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Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Subject: DVD; DVD, FILMS ON; HOME EQUIPMENT; HOME EXHIBITION; PRESERVATION OF FILMS; CRITERION COLLECTION; MANGA; BROOKER, WILL; AROSTEGUY, SUSAN; STAR WARS [...] (US, 1977-99); LORD OF THE RINGS: FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING, THE (US, Peter Jackson, 2001); LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS, THE (US, Peter Jackson, 2002); LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING, THE (US, Peter Jackson, 2003); FIGHT CLUB (US, David Fincher, 1999)
Contents: A DVD edition of Velvet Light Trap. Index follows:; -- Introduction.; -- Craig Hight - Making-of documentaries on DVD: The Lord of the Rings Trilogy and Special Editions.; -- Nathan Carroll - Unwrapping archives: DVD Restoration Demonstrations and the markteting of authenticity.; -- Bradley Schauer - The Criterion Collection in the New Home Video Market: An interview with Susan Arosteguy.; -- Derek Johnson - Star Wars fans, DVD, and cultural ownership: an interview with Will Brooker.; -- Laurie Cubbison - Anime Fans, DVDs, and the authentic text.; -- James Kendrick - Aspect ratios and Joe Six-Packs: home theatre enthusiasts' battle to legitimze the DVD experience.

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER; DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Author: Fenech, Stephen
Subject: DISTRIBUTION. DVD; DISTRIBUTION. DVD. AUSTRALIA; DVD, FILMS ON
Summary: An overview of the DVD in Australia and it's popularity. Mentions the popularity of special features and director's cuts of films which make the DVD a very attractive option for consumers.
Notes: accessed from: Factiva. Dow Jones Reuters Business Interactive LLC. RMIT University Library. (14 May 2007).
Quotations: -- "Special features are another factor that have catapulted DVD ahead of VHS tape..."In purchase-intent research, 84 per cent of respondents indicated special features are worth spending extra money for," Grant says. "When offered a single-disc feature-only option, 61 per cent indicated that they were interested only in owning the film"

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Author: Williams, Fiona; Hull, David
Subject: CONFERENCE AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL MOVIE CONVENTION 2005; AUDIENCE RESEARCH. AUSTRALIA; BOX OFFICE; DVD, FILMS ON; DISTRIBUTION. DVD. AUSTRALIA
Summary: -- How various people involved in the film industry describe why audiences at cinemas are falling. DVD's aren't to blame they say.
Notes: accessed from: Encore Magazine. Reed Business. AFI Research Collection, RMIT University. (14 June 2007).

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER; DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Author: Syvret, Paul
Subject: PORNOGRAPHIC FILMS. AUSTRALIA; RATING FOR FILMS. AUSTRALIA; CENSORSHIP. AUSTRALIA; OFFICE OF FILM AND LITERATURE CLASSIFICATION; PORNOGRAPHIC DVD. AUSTRALIA; PORNOGRAPHIC FILMS AND THE INTERNET; DISTRIBUTION. DVD. AUSTRALIA; AXIS; CALVISTA AUSTRALIA; GALLERY GLOBAL NETWORKS; TRANSACT BROADBAND; NEWNHAM, HUI
Summary: An overview of the sex industry in Australia. It has a large focus on the DVD (adult video industry) and looks at government restrictions on X rated material.
Notes: accessed from: Factiva. Dow Jones Reuters Business Interactive LLC. RMIT University Library. (14 May 2007).
Quotations: -- Calvista general manager Hui Newnham says it produces 10,000 DVDs a week for distribution in Australia. That's sine half a million X-rated movies a year, from just one company.; -- Groups such as Calvista estimate the bulk of the adult retail market in Australia (books, toys and films) to be worth $1.6 billion to $1.7 billion a year. But Newnham says legally compliant operators such as Calvista and Gallery make up only about 40 per cent of the wholesale market. The rest at best operate in a grey zone, or at worst, just flog pirated material that would be unlikely to pass muster with the Office of FIlm and Literature Classification.

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER; DVD Research Folder
Author: Castleman, Lana
Subject: INDUSTRY, VIDEO. AUSTRALIA; DVD, TV SHOWS ON; VILLAGE ROADSHOW; CHILDREN, PROGRAMMES FOR
Summary: (taken from Proquest summary) - Consumer and reatil research revealed time-poor moms (the chief purchasers) were finding it difficult to locate preschool titles.; Roadshow director of business Grahame Grassby says the brightly colored, toyetic handle boxes (for children show titles) were created to boost underwhelming preschool DVD sales

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER; DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Author: Gliddon, Joshua
Subject: BLU-RAY; HIGH DEFINITION DVD
Summary: The author delves into the price war over rival gaming systems from Xbox to Playstation 3 and Nintendos Wii Console. The articles compare units sold between each system and also the development of the rival high definition DVD Formats including Sony developed Blu–ray and Toshiba developed HD – DVD format. - In a move reminiscent of the VHS and Beta war of the early 80’s Blu-ray and HDDVD are incompatible, so which one a consumer opts for they could be backing the wrong horse.
Notes: accessed from: Factiva. Dow Jones Reuters Business Interactive LLC. RMIT University Library. (14 May 2007).

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER; DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Author: Gliddon, Joshua
Subject: INDUSTRY, VIDEO; BLU-RAY; HIGH DEFINITION DVD; SONY CORPORATION; TOSHIBA CORPORATION
Summary: There are two DVD formats developed – the Blu-ray disc developed by Sony can hold 25 gigabytes and 5 hours of high definition content – The HD-DVD developed by Toshiba, holds 15 gigabytes and holds nearly 4 hours of high definition content – Conventional DVDs hold a mere 5 gigabytes Both discs formats are not compatible for the same playing systems which has created competition within the industry – Warner brothers and Paramount are releasing discs with both formats. – MGM, 20th Century Fox and Sony Pictures are all releasing their material exclusively on Blu-ray. – Universal has opted for exclusive release on HD–DVD – Sony’s Playstation 3 has Blu-ray drives – Microsoft Xbox 360 system has H-DVD; accessed from: Factiva. Dow Jones Reuters Business Interactive LLC. RMIT University Library. (14 May 2007).
Notes: -- accessed from: Factiva. Dow Jones Reuters Business Interactive LLC. RMIT University Library. (14 May 2007).

Call No: 386.5 KLI
Author: Klinger, Barbara
Source: US
Place: Berkeley
Publisher: University of California Press
PubDate: 2006
PhysDes: xii, 310 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subject: CABLE TV; DVD, FILMS ON; HOME EXHIBITION; INTERNET AND THE CINEMA; PRIVATE CINEMAS; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS
Summary: "Since the mid-1980s, more audiences have been watching Hollywood movies at home than at movie theatersm yet little is known about just how viewers experience film outside of the multiplex. This is the first full-length study of how contemporary entertainment technologies and media - from cable television and VHS to DVD and the Internet - shape our encounters with the movies and affect the aesthetic, cultural, and ideological definitions of cinema. Barbara Klinger explores topics such as home theater, film collecting, classic Hollywood movie reruns, repeat viewings, and Internet film parodies, providing a multifaceted view of the presentation and reception of films in U.S. households. Balancing industry history with theoretical and cultural analysis, she finds that today's cinema's powerful social presence cannot be fully grasped without considering its prolific recycling in post-theatrical venues - especially the home."--BOOK BLURB
Notes: Formerly CIP.; Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-287) and index
ISBN: 9780520245860
Contents: The new media aristocrats: home theater and the film experience -- The contemporary cinephile: film collecting after the VCR -- Remembrance of films past: cable television and classic Hollywood cinema -- Once is not enough: the functions and pleasures of repeat viewings -- To infinity and beyond: the Web short, parody, and remediation -- Conclusion: of fortresses and film cultures

