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Tom Adams

Tom, founder of Adams Media Research, has been widely acknowledged as a leading authority on the U.S. home entertainment markets. Tom developed the analytical models that generate AMR's estimates and projections, and works closely with his team of analysts to generate strategic reports, newsletter articles, industry white papers and strategic consultations that provide actionable intelligence to content producers, network providers, technology innovators and investors. Tom founded AMR in 1993, after six years as senior analyst at Paul Kagan Associates.


> Recent Reports & Articles by Tom Adams
Adobe PDF Economy Fails to Dampen First Half U.S. Home Video Economy Fails to Dampen First Half U.S. Home Video Report locked, login or read more about how to purchase this report
The U.S. home video market was not so badly hit by the threatened economic recession in the first six months of the year, with retail sales flat (ending a three-year decline) and rental slightly increasing. With a stronger second-half movie release slate in prospect, we think 2008 will see a slight growth in retail consumer spending to $16bn, with Blu-ray increasing its share to 6%.
08-Sep-08
Adobe PDF Worldwide Film Revenues to Grow at 4.4% CAGR to 2011 Worldwide Film Revenues to Grow at 4.4% CAGR to 2011 Report locked, login or read more about how to purchase this report
Projections of worldwide markets suggest that major US studio revenue from feature film exploitation will grow to from $34.9bn in 2007 to $41.6bn in 2011. Studios are facing much lower increases in profits than they enjoyed when DVD took off. GMI believes digital distribution will prove as damaging to the industry as some have predicted, though it will not be a bonanza either.
18-Jul-08
Adobe PDF Financing the Movie Industry in a Slow-growth Era Financing the Movie Industry in a Slow-growth Era Report locked, login or read more about how to purchase this report
Feature film revenue for the major studios totaled $34.9bn in 2007, but growth is slowing as the DVD boom runs out of gas. Studios rely increasingly on financial investors to share the burden of rising production costs, but can they rely on their continuing support?
07-Jul-08
Adobe PDF The Netflix set-top box: connecting for good? The Netflix set-top box: connecting for good? Report locked, login or read more about how to purchase this report
Netflix (NFLX)'s recent announcement of a $100 dedicated device for streaming of movies direct to the TV set is the first part of a hardware strategy that will be a key weapon in the company's churn reduction armory and the competitive battle with Blockbuster (BBI).
29-May-08
Adobe PDF Blu-ray Sales Take Off; Can Industry Keep Up? Blu-ray Sales Take Off; Can Industry Keep Up? Report locked, login or read more about how to purchase this report
Blu-ray disc sales in the US are going strong soon after the resolution of the next-gen DVD format war. Retailers are taking the hit and are likely to put pressure on studios to reduce wholesale BD prices. GMI believes increased buy rates from PS3 owners are key to driving unit sales higher.
10-Apr-08
Adobe PDF Hi-Def Format War Over: The Real Battle Begins Hi-Def Format War Over: The Real Battle Begins Report locked, login or read more about how to purchase this report
The abrupt surrender by Toshiba's HD DVD format leaves Sony's Blu-ray the winner in the now-ended high-definition format war. Studios now face a battle with retailers to maintain pricing of Blu-ray discs- a battle GMI says they must win.
18-Mar-08
Adobe PDF Man Bites Dog: Studios embrace iTunes rental Man Bites Dog: Studios embrace iTunes rental Report locked, login or read more about how to purchase this report
All major studios license digital movie rights to Apple - but for rental only, after failing to come to terms on price for retail
08-Feb-08
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