The DVD industry is facing its first major crisis. Intense competition for shelf space means that even the biggest titles get only a brief crack at success at High Street retailers before being replaced by newer releases. To the dismay of Hollywood, the studios are seeing fresh blockbuster titles burning out much faster than they did at the start of the decade.

Suddenly, the DVD goldmine has become extremely difficult to predict

What are the remedies? Can the industry bypass the physical limitations of real-world shopping? Could online shopping and rental, and the arrival of VOD get round the problem of huge volumes of unsold returns being shipped back to warehouses?
Discuss strategies to combat this threat and more at The Home Cinema Summit. For more details and to register visit www.screendaily.com/home

Speakers confirmed at this leading edge industry forum include:
Sam Dunn, General Manager, Tartan Video
Zygi Kamasa, Chief Executive, Redbus Pictures
Mark Livingstone, CEO, Video Island
Kevin Dersley, Trading Manager Video, Entertainment UK
Keith Griffiths, Producer, Illuminations Films
Pierre Wooldridge, Managing Director, Transmission Films International
Stuart Henderson, Marketing Manager, Optimum Home Entertainment
Jon Sadler, Marketing Manager – Home Entertainment, Momentum Pictures
Alex Agran, Head of Sales and Marketing, Arrow Film Distributors
Ian Muspratt, Chairman, Home Entertainment Corporation
Richard Atkinson, VP of Anti-Piracy, Walt Disney Studios
Bruce Eisen, President, Cinemanow Inc

The Home Cinema is aimed at producers, distributors, home entertainment service providers, retailers and e-tailers, DVD rental services, content providers, platform operators and anyone involved in the home entertainment sector.

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