6/16/2008

Hyatt Regency Century Plaza
Los Angeles, CA
Macrovision speaker: Mark Hollar in the panel DVD to Blu-ray Disc: Managing the Transition
Macrovision speaker: Tony Knight in the panel Whatever Happened to Electronic Sellthrough?

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Speaker Mark Hollar - DVD to Blu-ray Disc: Managing the Transition

Now that the format war is over, studios and retailers are getting down to business and working hard to transition consumers from standard DVD to Blu-ray Disc. Hear top studio marketers, consumer electronics executives and retailers share their strategies and visions on what's it going to take to get mainstream America to convert to high-definition.

Speaker Tony Knight - Whatever Happened to Electronic Sellthrough?

Electronic sellthrough has taken off a lot slower than many expected, and critics cite the inherent differences between the music industry and home entertainment as a key reason our business is not following the same digital-downloading pattern. Savvy studios, meanwhile, are seizing the moment and adding digital copies of movies to the DVD or Blu-ray Disc, hoping consumers will bypass the Internet and continue to purchase packaged media. Where are we heading in a world where mobile and portable devices become increasingly prevalent?

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