HD VOD Movies Released Before DVD?
Dan Carew wrote an interesting post today on
Here’s a quick excerpt
Hi everybody!
I have some more possibly great news for lovers of high definition television. Cable and satellite operators may soon offer first-run movies on HD VOD shortly after their theatrical release — and well before their DVD and Blu-ray release.That’s according to an article by ContentAgenda.com.
The web site writes that the studios have filed a petition with the Federal Communications Commission that seeks a waiver from federal regulations barring TV providers from turning off analog connections to a TV. The waiver is necessary, the studios says, to ensure the high-def programming is restricted to digital outputs which carry anti-copying protection.
If the waiver is granted, the studios say they plan to offer “high-value, High-Definition digital movies to consumers for enjoyment in their homes sometime prior to release on prerecorded media such as DVD.”
ContentAgenda.com says further details were unavailable in the petition, such as pricing and launch dates. The site said the […]
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