology at London South Bank University.
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The third edition of this best selling report provides definitive statistics and commentary on the current state of the European home video market, together with detailed forecasts for over 22 countries through to 2009. This report is essential reading for anyone within the home entertainment value chain.
The third edition of this best selling report provides definitive statistics and commentary on the current state of the European home video market, together with detailed forecasts for over 22 countries through to 2009. This report is essential reading for anyone within the home entertainment value chain.
Management Report - Jan 06
(Print & PDF)
In the 'big five' West European countries, viewers
watch an average of more than one DVD a week but
over a quarter of copies are borrowed
Mini Report - Jan 06
(PDF)
An investigation of the different retail channels
through which DVDs reach the market and the
trends in their dynamics. Patterns are not consistent
across the big five European territories
Mini Report - Jan 06
(PDF)
Newer dynamic anti-piracy encryption systems
beginning to make inroads but only six per cent
2005 releases were protected with either Sony
DADC's ARccOS or Macrovision's Ripguard
technology to prevent 'casual copying'
Mini Report - Jan 06
(PDF)
This report outlines how the DVD retail environment differs in Five Key Western European territories, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK. It identifies what methods are used to get DVDs into stores, who the key players are, and what strategies are adopted in selling DVDs. The report includes:
Management Report - Nov 05
(Print & PDF)
This report outlines how the DVD retail environment differs in Five Key Western European territories, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK. It identifies what methods are used to get DVDs into stores, who the key players are, and what strategies are adopted in selling DVDs. The report includes:
Management Report - Nov 05
(Print & PDF)
Universal Media Disc (UMD), designed to play on Sony's PSP handheld games console, got off to a good start in the US.
Mini Report - Aug 05
(PDF)
Despite the difficulties involved in acquiring accurate market data for the technical industries specialising in replication Screen Digest analysis of the European Audiovisual Observatory data indicates that Germany is the leading territory in Europe in this field, based on declared operating revenue and Screen Digest estimates.
Mini Report - Mar 05
(PDF)
Video games are generally considered to hold their price better than other packaged media such as CD's and DVDs. However, recent developments indicate that prices could again decline sharply prior to the launch of the next generation of games hardware.
Mini Report - Feb 05
(PDF)
The PC-dependent portable video player is a new category of device, which is being championed by Microsoft. Content holders may well see this type of device in a favourable light as it promotes the use of protected content, while making casual copying and file sharing harder than the earlier portable media players did.
Mini Report - Jan 05
(PDF)
The second edition of this report provides definitive statistics and commentary on the current state of the European home video market, together with detailed forecasts for over 20 countries through to 2007.
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