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Disney Acquires Marvel in Four Billion Dollar Deal
Wed Sep 02, 2009 at 09:00 AM ETTags: Industry News, Disney (all tags)
In the biggest media deal this year, Walt Disney Co agreed to purchase Marvel Entertainment for the princely sum of $4 billion.
While it was a higher price than many might have expected -- 37 times Marvel’s estimated earnings in 2009 -- Disney sees the addition as an important step.
Industry analyst David Joyce suggests that Disney is attempting to woo back boys and young men who have been a demographic missing from the company. “This helps give Disney more important exposure to the young male demographic that they have sort of lost some ground with in recent years,” said Joyce.
No word is out yet on how this will affect current Marvel properties or upcoming DVD and Blu-ray releases, but Disney says they have no interest in changing Marvel, and wish to keep the brand intact. The change in ownership could certainly be beneficial for both, with Marvel making up for Disney’s lost boys, and Disney promoting and utilizing Marvel’s lineup of over 5,000 characters like Marvel was never able to.
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VUDU Announces Disney Collection
Thu Jun 04, 2009 at 08:30 PM ETTags: VUDU, Disney (all tags)
Video-on-demand provider VUDU has announced Disney as the first major studio to license their HD catalog for purchase on online services.
Disney is licensing sixty catalog films and all-new HD releases for purchase day-and-date with the home video releases.
The VUDU interface image is below:
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The move by Disney appears to show the studio's confidence in the quality of programming VUDU offers, and is taking strides to jump on the bandwagon in this digital age.
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'Lost' Fifth Season to Hit Blu-ray by Year's End
Fri Apr 10, 2009 at 01:00 PM ETTags: TV on High-Def, Disney, Disc Announcements (all tags)
More 'Lost' is coming to high-def, with Disney revealing plans to bring the show's fifth season to Blu-ray in early December.
As previously announced, Disney is set to debut both 'Lost: The Complete First Season' and 'Lost: The Complete Second Season' on Blu-ray on June 16. There they will join 'Lost: The Complete Third Season' and 'Lost: The Complete Fourth Season,' which the studio previously-released on high-def in 2007.
Now, the studio has confirmed that the show's current season will also get a Blu-ray release this year, with 'Lost: The Complete Fifth Season' headed to high-def on December 8 (day-and-date with the standard DVD). With all five seasons of 'Lost' now confirmed for Blu release, the show becomes the first to see its complete series history available on high-def.
Tech specs will see all season five episodes spread across five BD-50 dual-layer discs, in 1080p/AVC MPEG-4 video (1.78:1) and English DTS-HD Lossless Master Audio 5.1 Surround soundtracks.
Detailed supplements have not yet been made available, but preliminary extras confirmed thus far include exclusive cast & crew interviews, deleted scenes, and Blu-ray-exclusive content.
Suggested list price for the Blu-ray has been set at $79.99.
You'll find the latest specs for 'Lost: The Complete Fifth Season' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under December 8.
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- Discs mentioned in this article: (Click for specs and reviews)
- Lost: The Complete Fifth Season (Blu-ray)
- Lost: The Complete First Season (Blu-ray)
- Lost: The Complete Second Season (Blu-ray)
- Lost: The Complete Third Season (Blu-ray)
- Lost: The Complete Fourth Season (Blu-ray)
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