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER; DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Author: Zion, Lawrie
Subject: AUDIENCE RECEPTION. AUSTRALIA; DVD, FILMS ON; BOX OFFICE. AUSTRALIA; ZECCOLA, ANTONIO; COULTER, PAUL; KIELY, CHRIS
Summary: The global slump in box office returns has cinema owners and film distributors worried. Some speculation is that the downturn is due to the rise of DVD, home entertainment systems, and other recreational devices (ipods), coupled with the tightening of the film to dvd to pay tv release window. There is some talk that the older multiplex cinemas are in need of upgrading as they may no longer be up to standard for a modern cinemagoing audience.
Notes: -- accessed from: Factiva. Dow Jones Reuters Business Interactive LLC. RMIT University Library. (put date - 14 May 2007).
Quotations: -- Lots of stats (too many to list here)

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER; DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Author: Jones, Megan
Subject: DISTRIBUTION. DVD. AUSTRALIA
Summary: The challenges video rental shops are likely to face when DVD come into marketplace. Some interesting quotes from Video Ezy here. Interesting look at the state of the home ent. market before DVD.
Notes: accessed from: Factiva. Dow Jones Reuters Business Interactive LLC. RMIT University Library. (14 May 2007).
Quotations: -- David Martin - State Manager Video Ezy. - With the introduction of the long-life discs, video stores will be best placed to sell them as well as hire. "Instead of being a 'rentailer' we have to become a retailer," Mr Martin said. "Video sales or sell-through is largely untapped in Australia."; -- Australians are still the world's heaviest users of videos - hiring an average of 10 per person each year, compared with two in Britain and three in the US.

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER; DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Author: Davidson, John
Subject: BLU-RAY; HIGH DEFINITION DVD; JB HI-FI LIMITED
Summary: Blu Ray format DVD to be released at JB Hi Fi. Article states that Blu-Ray supported by consumer electronic companies, HD DVD supported by Microsoft and Intel.
Notes: -- accessed from: Factiva. Dow Jones Reuters Business Interactive LLC. RMIT University Library. (14 May 2007).
Quotations: Scott Browning – Mktg Mgr JB Hi fi Blu ray is (quote)“manifestly superior for consumers” because eight out of Australia’s nine major film distributors were supporting Blu Ray, and because Sony’s coming PS3 games console could play Blu-ray movies’.(end quote) “JB Hi-Fi, which on Tuesday reported a record half-year profit of $26.2 millon on strong DVD sales”

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER; DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Author: Familari, Peter
Subject: BLU-RAY; HIGH DEFINITION DVD
Summary: The format battle between Blu-ray and HD DVD and how it might be played out ala VHS vs BETA.
Notes: accessed from: Herald Sun, News Ltd. RMIT University. (18 May 2007).

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER; DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Author: Sutherland, Claire
Subject: DISTRIBUTION. DVD
Summary: Brief stat on DVD vs B.O. revenue
Notes: accessed from: Factiva. Dow Jones Reuters Business Interactive LLC. RMIT University Library. (14 May 2007).
Quotations: -- "...theatrical box office comprises only 20 per cent of a movie's revenue. The other far more lucrative proportion is made up of DVD sales and rentals (more than 50 per cent) and sales to TV."

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER; DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Author: Lee, Julian
Subject: TRADE AGREEMENTS. AUSTRALIA; COPYRIGHT. AUSTRALIA; DVD RECORDERS
Summary: On the copyright laws the Australian government will put into place. One of the benefits is the fair use clause that allows people to make copies of shows on TV. Mentions the restrictions the new laws will put on people who wish to use certain types of digital technology.
Notes: accessed from: Factiva. Dow Jones Reuters Business Interactive LLC. RMIT University Library. (14 May 2007).
Quotations: -- 77199 DVD recorders at an average of $829 were sold in Aust. in 2004.

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER; DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Author: Wood, Leonie
Subject: BRAZIN LTD; DVD; DUFFELL, IAN
Summary: Brazin having some problems on the stock market, particularly with its Sanity music/video retail store.
Notes: accessed from: Factiva. Dow Jones Reuters Business Interactive LLC. RMIT University Library. (14 May 2007).
Quotations: -- "Mr Duffell conceded that the retailer had been too slow in extending its offer of music and movie DVDs when JB and HMV entered the market, and now had to win back lost ground."; -- "Mr Duffell said DVD sales had grown from 6 per cent of Sanity's Australian sales a year ago to about 20 per cent, and this was expected to rise to about 30 per cent."

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Author: Clarke, Steve
Subject: UNITED KINGDOM; DISTRIBUTION. DVD. UK
Summary: UK DVD export sales have increased significantly in 2006, mainly due to sales to the USA. In Australia UK sales went up by 12%
Notes: accessed from: Variety.com. Reed Business. AFI Research Collection, RMIT University. (14 May 2007).

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER; DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Author: Blake, Vincent
Subject: BLU-RAY; HIGH DEFINITION DVD
Summary: Report titled "Australian Entertainment and Media Outlook: 2005-09" states that Australia will wait in relation to purchasing new media hardware (this is in relation to new DVD technology).
Notes: accessed from: Factiva. Dow Jones Reuters Business Interactive LLC. RMIT University Library. (14 May 2007).

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER; DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Author: Tadros, Edmund
Subject: DVD, FILMS ON; SONY CORPORATION; DISTRIBUTION; SEQUELS
Summary: Trend of studios 'cashing in' on a box-office success by making "low-cost home-viewing sequels. A number of films are mentioned, as well as the burgeoning DVD market in comparision with box office revenue.
Notes: accessed from: Factiva. Dow Jones Reuters Business Interactive LLC. RMIT University Library. (14 May 2007).
Quotations: -- Domenic Remond: Marketing Director Sony Pictures Home Entertainment - "It's for the rental market, for people who come in every week, and they need new product" - Budget's for straight-to-DVD sequels at Sony would "probably be about a quarter of the original's budget" - "when you run the numbers it makes more sense to us to take a strong product and take it direct to video"; -- List of Straight to Video sequels include a lot of Disney animation and newer flicks - Cruel Intentions 2, Cruel Intentions 3, Wild Things 2, Wild Things: Diamonds in the Rough, Urban Legends: Bloody Mary, American Pie Presents Band Camp

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER; DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Author: Bryden-Brown, Sarah
Subject: DVD; DVD, FILMS ON; DISTRIBUTION. DVD. AUSTRALIA; STANOJCIC, BILJANA
Summary: Another good early DVD article, notable for Biljana Stanojcic's (Marketing Manager Columbia TriStar) explanations on why DVD became huge.
Notes: accessed from: Factiva. Dow Jones Reuters Business Interactive LLC. RMIT University Library. (14 May 2007).
Quotations: -- Biljana Stanojcic- Marketing Manager Columbia TriStar - Heaps of good quotes. Interesting one was on the DVD's in rental store. - "Stanojcic explains that by removing the high fees paid by the video stores for exclusibity, the stores have been more willing to stock DVDs. "Hannibal, for example, will cost the video retailer $50 to $60 per video. They pay this premium because it means the title won't be on sale for another six months and so they get exclusivity and can make their money back with hires. To stimulate the DVD market, we wholesale to the video store at around $27. They don't get exclusivity but they can sell copies.""

