I thought this was linked to what Tim Bevan said about the ways that they are trying to combat pairacy with a Video on Demand service.
US cinema chains are threatening to banish some films from their screens in response to a contentious video-on-demand plan by several Hollywood studios to allow new releases into living rooms within weeks of their big screen debuts.
Four of the six major film studios – Universal, Sony, Warner Bros and Fox – plan to make new releases available to rent online just two months after their cinema debut. New releases will be available to rent for $30 (£18) under the premium VoD proposals, set to be introduced in the US later this month.
Sony's Just Go With It, a comedy featuring Adam Sandler, will make history as one of the first films to be offered on the new on-demand service, according to the US entertainment trade magazine Variety.
Film studios have long wanted to reduce the four-month period of exclusivity enjoyed by cinemas. It is seen as a way to offset a decline in physical DVD sales, while also helping to combat internet piracy and initiate a radical change in film buffs' viewing habits.Paramount's opposition could give it the upper hand when it goes head to head with rival studios this summer, with big-name releases like Transformers 3 and Super 8 set to go up against the final Harry Potter and Fox's X-Men: First Class. Disney, the other Hollywood major, has yet to reveal its hand over the premium VoD plan.
Glad to see that you are keeping up with the news Ed. This is certainly a useful article.
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