Netflix Tops Blockbuster In Domestic Rental Revenue For The First Time

The online DVD rental pioneer generated more than $444 million in fourth-quarter (ended Dec. 31) revenue, which topped Blockbuster’s fourth-quarter (ended Jan. 3) movie-rental revenue of nearly $400 million. By Home Media Magazine

Sony DADC Consolidates DVD Operations

Sony DADC plans to move all DVD production efforts at its Pitman, NJ plant to its facility in Terre Haute, IN, where a majority of DVD manufacturing is already taking place. The Pitman plant will remain open in other manufacturing capacities, continuing to produce CDs and videogames. By NJ.com

Blockbuster To Analysts: Studios Committed To Brick-And-Mortar For The Long Term

While Blockbuster emphasizes the growth potential of its kiosk, DVD-by-mail, and digital on demand businesses in its latest earnings report, the company is busy reassuring analysts of the continuing viability of its physical retail outlets. Studios, said Blockbuster chairman and CEO Jim Keyes in an earnings call, are “of course concerned about the short term and will work with us in the short term. But for the long term, they’re aligned with us in that they want to see the brick-and-mortar store survive and to facilitate the cross-channel transformation.” (per The Wall Street Journal) In a Feb. 24 statement detailing the company’s $434.9 million net loss for the fourth quarter of 2009, Keyes said Blockbuster expects to add 7,000 Blockbuster Express rental kiosks to the market this year through its partnership with NCR. The company also looks to grow its by-mail channel and digital Blockbuster On Demand service through new “collaborative partnerships,” Keyes said.

Research: One In Four Consumers Connecting New TVs To Internet

Illustrating consumers’ rising interest in viewing Web-based video content on their televisions, more than one quarter of all TVs purchased by American consumers last month have been connected to the Internet, according to a survey conducted by research firm iSuppli. Among U.S. consumers that purchased new televisions in January 2010, 27.5 percent indicated their sets were connected to the Internet, either though the internal capabilities of their TVs, or via external devices, such as digital video boxes or game consoles. The figure is up from 24.3 percent in December, 2009. iSuppli

Deluxe Acquires Digital Video Services Provider

Deluxe Entertainment Services Group adds to its digital video services with the acquisition of Chicago-based MediaRecall Holdings. MediaRecall offers a cost-effective, high-speed digital video workflow process and related technologies around digitizing, clip selecting, meta-logging, and transcribing enterprise-scale video archives, enabling them to be more easily searchable and monetizable online. The company's core expertise revolves around a 2,000-person distributed media workforce and its proprietary technologies (e.g., web-enabled digital services tools, digital video search platform, and workforce management system). The MediaRecall business is now a part of Deluxe Digital Media and reports to Gray Ainsworth, Senior VP Operations. Via PR Newswire

Research: TV Shipments Posted Modest Growth In 2009

Global TV shipments in 2009 exceeded analysts’ recession-minded expectations, growing by 2% as consumers snapped up discounted products. Overall shipments grew to 211 million units, according to research firm DisplaySearch. What’s more, LCD and other flat panel TV technologies enjoyed higher growth in 2009 on a unit basis than during 2008, rising 37% vs. 34%, respectively. Thanks to accelerated price erosion, flat-panel TVs accounted for 90% of 2009 TV revenues. DisplaySearch

Congress’ Next Hearing On Comcast Deal Set for Feb. 25

Capitol Hill is going to take another look at Comcast’s deal for NBC Universal next week. The House Judiciary Committee has scheduled a hearing for Thursday Feb. 25 on “Competition in the Media and Entertainment Distribution Marketplace.” The hearing will be the third in Congress. By The Wrap

Sales Talks Terminated For Entertainment Distribution Company’s German Unit

EDCI Holdings, Inc. has announced that the potential purchaser of Entertainment Distribution Company, LLC's German subsidiary has terminated further negotiations. As the supply chain services provider disclosed last month, the cooperation of its Universal Music Group customer was critical to any such transaction. The potential purchaser, it says, “has now advised EDCI that UMG conditioned such cooperation on demands for significant contractual modifications that it believes are ‘unbridgeable.’” Via PR Newswire

Research: 32% Of Broadband-Enabled Netflix Subscribers Stream To Their TVs

Nearly two-thirds of Netflix users that also have a home broadband connection are now using the company’s ‘Watch Instantly’ streaming video service, according to TDG. While 33% of broadband-enabled Netflix subscribers view the service's movie and TVshow streams exclusively on their PCs, 8% view the content exclusively on their TVs, and 24% use both their PCs and TVs. The percentages, TDG says, establish Netflix as the “gold standard” of what the research firm calls “over-the-top” streaming video services to DVD players, game consoles, and other set-top consumer electronics. By TDG

Cameron Says ‘Avatar’ Will Have A 3D Blu-ray Release This Year

“It’s all right on schedule,” James Cameron tells The Wall Street Journal of home entertainment plans for “Avatar.” “We’ll do the Blu-ray and the standard def DVD April 22, that’s our plan as of right now, and that’ll be pretty much bare bones. And then we’ll do a value-added DVD and a 3-D Blu-ray in I think November sometime.” By The Wall Street Journal

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