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER; DVD Research Folder
Author: Allen, Katie
Subject: DISTRIBUTION. DVD. UK
Summary: The growth of sell-through market in the UK, as well as piracy, has put the rental shop in real danger of survival.
Notes: accessed from: RMIT University. (21 May 2007). http://film.guardian.co.uk/print/0,,329821026-3156,00.html>

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER; DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Author: Thompson, Erica
Subject: DISTRIBUTION. AUSTRALIA; DISTRIBUTION. DVD. AUSTRALIA; DVD, FILMS ON; LIONS GATE; MADMAN ENTERTAINMENT
Summary: Very comprehensive article on Magna Pacific and how they are trying to hold off take over by Lionsgate. Plenty of material on the DVD sales market. Mentions changes in DVD price in Australia.
Notes: accessed from: Factiva. Dow Jones Reuters Business Interactive LLC. RMIT University Library. (14 May 2007).
Quotations: -- Lots of quotes but this is probably the best: Magna, run by chief executive Allan Radley, is Australia's largest independent DVD distributor, but 86 least 86 per cent of the market is controlled by big operators such as Roadshow, 20th Century Fox and Buena Vista.

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER; DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Author: Brammall, Bruce
Subject: NEWS CORPORATION; DVD, FILMS ON; DVD, TV SHOWS ON; DISTRIBUTION. DVD
Summary: News Corp posting large profits. Rupert Murdoch talks about the growth area of DVD sales.
Notes: accessed from: Factiva. Dow Jones Reuters Business Interactive LLC. RMIT University Library. (14 May 2007).
Quotations: -- "Strong DVD and home video sales of the moview DareDevil and TV shows MASH, Buffy and The Simpsons led the stronger sales for News's filmed entertainment division."; -- "Mr Murdoch...said the quarter had got off to a promising start with successful DVD and video releases of Bend it Like Beckham and 28 Days Later."; -- "DVD sales are already huge in the US, so News Corp is turning its attention to Australia, Britain, Japan, and France, where consumers are hungry for DVDs of their favourite for DVDs of their favourite films and TV shows. "The growth of penetration of DVD players both in the US and in the rest of the world is quite incredible," Mr Murdoch said yesterday. "It's got a long, long way to go.""

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Author: Griffiths, Peter
Subject: DVD, FILMS ON; DISTRIBUTION. DVD; DISTRIBUTION. DVD. AUSTRALIA; DISTRIBUTION. EUROPE; COLUMBIA TRISTAR; DVD FORUM; GARETON, MARC
Summary: The growth of DVD in Australia. How DVD releases in Australia correspond with Europe and therefore costs are shared in relation to authoring.; -- Marc Gareton (Managing Director - Warner Home Video) "In 2001 I beleive we will sell more DVD to the consumer than VHS," he concludes. "We will have created a market the size of the VHS market in three-and-a-half-years, and that speed of success has never been known to new technology."; -- Lots of stats provided by Colombia Tristar.; -- Over 100,000 DVD plauers amd 210,000 DVD-ROM players have been installed in Australian homes. The former is expected to increase to over 250,000 by Christmas 2000.; -- Almost 1000 titles are currently available on the AUstralian market. The projected number of titles by Christmas 2000 is over 2500.
Notes: accessed from: Encore Magazine. Reed Business. AFI Research Collection, RMIT University. (14 June 2007).

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER; DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Author: Maddox, Garry
Subject: CINEMAS. AUSTRALIA. SHOWCASE CITY; DVD, FILMS ON; GOUMAS, THEO; ENTWISTLE, ROSS; WALTERS, DARIN
Summary: The growth of DVD in Australia and how that is impacting on cinemas. Exhibitors have mixed feelings on how the DVD boom on whether its positive or negative.
Notes: -- accessed from: Factiva. Dow Jones Reuters Business Interactive LLC. RMIT University Library. (14 May 2007).
Quotations: -- "The latest figures show the number of DVDs being sold - largely movies - jumped from 10.7 million in 2001 to 38.3 million last year. Revenue to distributors went from $243 million to almost $800 million. And the proportion of households with a DVD player leapt from 12 per cent to an estimated 55 per cent to 60 per cent.; -- Further evidence is the success of many sequels this year, which suggests audiences are seeing the original on DVD then heading to the cinemas for the next installment. Shrek 2 took $50 million compared with Shrek's $32 million. The Bourne Supremacy has taken $15.6 million so far compared with predecessor The Bourne Identity $12.9 million.

Call No: SUBJECT CLIPPINGS FILE
PhysDes: Clippings
Subject: DVD. AUSTRALIA

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Author: Groves, Don
Subject: DISTRIBUTION. DVD. AUSTRALIA; AUDIENCE RESEARCH. AUSTRALIA; AUDIENCES. AUSTRALIA
Summary: -- Suggesting that DVD sales fuel cinema attendence. Stats listed say: "DVD owners patronise cinemas more frequently - 4.5 times in six months - than the rest of the popularity."

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER; DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Author: Marx, Anthony
Subject: MAGNA PACIFIC HOLDINGS; DISTRIBUTION. DVD. AUSTRALIA
Summary: Magna Pacific profit upgrade as DVD sales rise ever higher.
Notes: accessed from: Factiva. Dow Jones Reuters Business Interactive LLC. RMIT University Library. (14 May 2007).
Quotations: -- "Magna Pacifc has secured a 6.4 per cent market share of the Australian DVD market for the year to date and plans to grow that by at least another 1 per cent by enlarging its product base"; -- "We have recently moved into the children's market and we see great potential for other add-on markets such as exercise, extreme sports, music DVDs, classic science fiction and martial arts," Mr Radley said. "We have been successful with our preliminary move into children's product through Care Bears and Croc Hunter, and we are now adding exciting titles such as Yu-Gi-Oh!, Strawberry Shortcake and the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles."

Call No: SUBJECT CLIPPINGS FILE
PhysDes: Clippings
Subject: DVD DISTRIBUTION

Call No: SUBJECT CLIPPINGS FILE
PhysDes: Clippings
Subject: DVD, FILMS ON

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER; DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Author: Fenech, Stephen
Subject: DISTRIBUTION. DVD. AUSTRALIA; DVD, FILMS ON; HOME EXHIBITION. AUSTRALIA
Summary: An in-depth look at the growth of DVD popularity in Australia. Lots of useful facts here!
Notes: accessed from: Factiva. Dow Jones Reuters Business Interactive LLC. RMIT University Library. (14 May 2007).

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER; DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Author: Bodey, Michael
Subject: DVD, FILMS ON; RELEASE PROBLEMS; DISTRIBUTION. EUROPE; TWENTIETH CENTURY-FOX; CINEMAS. UK; CINEMAS. GERMANY
Summary: Problems between DVD distributors and cinema chains in UK and Germany where distributors are pushing to release new films on DVD to increase sells. Cinemas are against move fearing cuts in their box office revenues. Lists previous suggestions of how films and DVD's can be released at the same time.
Notes: accessed from: Factiva. Dow Jones Reuters Business Interactive LLC. RMIT University Library. (14 May 2007).
Quotations: -- Mention of Kenny - "...was out on DVD 14 weeks after release, while still screening in cinemas, to cash in on the lucrative Christmas market"; -- Wait of film onto DVD - "The best we'll get is a four month wait"; -- "As David Denby recently noted in The New Yorker, in crude terms, the theatres can be seen as a branding device and a stimulant to DVD sales."

