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4Cast #193: VOD vs DVD</span><br>
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><a title="Video On
Demand Logo http://www.princeton.edu/hrc/video/"
href="http://www.oplin.org/4cast/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/video_on_demand.png"><img
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http://www.princeton.edu/hrc/video/"
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width="100"></a><span style="font-size: 16px;
font-family: arial; line-height: 110%;">According
to the rumor mill, Blockbuster video is set to <a
href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/27/blockbuster-filing-for-bankruptcy-next-month-probably/">declare
bankruptcy</a> sometime in September. Some
video-industry commentators are wondering if
this is not just one more step along the path to
replacing DVDs with video on demand (VOD). Many
libraries, of course, still loan VCR tapes, so
it's not likely that DVDs will disappear from
library shelves very soon. In fact, "hard" copy
VOD, like Redbox, will probably continue to
prosper for a while. In the long run, however, a
shift in the video distribution industry that
bypasses any kind of physical medium will
certainly affect library circulation numbers. </span></p>
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<li style="text-align: justify; font-size: 16px;
font-family: arial; line-height: 110%;"><a
href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-31001_3-20014895-261.html">Netflix
soars as Blockbuster plans bankruptcy</a>
(CNET News/Greg Sandoval) "This month, Netflix
penned a five-year deal worth nearly $1 billion
to stream movies from Paramount, Lionsgate, and
MGM. And digital distribution of movies and TV
shows is barely in its infancy. Services such as
Hulu, YouTube, and Boxee are still developing.
Apple is reportedly working on some kind of new
digital-video service perhaps tied to a new
generation of Apple TV. While we still have a
long way to go, it doesn't look like
brick-and-mortar video stores will be making the
trip." </li>
<li style="text-align: justify; font-size: 16px;
font-family: arial; line-height: 110%;"><a
href="http://newteevee.com/2010/08/20/studios-giving-up-on-dvd-pushing-vod-instead/">Studios
Giving Up on DVD</a> (NewTeeVee/Ryan Lawler)
"…the vast majority of film titles are now being
released on cable VOD the same day-and-date that
they’re available in stores. In 2006, the
typical window between DVD and VOD release was
30 days, with some titles lasting up to 45 days
before they became available. As recently as
2009, the average wait between DVDs hitting
shelves and films being available on VOD was
still 21 days."</li>
<li style="text-align: justify; font-size: 16px;
font-family: arial; line-height: 110%;"><a
href="http://venturebeat.com/2010/08/29/googles-youtube-to-launch-pay-per-view-movies-in-deal-with-movie-studios-report/">YouTube
to launch pay-per-view movies</a>
(MediaBeat/Dean Takahashi) "Negotiations have
been taking place for a few months, but they
have taken on more urgency because Apple could
be launching its own counter-move this week.
Rumors suggest that Apple will upgrade its
ailing Apple TV service this week at a press
conference in San Francisco on Sept. 1. Google
will likely have to compete with Netflix and
Hulu as well."</li>
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font-family: arial; line-height: 110%;">
<a
href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ytech_gadg/20100728/tc_ytech_gadg/ytech_gadg_tc3273">Libraries
top Netflix, Redbox when it comes to loaning
DVDs</a> (Yahoo!News/Ben Patterson) An older
article (from July), but still pertinent. </li>
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<p style="text-align: left; font-size: 20px;
font-family: arial; line-height: 110%;"><small><strong><em>Little-known
Fact:</em></strong></small><br>
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<div style="text-align: justify; font-size: 16px;
font-family: arial; line-height: 110%;">YouTube
has actually been offering streaming movie rentals
from a number of smaller studios since January. (<a
href="http://arstechnica.com/media/news/2010/01/youtube-dipping-its-toe-into-rentals-but-users-may-balk.ars">Ars
Technica</a>) </div>
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