Digital distribution a drag on DVD, Blu-ray? 'Taint so, says this article in Home Media Magazine. Blu-ray Disc sales alone should amount to at least three times what
digital downloading is expected to bring in this year, studio
executives say. In the first six months of 2008, consumers spent an
estimated $194 million on Blu-ray Disc purchases, according to studio
estimates — a gain of nearly 350% from the $43 million that came from
high-definition disc sales the first six months of 2007, when growth
was stymied by a format war between Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD. The format
war ended Feb. 19 this year, when chief HD DVD backer Toshiba Corp.
officially bowed out.