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER; DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Author: Zion, Lawrie
Subject: DISTRIBUTION. DVD. AUSTRALIA; QUICKFLIX; VIDEO EZY
Summary: Saying that the DVD rental sector is still thriving in Australia, even though the DVD sell-through market is very strong. Talks about the important rental company Video Ezy and the online rental Quickflix.; There is also a couple of paragraphs on the trend of franchise movies released straight onto DVD.
Notes: accessed from: Factiva. Dow Jones Reuters Business Interactive LLC. RMIT University Library. (14 May 2007).
Quotations: -- "I know I'm not the only binge purchaser with unwrapped DVDs cluttering up valuable shelf space. Perhaps renting made sense after all"; -- $1 billion on DVD purchases last year compared with $365 million on rentals.; -- Paul Uniacke - Mg Dir Video Ezy. "Selling DVDs accounts for half the revenue of a number of Video Ezy stores. "But that doesn't mean we're giving up renting, because rentals are up compared with last year."

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER; DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Author: Zion, Lawrie
Subject: DVD, FILMS ON; WIDE-SCREEN; DISTRIBUTION. DVD; WARNER BROS.; BUENA VISTA INTERNATIONAL; COLUMBIA TRISTAR; GARRA, MICHELE; PEARL HARBOR (US, Michael Bay, 2001)
Summary: Very in depth article on DVDs in Australia and how distributors release different types of DVD in Australia compared to the USA. The author questions whether there is any value in bonus discs. A debate on whether DVD should be sent to rental in a 'vanilla' version and then sold months later with extra discs.
Notes: accessed from: Factiva. Dow Jones Reuters Business Interactive LLC. RMIT University Library. (14 May 2007).
Quotations: Too many look at here.

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER; DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Subject: BOX OFFICE; DVD, FILMS ON; PERLMAN, JOEL; SANDS, IAN; SARFATY, MARK
Summary: Various cinema owners and distributors discuss the global downturn of box office in 2005.
Notes: accessed from: Factiva. Dow Jones Reuters Business Interactive LLC. RMIT University Library. (14 May 2007).

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER; DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Author: Catalano, Christian
Subject: NEWS CORPORATION; DISTRIBUTION. DVD
Notes: accessed from: Factiva. Dow Jones Reuters Business Interactive LLC. RMIT University Library. (14 May 2007).
Quotations: --; -- Tony Wilson, UBS Media Analyst - "Even in the USD it's only at 42-43 per cent of the market."; -- "News Corp's chief operating officer Peter Chernin said the company had spent heavily on researching DVD growth. He said penetration of DVDs was also driven by affordability, with basic DVD players retailing for $US45 ($A63) in America and under $100 in Australia.

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER; DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Author: Schulze, Jane
Subject: DVD, FILMS ON; DVD, TV SHOWS ON; DISTRIBUTION. DVD; DISTRIBUTION. DVD. AUSTRALIA; NEWS CORPORATION; VILLAGE ROADSHOW; PIRACY. AUSTRALIA; BECKER GROUP
Summary: In depth article on the growth of DVDs. All companies mentioned here recorded extra profits due to DVD sales. Plenty of info to chew over!
Notes: accessed from: Factiva. Dow Jones Reuters Business Interactive LLC. RMIT University Library. (14 May 2007).
Quotations: -- "Macquaire Equities has estimated that 36 per cent of the earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) reported by News's film division in 2002 came from DVD sales and believes "this is likely to grow dramatically in the next few years".; -- Peter Chernin - COO News Corp. "We are still around the 50 per cent penetration of US households in DVDs -- it's still a very fast growing consumer product. ANd I think we're still somewhere in the high teens/low 20 per cent penetration of DVDs internationally, so we feel confident there's still a lot of growth left in the whole category."; -- Simon Bush, Chief Exec. Australian Visual Software Distributors Association - "It took the industry a bit by suprise because the home entertainment arms of the movie houses have traditionally been the poor cousins..."; -- Brendan Lyons - Media Analyst Goldman Sachs. "The sale of TV shows on DVD has also been a major plus for Fox Film. This is especially the case for older series (The Simpsons/X-Files), which would have little cost allocation against them." But Mr Lyons also believes highly popular film DVDs will dampen future TV ratings of those films. "Consumers will only watchh a film a certain number of times, irrespective of the medium," he said."

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER; DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Author: Connors, Emma
Subject: DVD, FILMS ON; INDUSTRY, VIDEO. AUSTRALIA; DVD, TV SHOWS ON; BLOCKBUSTERS; AUSTRALIA 2000s
Summary: Blockbuster titles push DVD sales in Australia up in 2006. Very stats based article on DVD sales increase.
Notes: -- accessed from: Factiva. Dow Jones Reuters Business Interactive LLC. RMIT University Library. (14 May 2007).
Quotations: 65.2 million titles worth 1.02 billion sold. Only 1% sales VHS DVD sales up 14 % whilst revenue up 15% on 2005 TV series made 26% of total sales Broadening of retail sales from mass retail to petrol stations Impact of rental online services suggested with sales to rentals up 22% but revenue up 5% No expectation that online channels will impact on DVD in 2007. Films Mentioned: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Pirates of the Carribean Ice Age 2 Kenny (as independent success) TV mentioned House Little Britain

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER; DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Author: Bryden-Brown, Sarah
Subject: DVD; DISTRIBUTION. DVD; DISTRIBUTION. DVD. AUSTRALIA; COLUMBIA TRISTAR; GARRA, MICHELE
Summary: On how the DVD has become the most popular home entertainment device in history.
Notes: accessed from: Factiva. Dow Jones Reuters Business Interactive LLC. RMIT University Library. (14 May 2007).
Quotations: -- Australians have gone from owning 1.6 VHS movies per household, to 10 DVDs.; -- Michele Garra. Mg Dir Columbia triStar Home Ent Aust. - lists various reasons for DVD success - extras, technical superiority, and "The majority of titles are released for sale so quickly after the movie has finished its theatrical release."; -- "The marketing dollars pumped into theatrical releases are a great help to DVD sales, too, Garra says. While DVD sales are not at the expense of the cinema box office, cinema marketing is a great promotional tool.; -- "But research that Columbia TriStar conducts through the DVD Usergroup website (which is funded with 4 per cent of Columbia TriStar's marketing budget) draws an interesting portrait of the average DVD user. Most people who whave bought the 5700 titles now available did not see the movie during its cinema release. And few buy them as gifts. And in contrast to video rentals, which are often group decisions, the DVD purchase is a solo affair."

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER; DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Author: Idato, Michael
Subject: DVD, FILMS ON; LUCAS, GEORGE; STAR WARS [...] (US, 1977-99)
Summary: About the success of the Star Wars Trilogy, in particular the release of versions of the film series on DVD.
Notes: accessed from: Factiva. Dow Jones Reuters Business Interactive LLC. RMIT University Library. (14 May 2007).
Quotations: -- "More than half of Australia's homes have DVD players and the format has become more important to the big studios than cinema. More than half of the revenue from US films comes from DVD sales and rentals, and the retail market for DVD software is expected to top $1.2 billion this year, according to Colombia TriStar."

