‘Finding An Audience’ Archives
Finding an Audience: Distribution Notes for 8/7/09
Home Video Richard Corliss makes the case against Netflix, but the primary point he has seems to be that it takes away the right to instant gratification that going to a video store brings with it. I don't agree with him at all but it is interesting to see this sort of counter-intuitive thinking going on. 20th Century Fox wants to withhold [...]
Finding an Audience: Distribution Notes for 7/31/09
Theatrical The debate continues as to whether 3D exhibition is still building steam or is leveling off as measured by per-screen takes and such. Home Video Studios used the Comic-Con get-together to try and drum up interest in their upcoming home video releases, an effort to staunch the bleeding that's been going on in that category in [...]
Finding an Audience: Distribution Notes for 7/24/09
Home Video Disney, Lionsgate and Sony have all signed a deal with rental kiosk operator RedBox that will give movies from those studios preferential treatment in the growing number of red boxes at retail outlets. The deals also seem to have some stipulation about limiting RedBox's ability to sell used DVDs at discount prices, but overall this [...]
Finding an Audience: Distribution Notes for 7/17/09
Theatrical A story in the LA Times asks whether the declining per-screen averages for 3D movies means that audiences are falling out of love with the novelty of the exhibition. I don't think that's the case - I think that it's more indicative of the format becoming mainstreamed. Hollywood is hoping things continue as they have so far and [...]
Finding an Audience: Distribution Notes for 7/10/09
Online/On-Demand It's official: ABC shows have begun to show up on Hulu, beginning with select episodes of "Grey's Anatomy." Cinetic Rights Management will release a handful of titles a month to their new Cinetic Film Buff VOD channel, with distribution then happening on iTunes, Amazon and elsewhere. CRM is also in talks to manage the title [...]
