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The article focuses on increasing sale of movies, television serials and filmed content through electronic means and discs. It talks about the partnership deals with retailers like media company Comcast and digital distribution service Google Play help to increase sales and growth in the home entertainment industry. It speaks about promoting sales thought other physical media such as consumer electronic company Best Buy and departmental store chain Walmart.

The article offers information on the 4K Ultra High Definition (HD) Blu-ray Disc, the next-generation disc format. Topics include filmmaker James Cameron, upgraded PlayStation 4 gaming console from electronics company Sony, and support of motion picture distributors Universal and Paramount to Blu-ray disc.

The article features four U.S. executives who are cited for driving Ultra Violet cloud-based digital rights system merited notice as high-level strategists. These executives are cited for forging new directions and strategies in digital delivery of content. They include Walmart's John Aden, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment's David Bishop, and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group's Thomas Gewecke and Ron Sanders.

The article focuses on the sale of Ultra High-Definition (HD) Blu-ray in 2016. President Ron Sanders of Warner Bros. Worldwide Home Entertainment Distribution states that the new Ultra HD format with high dynamic range (HDR) enables the company to give best-quality picture and sound to audiences. It mentions that the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) expects revenue from 4K UHD displays.

The article presents an update on business conditions in the home video industry in the first half of 2007. Consumer spending on video purchases is estimated to decline by three percent in the said period, from $7 billion down to $6.8 billion. Studio executives are blaming the weak slate of titles released in DVD. Mike Dunn of 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment believes that the industry will rebound in the fourth quarter of the year.

The author recalls the visions of Warner Bros. home-entertainment chairman Warren Lieberfarb on the profit-generating potentials of digital videodiscs (DVD) for the home video industry. He argues that people will be willing to pay more for videodiscs at a lower price than to make a return trip to rental stores. He also championed the concept of putting movies on DVD by designing a marketing strategy targeted at journalists.

The article presents the views of several experts on High-definition television (HDTV) and DVDs. According to Craig Kornblau, president of Universal Studios Home Entertainment, there has been an increase in the sale of HDTVs. According to Mike Dunn, president of 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, Blu-ray technology has resulted in an increase in the purchase of high-definition displays and big-screen televisions. Consumers are interested in creating better home theaters.

The article discusses the internal changes in the executive suite of Buena Vista Worldwide Home Entertainment, with Bob Chapek becoming president of the worldwide home entertainment and Pat Fitzgerald as the EVP of worldwide sales, distribution and trade marketing. The new division will also incorporate regional teams in order to manage day-to-day operations in the markets. This reorganization will create a series of changes in the company's home entertainment department.

Highlights events related to the video recordings industry of the U.S. in 2004. Competition between Toshiba's HD-DVD format and Sony's Blu-ray Disc format; Market performance of video rental chains; Information on top-selling movies released on DVD format. INSETS: TOP 10 STORIES;TOP 10 TALENT QUOTES;TOP 10 INDUSTRY QUOTES;TOP 10 THINGS WE CAN'T FIGURE OUT

Presents a recap of the home entertainment industry in the U.S. in 2003. Reason for the closure of several Musicland stores by Best Buy in January; Factors which contributed to the strong video sales in the country in March; Delay in the launch of the Retail Connect program of Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment in August.

The article presents charts that list the ranking of films such as the Top 20 Sellers as of June 23, 2013 topped by "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2," the Top Blu-Ray Sellers topped by "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" and the Top 20 Rentals topped by "The Call."

The article discusses the developments in the home entertainment market in 2012. Based on the report by The Digital Entertainment Group (DEG), consumer spending in home entertainment increased by around 1% in the third quarter of the year. The opinion of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment president David Bishop on the market developments is also cited.

The article presents an analysis of the home entertainment industry in 2011. It says that consumer spending in the third quarter went up from a year ago, which was the first since the start of the 2008 global economic crisis. Meanwhile, the launch of Ultra Violet, a cloud-based digital locker that allows consumers to stream and download purchased content to multiple platforms and devices, is claimed as the industry's biggest development in 2011.

An interview with presidents of home entertainment studios in the U.S. is presented. Ron Sanders of Warner Home Video cites the factors that contributed to his optimism for the growth of the high-definition (HD) disc sector in 2008. Bob Chapek of Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment explains the action taken by the company to increase consumers' awareness of the benefits of HD media. Mike Dunn of the 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment states the plan of the company to release theatrical titles and catalog products on Blu-ray disc in 2008.