Call No: SUBJECT CLIPPINGS FILE
PhysDes: Clippings
Subject: EZY DVD

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER; DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Author: Royall, Ian
Subject: DISTRIBUTION. DVD. AUSTRALIA; HOME VIDEO MARKETING; AUSTRALIAN VISUAL SOFTWARE DISTRIBUTORS ASSOCIATION; BUSH, SIMON
Summary: The slashing of DVD prices fuels high sales of the product. The article looks at the shortening of cinema to DVD sales release and why DVD is a popular format. Good article!
Notes: -- accessed from: Factiva. Dow Jones Reuters Business Interactive LLC. RMIT University Library. (14 May 2007).
Quotations: -- "Big chains such as Big W, Kmart and Target are driving prices on DVDs and CDs down to bare margins to lure customers. Full retail price for a new movie is usually more than $40, but the chains are marking them down to about $27, while the same titles sell in specialist retailers for $36 to $40."; -- ""Studios are making decisions now as to whether to fund movies, based on follow-through sales to DVD and video" Mr Bush said."; -- "Distributors also have shortened the time between cinema release and DVD release. Initially it was to beat piracy, but the extra incentive is to get the movie out while it's still fresh in the public's mind. A few years ago, the gap between cinema and DVD release was as much as 18 months. Now, it can be as brief as three months, depending on the studio and the type of movie."

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER; DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Author: Jones, Mark; Gliddon, Joshua
Subject: BLU-RAY; HIGH DEFINITION DVD
Summary: Sony’s Blu-ray high-definition video disc format has forged an early lead over arch rival Toshiba’s HD DVD.
Notes: -- accessed from: Factiva. Dow Jones Reuters Business Interactive LLC. RMIT University Library. (14 May 2007).
Quotations: Figures from Nielsen VideoScan showed in the US, – 41.4 HD DVD discs sold in the first week of January, 100 Blu-ray discs were sold – 38.36 HD DVD discs dropped even further in the second week to 38.36 discs per 100 Blu Ray discs. – Globally Sony has sold 2 Million Blu-ray equipped PS3 consoles which will enable the Blu –ray market to penetrate in Australia when they go on sale in March 2007

Call No: 701 FIL
Author: Bennett, James; Brown, Tom
Publisher: Routledge
PubDate: 2009
PhysDes: viii, 201 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Subject: DIGITAL MEDIA AND THE CINEMA; DIGITAL PROJECTION; DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY; DVD, FILMS ON
Summary: Brings together a group of internationally renowned scholars to provide the first focused academic inquiry into this important technology. The book picks up on key issues within contemporary media studies, making a particularly significant contribution to debates about convergence and interactivity in the digital media landscape. Essays consider DVD as a technology that exists outside the boundaries of new and old media, examining its place within longer histories of home film cultures and production practices of the film and television industries, whilst also critically evaluating what is genuinely new about digital media technologies. From DVDs to downloading, peer-to-peer networking and HD-DVD, this book speaks of the rapidly evolving digital mediascape. Ultimately, Film and Television After DVD is a book that considers the convergence of film, television and new media and their academic disciplines through the DVD as a distinct cultural object, pointing to persistent questions in the study of audiovisual culture that will remain intriguing long after the shelf-life of the DVD itself.
Notes: First published in 2008; includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN: 9780415878340

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER; DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
CorpAuthor: IBISWorld Pty Ltd
Source: AT
Publisher: IBISWorld Pty Ltd
PubDate: 2007, 2006
PhysDes: 57 leaves
Subject: DISTRIBUTION. AUSTRALIA; DISTRIBUTION. DVD. AUSTRALIA
Summary: Report of film and video distribution in Australia with information on the industry over the last 15 years.
Notes: PDF report printed

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER; DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Author: Tilbury, Alex
Subject: VILLAGE ROADSHOW; DISTRIBUTION; DISTRIBUTION. DVD. AUSTRALIA
Summary: Significant profit growth for Village Roadshow in 2003-04, with blockbuster films such as Lord of the Rings: Return of the King being a big part of it. Goes through the different divisions of Roadshow mentioning how each section went.
Notes: accessed from: Factiva. Dow Jones Reuters Business Interactive LLC. RMIT University Library. (14 May 2007).
Quotations: -- "Film distribution reported a 56 per cent leap in profit before tax and significant items to $14.5 million."; -- Graham Burke - Mg Dir Roadshow Entertainment "DVD sales were up 76 per cent compared to the same period last year. Roadshow is currently the number one distributor in the DVD arena with a 15.8 per cent share of the value of the industry."

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Author: Boland, Michaela
Subject: DISTRIBUTION. DVD. AUSTRALIA; DISTRIBUTION. AUSTRALIA
Summary: Short article on independent film distribution in Australia. There is mention of the DVD rental situation in Australia and how downloads are not used by the Australian public to watch films and tv shows due to slow internet speed.
Notes: accessed from: Variety.com. Reed Business. AFI Research Collection, RMIT University. (14 May 2007).

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER; DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Author: Davidson, John
Subject: INDUSTRY, VIDEO; BLU-RAY; HIGH DEFINITION DVD; HIGH DEFINITION DVD, PORNOGRAPHIC; DAVOUDIAN, ALI
Summary: The war between the High definition DVD formats (Blu-ray and HD-DVD) have effected the adult industry as to which direction the industry will take in pressing their adult content DVDs. The article suggests that the adult industry cemented the prominence of the VHS video format when home video porn films were pressed on VHS instead of Betamax. The adult industry could also have the same effect on the Blu-ray and HD-DVD war. Ali Davoudian, founder of the adult entertainment company digital playground – stated his company would go with the HD-DVD as the technology of choice for high definition porn films, because Sony was against the use of Blu-ray format for such purposes. However he has also been quoted as saying that he prefers Blu-ray technology as Blu-ray disks have a higher capacity than HD-DVD.
Notes: -- accessed from: Factiva. Dow Jones Reuters Business Interactive LLC. RMIT University Library. (14 May 2007).
Quotations: FILMS The Rescuers Big booty Revenge 2 Strap Attack 5

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER; DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Author: Frew, Wendy
Subject: DVD, FILMS ON; DISTRIBUTION. DVD; DISTRIBUTION. DVD. AUSTRALIA; POLLAK, ALEX
Notes: accessed from: Factiva. Dow Jones Reuters Business Interactive LLC. RMIT University Library. (14 May 2007).
Quotations: -- "But the real money these blockbusters generate is not at the box office but in DVD sales"; -- "So far, most sales are of new release movies. That has created an extra revenue stram for film studios and one with huge potential as more people buy DVD players and as other material such as television shows, children's shows and music become popular in DVD format."; -- ""DVD is a significant new revenue window and I don't think the market has worked that out yet," Macquarie Equities analyst Alex Pollak said. "It is a new way of consuming movies...in five years' time there will be more DVDs on American bookshelves than books.""; -- "...for every $US8.6 million taken in opening box office receipts, a studio will sell 1 million DVDs."

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Author: Magiera, Marcy
Subject: DVD
Summary: A roundup of worldwide figures on DVD sales. What is useful here is the pie graph that shows Australia as being 5.9% of DVD sales outside of the USA.
Notes: accessed from: Variety.com. Reed Business. AFI Research Collection, RMIT University. (14 May 2007).

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Author: Magiera, Marcy
Subject: DVD; DISTRIBUTION; DISTRIBUTION. USA
Summary: DVD sales have started to slow down with revenue figures worldwide at a stable level. Some stats on Australia, as well as other countries.
Notes: accessed from: Factiva. Dow Jones Reuters Business Interactive LLC. RMIT University Library. (11 May 2007).

