http://www.screendigest.com/rss/ en-gb Copyright: (C) Screen Digest 240 Regional Sports Network Madison Square Garden (MSG) Networks went off the air for Time Warner Cable (TWC) subscribers as of 1 Jan after both parties failed to come to terms over carriage fee rate increases....(free content) http://www.screendigest.com/news/Time_Warner_Cable_blacks_out_MSG_Networks/view.html http://www.screendigest.com/news/Time_Warner_Cable_blacks_out_MSG_Networks/view.html 2012-01-04 Warner Home Video launched the first UltraViolet-enabled Blu-ray Disc (BD) titles in the US in October with a UK launch confirmed for 26 December and Canada next in line. Studios expect to expand the frequency of UltraViolet (UV) discs to the point that, by the holiday sales season of 2012, most major theatrical releases will come to these markets on UV-compliant discs. As a first step, the studios have clearly been smart in focusing on the initial delivery of UV rights via discs, on which US consumers will spend $9.2bn this year anyway, rather than via downloads, on which they will spend just $667m. Trying to maintain the value in the physical space is clearly a key short term strategic priority.(subscription content) http://www.screendigest.com/reports/20111116b/2011_12_first_ultraviolet_discs_hit_the_us_market/view.html http://www.screendigest.com/reports/20111116b/2011_12_first_ultraviolet_discs_hit_the_us_market/view.html 2011-12-16 While pay TV operators, networks and investors worry about the potential of cord-cutting, cord-shaving or cord-avoidance (various ways for consumers to limit their spending on pay TV subscriptions), the reality is that consumers are generally keeping their pay TV subscriptions and finding other areas to cut back their entertainment spending-mainly by cutting back on their purchasing of physical discs. The digitization of both networks and physical media since the early 1990s, created a video entertainment business that generated more than $100bn ($101bn to be exact) for the first time in 2010. But growth has slowed markedly in recent years, as a flattening picture for transactional spending post 2004, went negative in 2008-2010.(subscription content) http://www.screendigest.com/reports/20111114a/2011_12_the_big_picture_on_video_entertainment_spending/view.html http://www.screendigest.com/reports/20111114a/2011_12_the_big_picture_on_video_entertainment_spending/view.html 2011-12-14   When the NFL announced that it would keep a stable of games - including the Thanksgiving Day game - for its NFL Network many thought that it was a precursor to moving games away from the likes of...(free content) http://www.screendigest.com/news/2011_12_nfl_network_scores_with_%20Thanksgiving_Day_game/view.html http://www.screendigest.com/news/2011_12_nfl_network_scores_with_%20Thanksgiving_Day_game/view.html 2011-12-05 Transactional on-demand revenue, as reported by Time Warner Cable declined to $80m for 3Q 2011, down from $95m in the same period in 2009, with premium revenue falling from $215m to $200m over the same...(free content) http://www.screendigest.com/news/2011_10_movie_content_on_twc_suffering_in_a_down_economy/view.html http://www.screendigest.com/news/2011_10_movie_content_on_twc_suffering_in_a_down_economy/view.html 2011-10-28 In a world where telcos masquerade as cable companies by providing video services, cable companies are now emulating telcos by providing true IP delivered video services to subscribers? Internet-connected Kinect-enabled XBox 360 consoles. Announced 10/10/11, both Comcast and Verizon's FiOS television services will offer television content via the console, trialing customers with a direct replacement for the ever-present set-top box.(free content) http://www.screendigest.com/news/2011_10_iptv_to_a_tv_near_you_courtesy_of_the_xbox_360/view.html http://www.screendigest.com/news/2011_10_iptv_to_a_tv_near_you_courtesy_of_the_xbox_360/view.html 2011-10-27 The winds of change are blowing, reducing the amount of time required for a feature to hit the on-demand shelves. Both Universal and Warner are pushing the envelope and incurring the wrath of theater owners...(free content) http://www.screendigest.com/news/theatrical_the_new_day-and-date_window_for_vod/view.html http://www.screendigest.com/news/theatrical_the_new_day-and-date_window_for_vod/view.html 2011-10-24 As one retransmission feud winds down, another argument is brewing that could result in a blackout. On October 15, Mediacom and Lin TV resolved their dispute and Mediacom subscribers once again are able to...(free content) http://www.screendigest.com/news/directv_and_belo_in_latest_showdown_over_retransmission_fees/view.html http://www.screendigest.com/news/directv_and_belo_in_latest_showdown_over_retransmission_fees/view.html 2011-10-22