Posted by higgy on 10/11/05 12:10

simon.kempster@talk21.com wrote:

> The only reason that region coding exists in the first place is because
> of the movie studios insistence on it. Who would bother going to the
> cinema to see a film when you could already buy it on DVD? Staggered
> release dates mean they don't have to print so many copies of a film,
> and they can get the stars to various places to promote the film before
> it comes out. I can't see that changing - remember, the studios have
> their own interests at heart, not ours.

The situation isn't the same as it was 5 years ago - DVD is making more
money than the cinema and there's been a lot of specualtion in the media
that simultaneous DVD/cinema releases aren't far off.

--
higgy.

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