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER; DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Author: Woodhead, Ben
Subject: SONY CORPORATION; DISTRIBUTION. DVD
Summary: Sony plans to develop their global data warehouse project which will allow them to "track DVD (and other formats like Blu-ray and Playstation Portable UMD disks) sales in minute detail across its 61,000 titles." Goes into the ways this data will be useful for Sony in terms of marketing and costs.
Notes: accessed from: Factiva. Dow Jones Reuters Business Interactive LLC. RMIT University Library. (put date - 14 May 2007).
Quotations: -- David Cortese - Sony Picutres home entertainment CIO "We can now see revenue and returns on all the variants associated with a title"

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER; DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Author: Idato, Michael
Subject: DVD; DVD AND TV. AUSTRALIA; WORNER, TIM; GLADIATOR (US, Ridley Scott, 2000)
Summary: Looks at the effect rising DVD sales have had on TV in Australia. The high sales of TV DVDs are mentioned, as well as the 'negative' effects on TV programming (eg. the failure of Gladiator to win it's time slot due to so many Aussies watching the film on DVD already,) and therefore network programmers feel that they have to renegotiate contracts with the film studios in relation to film sales.
Notes: accessed from: Factiva. Dow Jones Reuters Business Interactive LLC. RMIT University Library. (14 May 2007).
Quotations: -- "Big progit margins are pushing studios towards TV on DVD. Most TV shows are gathering dust in libraries and cost significantly less to market than new-release movies. The firsat season of the comedy series Chappelle's Show, for example, sold more than 2 million copies in the US. The break-even point for the studio, according to media reports, was just 13,000 copies. Similarly, The Simpsons is expected to bring 20th Century Fox a windfall of more than $300 million worldwide once its first 15 seasons are released.; -- The distribution of TV shows and movies is built on a "window" structure. Each step in the food chain - cinema, DVD rental, DVD retail, pay-per-view cable, basic cable and free-to-air (in that order) - gets a window, usually six months, in which a given property is exclusively theirs. Most shows go to TV before DVD, but not always.; -- DVD has achieved enormous success, but it is also the first new delivery platform to undercut the others, particularly cinema and TV, by eroding their customer base and revenue potential. Worner believes distribution models will ultimately have to change, Some windows may shrink, some may close, or the order in which some fall may be shuffled.

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER; DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Author: Bodey, Michael
Subject: DVD; DVD, FILMS ON; DISTRIBUTION. DVD; DISTRIBUTION. DVD. AUSTRALIA; LURHMANN, BAZ; SHREK (US, Kelly Asbury & Andrew Adamson, 2001); GLADIATOR (US, Ridley Scott, 2000)
Summary: Sums up the explosive growth of DVD in the early 2000's. Mentions of how old blockbusters are very slow to be released on new DVD format. Lots of stats for films like Shrek and Gladiator.
Notes: accessed from: Factiva. Dow Jones Reuters Business Interactive LLC. RMIT University Library. (14 May 2007).
Quotations: -- Ros Wilson - Gen Mgr Roadshow Home Entertainment - "The interesting thing about the Australian market is if you go 'day and date' (release for sale the same day as rental copies are released), your uptake is enormous," says Wilson. "That's what's making it work here".; -- "Wilson notes that even a film such as The Wedding Planner can expect sales of 50,000."; -- Wayne Borg - Mg Dir Universal Pictures - "But those that enter the market can excel. Universal's Borg expects Shrek top be another DVD release that outperforms its cinema box office. And this despite a mere 10 to 15 per cent penetration of DVD players in Australian households."

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER; DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Author: Marr, Merissa
Subject: DREAMWORKS SKG; DISTRIBUTION. DVD; SHREK 2 (US, Kelly Asbury & Andrew Adamson & Conrad Vernon, 2004)
Summary: Dreamworks had to call off a a secondary stock offering due to unexpected retailer returns of their blockbuster hit Shrek 2. seems to confirm that DVD sales have hit a wall and will not shoot forever upwards
Notes: accessed from: Proquest. Proquest-CSA LLC. RMIT University Library. (14 May 2007).
Quotations: -- "It has sold more than 35 million DVD and VHS copies world-wide so far"; -- Sales to consumers (of DVD's) have reached more than $15 billion annually.

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER; DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Author: De Lisle, Tim
Subject: DVD, FILMS ON; DISTRIBUTION; DISTRIBUTION. DVD; FOOTBALL FACTORY, THE (UK, Nick Love, 2004)
Summary: A detailed look at how DVD is becoming more and more popular with studios looking at DVD sales as becoming a more and more important stream of revenue. Looks at the distribution details of the film The Football Factory.
Notes: -- accessed from: Factiva. Dow Jones Reuters Business Interactive LLC. RMIT University Library. (14 May 2007).
Quotations: -- "everybody's looking for a franchise".; -- ""Extras are believed to loom large in our purchasing decisions"

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER; DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Author: McIntyre, Paul
Subject: DISTRIBUTION. DVD
Summary: McDonalds looking to expand their retail business by installing DVD rental machines in their shops.
Notes: accessed from: Factiva. Dow Jones Reuters Business Interactive LLC. RMIT University Library. (14 May 2007).

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER; DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Author: Bodey, Michael
Subject: DISTRIBUTION. DVD. AUSTRALIA; JACOBSON, CLAYTON; KENNY (AT, Clayton Jacobson, 2006)
Summary: The DVD success of Kenny.
Notes: accessed from: Factiva. Dow Jones Reuters Business Interactive LLC. RMIT University Library. (14 May 2007).
Quotations: -- "A quarter of a million copies of the film will be shipped, and probably sold, by the new year, comfortably placing it among the top three DVDs of the year and possibly the best-selling Australian film ever."; -- "After pulling more than 7.5 million at the box office, Kenny will add more than $6 million in DVD revenue, which means the Jacobsons will actually earn some money from the film."

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER; DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Author: Maddox, Garry
Subject: DVD; DVD, FILMS ON; EXHIBITION. AUSTRALIA; EXHIBITION. NEW ZEALAND
Summary: The difficulties country cinemas might face due to the DVD boom. Stats used to say that this will be a problem looks at NZ cinema.
Notes: accessed from: Factiva. Dow Jones Reuters Business Interactive LLC. RMIT University Library. (14 May 2007).

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER; DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Author: Leyden, Fleur
Subject: MADMAN ENTERTAINMENT; FUNTASTIC LIMITED; DISTRIBUTION. DVD. AUSTRALIA
Summary: Interview with CEO of Funtastic Tony Oates. Mention of purchase of DVD distributor Madman Entertainment and how this purchase would allow Funtastic to enter the children's DVD market.
Notes: accessed from: Factiva. Dow Jones Reuters Business Interactive LLC. RMIT University Library. (14 May 2007).

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Subject: DVD, TV SHOWS ON; DISTRIBUTION. DVD
Summary: In depth study on TV shows on DVD. Strategies distributors are using to maximise sales with this profit and the differernces between the US and world markets.
Notes: accessed from: Factiva. Dow Jones Reuters Business Interactive LLC. RMIT University Library. (14 May 2007).

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER; DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Author: McFadyen, Warwick
Subject: MUSIC FOR DVD
Summary: The Eagles have had great success with their DVD sales in Australia. Interivew with Eagles member Glenn Frey about the DVDs.
Notes: -- accessed from: Factiva. Dow Jones Reuters Business Interactive LLC. RMIT University Library. (14 May 2007).

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Author: Kalina, Paul
Subject: INDUSTRY, VIDEO. AUSTRALIA; IMPORT OF DVD; DISTRIBUTION. DVD. AUSTRALIA; PARALLEL IMPORTING; DVD, TV SHOWS ON
Summary: Documents frustrations that Australian's face when they wish to view a DVD that is not produced in the Region Four coding for Australia. It is illegal (called parallel importing) to purchase (for example) a Region One DVD if the Region Four DVD has not been produced. Lists opinion of retailers and government bodies on the Parallel Importing laws and also how Australia tries to organise Region Four DVDs as soon as possible
Notes: -- accessed from: Factiva. Dow Jones Reuters Business Interactive LLC. RMIT University Library. (put date - 14 May 2007).
Quotations: -- George Papadopoulos Accent Film Entertainment - Parallel importing bad; -- Keren Wicks Network Video - Parallel importing good; -- Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft - policing ban on parallel imports.

