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Posted by Fake Name on 05/04/07 13:15
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>To control the market and prices, but I think they will go to realize
>soon that is time to forget it.
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I think the main reason is to control the release of the product and
milk it at every stage for the maximum return. For example, a film
might be released to the theatres in the US and then it will move to
the second run theatres and airlines at the same time. Then it will
make it to pay per view and on from there to premium channels. Then
it will be released to DVD but maybe not at the sell through price
until the rental places have had their run. Meanwhile, in other
regions the title may never have been released to the theatres. It
may have been a straight to DVD release and will hit their market at
the same time it is on pay per view in the US. To protect the other
relationships, the DVD's "can't" work in the US while the other tiers
of distribution are in play. In Japan, TV shows make it to Japanese
DVD about a month after the season is over. Some of the shows are
exported to other nations and broadcast on TV. Again, to protect the
license those other TV markets have purchased, the DVD's are initially
released in a Japanese region only, for a time.
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