Features Blockbuster Inc., a video rental business in the U.S. Losses incurred by the company in video rental in 2004; Background on the establishment of the company; Comments of Benjamin Feingold, president of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, on the significance of Blockbuster in the growth of video rental business.

Presents information on the top 10 stories in the history of the U.S. video recordings industry, featured in the special anniversary issue of the periodical "Video Store Magazine" in June 2004. Invention of the videocassette in the 1960s; Foundation of an audio-video production and duplication company by Andre Blay in 1968; Launch of the DVD format in 1997.

The article presents a discussion of the history of the DVD. Topics discussed include the start of the DVD in 1986 when Warner Home Video, under the direction of president Warren Lieberfarb, first advocated the development of a format to put movies on an optical disc, the sale of the first DVD players in Japan in November 1996, and milestones of the DVD format.

This article focuses on the Ultra HD Alliance (UHDA) and the key role it plays in the development of the next-generation viewing format Ultra HD. Topics covered include the founding of UHDA in January 2015, the growth of the Alliance to more than 35 companies as of January 2016, and the creation by the Alliance of specifications for top-quality 4K Ultra HD with high dynamic range (HDR). Mentioned also is the UHDA's participation in the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The article focuses on developments in the home entertainment industry in the U.S. in 2015. It is mentioned that electronic sellthrough is expected to be up by about 20% for the year with new releases that go on sale two or three weeks before they become available on discs. Comments of Janice Marinelli, president of Disney/ ABC Home Entertainment and Television Distribution, regarding the company's digital business performance are also given.

The article focuses on the domination of 4K Ultra HD television sets at the electronics sections at major retailers in the U.S. It is noted that four times the resolution of HD is offered by the format. It is mentioned that there has been 494% in the sales of 4K TVs in the third quarter with nearly 2 million sets sold year to date.

The article focuses on the growth of blu-ray technology among studio executives and consumer electronics manufacturers in the U.S. It mentions that consumers prefers Blu-ray disc players over other streaming media players on factors of connectivity option, no bandwidth issue and video buffering. It also highlights the convenience and flexibility of blu-ray discs for digital movies.

The article offers information on the financial performance of the home entertainment industry in 2017. It states that the studios tried to increase their digital and disc sales as the platforms and distriution channels thrived. It also mentions that the consumers' demand for home entertainment content remains strong.

The article reports on the Open Ecosystem Network (OPEN) launched by Nokia Corp. in 2017 for innovators, entrepreneurs and developers to collaborate with each other to deal with real business challenges. It discusses the innovation in new content formats and the technologies of the company to offer an immersive and personalized content experience to the users.

An introduction is presented in which the editors discusses various articles within the issue on topics including video store, television (TV) airing, and issuing films on videocassette.

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses various articles within the issue on topics including report from Futuresource Consulting regarding Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc, brief profile of executives related to home entertainment business, and increase in digital sales.

The article focuses on growth in Blu-ray discs. Topics discussed include announcement of the Ultra high-definition (HD) Blu-ray Player UBD-K8500 from Samsung at the 2015 consumer electronics trade show IFA, to be launched in early 2016, views of Caleb Denison, audio-visual editor for provider of technology news Digital Trends, on the player, and views of Mike Dunn of home video company 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.

The article discusses the top five movie DVD disc sales for the week ended June 7, 2015 which include "The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water", "Jupiter Ascending" and "American Sniper". It also provides charts of the top twenty movie rentals for the week ended June 7, 2015 and the top twenty Blue-ray and High-definition DVD sales for the week ended May 24, 31 and June 7, 2015.

A chart is presented that lists the top 20 selling films for the week ended May 3, 2015 including films like "Paddington", "Taken 3" and "The Boy Next Door".

The article reports a rise in the consumer spending in the home entertainment segment in the first quarter of 2015 (Q1 2015), according to the trade company DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group, and mentions statistics for the sale of Blu-ray discs, rental services, and disc-by-mail subscription.

The article reports that the film "Interstellar" has dominated the charts for home entertainment video disc sales for the weeks ending April 5 and 12, 2015 and mentions the sales of other movies like "Wild" and "The Imitation Game".

The article discusses the sales of the film "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies" in digital video disc (DVD) and blu-ray disc, which is produced by Warner Brothers' and has reportedly outsold the highest selling film "Into the woods"

The article discusses that the film "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1" has beaten other films in the combined Digital versatile disc (DVD) and Blu-ray Disc home video sales in the U.S. for the week ending March 15, 2015.

