The six major studios and Time Warner Cable are working on a deal to make films available on-demand in people's living rooms just thirty days after they make their theatrical release reports The Wall Street Journal.
The move makes the minimum 3-4 month window obsolete, and would come at a price - $20 to $30 per film. If the studios sign on in the Fall-- could be available as early as the end of the year .
The plan would upset the long-standing film distribution business model currently in place, one that thaeater owners will fight hard to keep as is.
This would ruin the multi-million dollar deals that cable channels presently have with the studios, also cutting out much potential theatrical and broadcast revenue.
I can see why the theater chains would be against this Folks might stay away all the same knowing--if they wait 4 short weeks the blockbuster will come to them--Severely affecting their bottom line. The studios love the idea of a 20-30 dollar tix price without IMAX or 3-D enhancements
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