Well maybe for you and me but 95% of consumers it's still the present. By the time anything Blu-ray goes mainstream on a larger level, VOD will go day and date in HD as well.
This is what everyone is talking about. People are switching to VOD because it's cheaper and more convenient. People really don't need super high quality HD as some of us do and industry will follow as we can see.
And it's not wonder, at Fox digital distribution and VOD grew from 25% to 50%
'Despite seeing DVD revenues drop 11% in the 2nd half of 2008, VOD and digital distribution are seeing solid growth at Fox Home Entertainment. He (News Corp. president and COO Peter Chernin) said VOD and digital revenue grew 25% and 50%, respectively, but paled in comparison to DVD. He said the studio was focused on producing quality content and maximizing revenue through multiple distribution channels, including Hulu.com."
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Well maybe for you and me but 95% of consumers it's still the present. By the time anything Blu-ray goes mainstream on a larger level, VOD will go day and date in HD as well.
This is what everyone is talking about. People are switching to VOD because it's cheaper and more convenient. People really don't need super high quality HD as some of us do and industry will follow as we can see.
And it's not wonder, at Fox digital distribution and VOD grew from 25% to 50%
'Despite seeing DVD revenues drop 11% in the 2nd half of 2008, VOD and digital distribution are seeing solid growth at Fox Home Entertainment. He (News Corp. president and COO Peter Chernin) said VOD and digital revenue grew 25% and 50%, respectively, but paled in comparison to DVD. He said the studio was focused on producing quality content and maximizing revenue through multiple distribution channels, including Hulu.com."
and CNN just had an report too:
More US Consumers Drop Cable, DVDs As Content Moves Online:
http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200902090815DOWJONESDJONLINE000231_FORTUNE5.htm
It's really not hard to see where everything is going.