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER; DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Author: Brannelly, Louise
Subject: MAGNA PACIFIC HOLDINGS; BECKER GROUP; DISTRIBUTION. DVD. AUSTRALIA
Summary: Magna Pacific has struck up a deal with the Becker Group which will enable it to release all Becker movies in Australia. Lots of projects of financial figures are listed.
Notes: accessed from: Factiva. Dow Jones Reuters Business Interactive LLC. RMIT University Library. (14 May 2007).

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER; DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Author: Brannelly, Louise
Subject: MAGNA PACIFIC HOLDINGS; DISTRIBUTION. DVD. AUSTRALIA; RADLEY, ALLAN; DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS (US, Courtney Solomon, 2000)
Summary: Magna Pacific strong revenue results due to high DVD sales. Now going into film production hoping to set up vertical integration.
Notes: accessed from: Factiva. Dow Jones Reuters Business Interactive LLC. RMIT University Library. (14 May 2007).
Quotations: Allan Radley - Mg Dir Magna - The video and DVD manufacturer and distributor has forecast a 57 per cent jump in first half revenue to $5.8 million and a 20 per cent rise in pre-abnormal operating profit to $600,000. "Much of that improvement has been due to Magna's aggressive roll-out of DVD titles," Mr radley said, adding that DVD sales were exceeding all expectations.

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER; DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Author: Familari, Peter
Subject: DISTRIBUTION. DVD. AUSTRALIA; COLUMBIA TRISTAR; GARRA, MICHELE
Summary: Focuses on Michele Garra, the Chief Executive of Columbia TriStar Home Video. Looks at the rising star of DVD.
Notes: accessed from: Factiva. Dow Jones Reuters Business Interactive LLC. RMIT University Library. (14 May 2007).
Quotations: -- "While it's clar to her that in the long run DVD will kill off VCR and videotape, she has managed to devise a strategy to balance both revenue streams. "We have a full committment from our major retailers and video rental stores to carry our video and DVD inventories," she says. "Plues we've reassured the market that we'll manage DVD with planned incremental sales."

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER; DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Author: Collins, Simon
Subject: DISTRIBUTION. DVD. AUSTRALIA
Summary: Mainly on CD sales which are on downturn. A couple of interesting sentences on DVD sales in Australia.
Notes: -- accessed from: Factiva. Dow Jones Reuters Business Interactive LLC. RMIT University Library. (14 May 2007).
Quotations: -- "2004 was a bad year for the music market, with DVDs the only format with improved sales. However, heavy discounting meant that while DVD sales improved 6.5 per cent, the overall revenue dropped 8 per cent."

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER; DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Author: McIntyre, Paul
Subject: PUBLISHING AND BROADCASTING LTD; SEVEN NETWORK; COPYRIGHT.TV. AUSTRALIA; DVD, TV SHOWS ON; HERSOV, MARTIN; HOME AND AWAY [TV] (AT, 1988 -)
Summary: PBL are looking at ways to raise revenue by repackaging old content into new formats. An example of repackaging success is Home and Away. Most media industry and analyst types are sceptical at how much revenue will be raised by it. PBL hope to get it to 30 per cent share of its total revenue.
Notes: accessed from: Factiva. Dow Jones Reuters Business Interactive LLC. RMIT University Library. (14 May 2007).

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER; DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Author: Walsh, Liam
Subject: MAGNA PACIFIC HOLDINGS; DVD, FILMS ON; DVD, TV SHOWS ON; DISTRIBUTION. DVD. AUSTRALIA; RADLEY, ALLAN
Summary: Magna Pacific's large growth in profit and revenue for the fiscal year of 2004.
Notes: accessed from: Factiva. Dow Jones Reuters Business Interactive LLC. RMIT University Library. (14 May 2007).
Quotations: -- Magna's business includes acquiring and sitributing films and TV as well as supplying DVDs abd videos to rental and retail outlets like K-Mart.; -- A ballooning DVD market and niche sector success had driven the result, Magna managing director Allan Radley said. "Eighteen months ago we weren't in children's products at all. . . (it earned) $6 million-plus this financial year" he said.

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Author: Bordwell, David
Subject: DVD; DVD, FILMS ON; NARRATIVE IN FILMS
Summary: The author argues that DVD has changed the ways films have been made, however the narraitve function remains the same even though the DVD technology easily allows for non-linear viewing.
Notes: accessed from: davidbordwell.net. (May 15, 2007).

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER; DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Author: Downie, Stephen
Subject: DVD
Summary: Harvey Norman has recorded a 20 rise in profit and credits it to Australia's love of Plasma TVs and other home entertainment technologies like DVD.
Notes: accessed from: Factiva. Dow Jones Reuters Business Interactive LLC. RMIT University Library. (14 May 2007).

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Author: Staff writers
Subject: DVD. AUSTRALIA
Summary: PricewaterhouseCoopers estimates of growth in the entertainment industy. Very positive growth signs for DVD sell-through with the market worth 1.3 billion by 2007.
Notes: accessed from: Encore Magazine. Reed Business. AFI Research Collection, RMIT University. (14 June 2007).

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER; DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Author: Zion, Lawrie
Subject: DVD, FILMS ON; BOX OFFICE; AUSTRALIAN FILM FINANCE CORPORATION. FUNDING APPROVALS; BLACK SHEEP (NZ, Jonathan King, 2006)
Summary: A number of tibits here but evidence that whilst box office is down, revenue is up for studios by 9per cent for studio produced films. This rise is mainly due to rise in DVD sales of 14per cent is US and 46per cent in the rest of the world.
Notes: accessed from: Factiva. Dow Jones Reuters Business Interactive LLC. RMIT University Library. (14 May 2007).

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER; DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Author: Fenech, Stephen
Subject: DVD, FILMS ON; DVD, TV SHOWS ON; MUSIC FOR DVD; HOME EXHIBITION. AUSTRALIA; DISTRIBUTION. DVD. AUSTRALIA
Summary: In depth article on the growth of DVD popularity in Australia. Lots of useful stats!
Notes: -- accessed from: Factiva. Dow Jones Reuters Business Interactive LLC. RMIT University Library. (14 May 2007).
Quotations: -- a few versions of this article appear in other News Corp papers. This seems to be the definitive version.

