By Erik Gruenwedel | Posted: 15 Jun 2009
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A four-fold sales increase of Blu-ray movies coupled with double digit disc sales increases in China, Russia and India helped mitigate the ongoing global DVD sales slump in 2008, according to a new report. Read More »
By Erik Gruenwedel | Posted: 26 May 2009
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Sony Corp. reportedly will unveil two new Blu-ray mega disc changers capable of storing 200 discs and 400 discs, respectively. Read More »
Hundreds of thousands more Australians have turned to illegal download sites in the past year to save money on movies, music, software and TV shows during the economic downturn, new figures show.
Total visits by Australians to BitTorrent websites including Mininova, The Pirate Bay, isoHunt, TorrentReactor and Torrentz grew from 785,000 in April last year to 1,049,000 in April this year, Nielsen says. This is a year-on-year increase of 33.6 per cent. Read More »
By Erik Gruenwedel | Posted: 21 May 2009
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Movies and television programming delivered via the Web on an HDTV in 1080p resolution is considered by many the new Holy Grail in home entertainment.
The proliferation of digital video players from Roku and Vudu, Internet-enabled Blu-ray Disc players and stalwarts such as YouTube, Apple TV, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and TiVo portend a burgeoning consumer base eager to ditch disc for digital content. Read More »
By Thomas K. Arnold | Posted: 12 May 2009
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New research from The NPD Group finds that a whopping 88% of consumer home entertainment dollars go toward DVD and Blu-ray Disc purchases and rentals. Read More »