The article discusses the sale of the pay-per-transaction (PPT) packaged media rental business of media measurement and research company Rentrak to video and audio content protection company Vobile and comments from Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Rentrak Bill Livek.

The article reports the movie "Fury" produced by entertainment company Sony Pictures as the most watched movie and the top selling movie on blu-ray and compact discs and also mentions other well performing movies such as "The Book of Life", "The Judge", and "Lucy".

The article presents home video top twenty sales chart for the week ended January 18, 2015. The Chart is topped by the 20th Century Fox's film “Gone Girl", follwed by at second place Universal Studio's “A Walk Among the Tombstones" and Sony Picture's “The Equalizer" at third place on Nielsen VideoScan First Alert chart.

The article discusses findings of the research conducted by the global information and measurement company Nielsen and reports that movie "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" is on the top most position. Topics discussed include charts depicting top 20 sellers, rentals, and Blu-Ray sellers which includes titles such as "Guardians of the Galaxy", "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes", and "The Maze Runner".

The article discusses research conducted by "Home Media Magazine" on video rentals and reports that movie "The Equalizer" is on the top most position. Topics discussed include charts depicting top 20 sellers, rentals, and Blu-Ray sellers which includes titles such as "Guardians of the Galaxy", "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes", and "The Maze Runner".

The article talks about home entertainment spending slipping to below the $18 billion mark in 2014, disc sales declining 11% from 2013, and a graph depicting the disc sales revenue for December 2014.

The article discusses about the efforts being taken by Hollywood studios to connect with the consumers and rising sales in home entertainment division. Topics include entertainment company Walt Disney Studios launching digital movie service, Disney Movies Anywhere, consumer trend in digital high-definition ownership and consumers spending on digital versatile disc (DVD) and Blu-ray Discs.

The article discusses sale of home videos of films such as "The Expendables 3", "The Lego Movie" and "Maleficent" during the Black Friday and Thanksgiving weekend.

The article offers a review of Blu-ray discs and digital video disc (DVD) gift sets brought out by Hollywood movie producers Warner Bros. that includes an edition of the movie "Gone With the Wind" and a set of director Stanley Kubrick's classic films.

The article discusses the improved holiday season disc sales for the U.S. home entertainment industry for the 4th quarter of 2014. Topics include the top-grossing titles that kicked off the 4th quarter such as DreamWorks Animation's "How to Train Your Dragon 2" and Paramount Pictures' "Hercules," the growing electronic sellthrough (EST), or Digital HD, that drives consumer spending, and the partnership between film studio 20th Century Fox and the Minnesota Vikings football team.

The article focuses on a partnership between Walt Disney Studios and Google Play to allow Android users access to Disney, Pixar and Marvel digital movies through Disney Movies Anywhere (DMA). Information about Disney Movies Anywhere from the Studios, offering buy-once-play-anywhere digital movie services is presented. Disney's plan to integrate DMA with Google Play is being considered as a big step forward in the cloud-based movie service.

The article focuses on the sales trend in the home entertainment industry with an emphasis on the sales of Blu-ray Discs and DVDs in the U.S. Trends of consumer spending on home entertainment in the third quarter of 2014 are discussed. Increasing sales trends in the fields of digital downloads of motion pictures and television sales as well as video on demand (VOD) are highlighted. It notes that consumers spent $1.68 billion on buying filmed entertainment on DVDs in the third quarter.

The article discusses the author's use of Movies Anywhere cloud-based digital storage locker to stream movies anywhere in his library. He emphasizes the convenience, simplicity, and ease of use of watching movies through Movies Anywhere on iPhone, television, and anywhere else the app is available. The hurdles in Movies Anywhere is noted, particularly the consumer behavior's desire to get things for free or for as little as possible.

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses various articles within the issue on topics including home entertainment, Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc, and decline in overall disc sales.

The article discusses a report from DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group which revealed an increase in consumer spending on home entertainment; and mentions that entertainment company Netflix is largely responsible for the overall uptick with consumer spending on subscription streaming.

The article focuses on decision taken by mass media firm the Walt Disney Co., not to pull its content from entertainment firm Netflix; and mentions higher selection of movies and television programs through Netflix.

The article offers information on the annual Los Angeles Entertainment Summit which focused on establishing the significance of entertainment industry leaders including distributors, technologists and marketers.