Call No: 735.22 BER
Author: Bernard, Mark.
Place: Edinburgh
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
PubDate: 2014
PhysDes: ix, 213 pages ; 25 cm.
Subject: HORROR FILMS. USA; DVD, FILMS ON; ROTH, ELI; WAN, JAMES; ZOMBIE, ROB; AJA, ALEXANDRE; SAW (US, James Wan, 2004); HOSTEL (US, Eli Roth, 2005); HOSTEL: PART II (US, Eli Roth, 2007); HAUTE TENSION (FR / IT, Alexandre Aja, 2003)
Summary: Selling the Splat Pack unravels the history of how the emergence of the DVD market changed cultural and industrial attitudes about horror movies and film ratings. These changes made way for increasingly violent horror films, like those produced by the ‘Splat Pack’, a group of filmmakers who were heralded in the press as subversive outsiders. Taking a different tack, Mark Bernard proposes that the films of the Splat Pack were products of, rather than reactions against, film industry policy. This book includes an overview of the history of the American horror film from an industry studies perspective, an analysis of how the DVD market influenced the production of American horror films, and an examination of films from Splat Pack members such as Eli Roth, Rob Zombie, James Wan, and Alexandre Aja. By re-examining the history of the American horror film from a business perspective and exploring how DVD influenced the production of American horror films in the early twenty-first century, this thought-provoking book provides students and scholars in Film Studies with an alternative perspective on the Splat Pack
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN: 9780748685493
Contents: Machine generated contents note: pt. I The Industrial Context of the Splat Pack -- 1.Introducing the Splat Pack -- 2.Politics and the horror film: an industry studies intervention -- 3.The DVD revolution and the horror film, take one: from trash to art to collectable -- 4.The DVD revolution and the horror film, take two: rise of the 'Unrated' -- pt. II The Splat Pack on DVD -- 5.Text, subtext and the story of the film: Eli Roth's Hostel and Hostel: Part II on DVD -- 6.The 'white trash' world of Rob Zombie: class, collecting and slumming spectators -- 7.Seriality, subjectivity and new media: consuming the Saw series -- 8.Scars, both material and cyber: Haute Tension and The Descent on DVD.

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER; DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Author: Ellis, Stephen
Subject: BLU-RAY; HIGH DEFINITION DVD; SONY CORPORATION; MICROSOFT; TOSHIBA CORPORATION
Summary: An overview of the looming fomrat war between Blu-Ray and HD DVD.
Notes: accessed from: Factiva. Dow Jones Reuters Business Interactive LLC. RMIT University Library. (14 May 2007).

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER; DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Author: MATP
Subject: HIGH DEFINITION TV. AUSTRALIA; BLU-RAY; HIGH DEFINITION DVD
Summary: GfK analysis shows greatly increased sales for High Definition television products. Comparison of Plasma and LCD sales. A couple of sentences on DVD sales and mentions of Blu-Ray and HD DVD.
Notes: accessed from: Factiva. Dow Jones Reuters Business Interactive LLC. RMIT University Library. (14 May 2007).
Quotations: -- "Only 2.8 percent of DVD sales were for HD models in the third quarter of 2006, which is only a 0.6 per cent increase from the second quarter"; -- Carl Rose - Deputy Mg Dir Sony Australia "It is without question that high definition is the future for watching TV, enjoying Hollywood titles and capturing home movies in Australia..."With the introduction of PlayStation 3, Blu-ray titles, more HD TV content and improved displays to watch all this on, we expect to see HD really dominate the minds and the spending of Australian consumers in 2007"

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER; DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Author: Sherwin, Adam; Tedmanson, Sophie
Subject: DVD
Summary: Claims listed here that CD sales have slipped due to piracy and competition from DVDs and mobile phones.
Notes: accessed from: Factiva. Dow Jones Reuters Business Interactive LLC. RMIT University Library. (14 May 2007).
Quotations: -- "The video industry is enjoying the same boost the music industry received when the CD arrived in the '80s and fans replaced their vinyl with the new format. Sales of music DVDs have grown by 58per cent, offsetting a 42 per cent decline in VHS sales. Record companies believe that music DVDs will play a big part in reversing the sales decline because of their greater sound quality, length and visual potential."

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER; DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Subject: DVD, FILMS ON; DISTRIBUTION. DVD
Summary: Good general article at the start of the DVD boom that highllights the strenghts of the DVD in many facets (incl space in retail). Not Australian focused but useful anyways.
Notes: -- accessed from: Factiva. Dow Jones Reuters Business Interactive LLC. RMIT University Library. (14 May 2007). ; -- sourced from The Economist.

Call No: REFERENCE SECTION; 058 INT
Author: Smith, Ian Haydn
CorpAuthor: Turner Classic Movies
Edition: 44th ed.
Source: UK
Place: London
Publisher: Wallflower Press
PubDate: 2008
PhysDes: 424 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Subject: FILMOGRAPHIES. 2008; BOX OFFICE. 2008; FESTIVALS; OBITUARIES. 2008; DVD. 2008; GERMANY; DOCUMENTARY FILMS; AKIN, FATIH; BIER, SUSANNE; DEL TORO, GUILLERMO; GREENGRASS, PAUL; JIA, ZHANG KE
Notes: Includes: Directors of the Year; In Memoriam; Country Focus: Germany; Industry Focus: Documentary; Special Focus: The DVD Market; DVD Round-Up; World Survey (with individual country surveys); World Box Office Survey; Film Festival Calendar; Festival News; Leading Festivals; Other Festivals and Markets
ISBN: 9781905674619

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Subject: DISTRIBUTION. DVD. AUSTRALIA; DVD, TV SHOWS ON
Summary: Article in 2 parts. Part one focuses on the end of year sales figures for DVDs in Australia. Part two says that the growth in DVD sales and revenue for the year was "almost entirely driven by TVDVD box sets."
Notes: accessed from: Factiva. Dow Jones Reuters Business Interactive LLC. RMIT University Library. (11May 2007).

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Subject: DVD, TV SHOWS ON; DISTRIBUTION. DVD. AUSTRALIA
Summary: A roundup of 2006 DVD sales figures which shows that TV shows on DVD jumped 25 percent, which offset the stablizing of growth in other DVD sectors as well well as the cheaper price of DVDs.
Notes: accessed from: Factiva. Dow Jones Interactive LLC. RMIT University Library. (11 May 2007).

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Author: Staff writers
Subject: DVD; LIEBERFARB, WARREN
Summary: "LAS VEGAS - Major discrepancies in video sales figures have prompted calls for a more standardized tracking system, with claims that the current figures are inflated by as much as $15 billion (US $8 billion).
Notes: accessed from: Encore Magazine. Reed Business. AFI Research Collection, RMIT University. (14 June 2007).

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER; DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Subject: WARNER BROS.; VILLAGE ROADSHOW; DISTRIBUTION. DVD. AUSTRALIA; DISTRIBUTION. AUSTRALIA
Summary: Village Roadshow and Warner Brothers video are combining their video sales operations, calling the new company Warner Roadshow Home Entertainment.
Notes: accessed from: Factiva. Dow Jones Reuters Business Interactive LLC. RMIT University Library. (14 May 2007).
Quotations: "Village Roadshow siad yesterday the venture would benefit the Australian DVD and video markets by sharing costs and taking advantage of efficiencies gained from a central distribution point."

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER; DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Author: Paatsch, Leigh
Subject: DVD, FILMS ON; DISTRIBUTION; STARS; AESTHETICS
Summary: Speculation on part of the author on how the drop in box office might be countered as thinks that it could be a "brave new world of watching."
Notes: accessed from: Factiva. Dow Jones Reuters Business Interactive LLC. RMIT University Library. (14 May 2007).

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER; DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Author: Critchley, Cheryl
Subject: DVD, TV SHOWS ON; DUNCAN, PAULA
Summary: Old Aussie TV shows are be re-released on DVD. Actor Paula Duncan is asking about whether actors will receive any royalties from these shows as their original show contracts had no clauses for video or DVD sales.
Notes: accessed from: Factiva. Dow Jones Reuters Business Interactive LLC. RMIT University Library. (14 May 2007).
Quotations: TV shows mentioned; -- Prisoner (692 episodes on DVD for $1599.83), Number 96, Sons and Daughters, Young Doctors, Return to Eden, A Country Practice.; -- "The actors' union has secured residuals, but they must wait six months after release and the amount is expected to be minimal for those who weren't main characters"

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Subject: DISTRIBUTION. DVD; DVD
Summary: Comprehensive round up of DVD sales worldwide.