BR/HDDVD both to fail- Dreamworks

[devilscallmedad]

While many in Hollywood are arguing over whether Blu-ray or HD DVD will drive the future of home entertainment, Jeffrey Katzenberg has his answer: Neither.

Responding to a question at a Bank of America conference in New York on Wednesday, the DreamWorks Animation CEO told analysts that both formats are unlikely to appeal to anyone beyond videophiles.

"Blu-Ray and HD DVD are a niche business. They're not going to become the next platform," he said. "I think for the general consumer, there is not a big enough delta between the standard DVD in terms of where it is today and the next generation."

Comment isn't likely to win Katzenberg many friends among homevid execs, particularly those in the Blu-ray camp who have recently been declaring their side the winner in the format war as well as the inevitable future of optical media.

While DreamWorks distributor Paramount does release movies in both Blu-ray and HD DVD, it hasn't put out any of the toon studio's pics in either next-gen format.

Katzenberg was more optimistic about digital distribution, telling those present that "the promise is staggering." But while the traditional DVD biz is no longer growing, he said Internet movie downloads won't spark industry growth for a while.

"The incremental income to the movie industry in the next 18-24 months (from digital delivery) is negligible," he told the crowd.

 

[Chandoo]

telling those present that "the promise is staggering.

but its only a staggering promise at this point, digital distribution sounds great but general implimentation isnt going to happen any time soon, and by that i mean a long time.

 

[radd]

i swear i have no control over dreamworks ....

 

[Chandoo]

neither does either of the next gen format people, hence the unbiased comment.

 

[Conscript]

But blu-ray will eventually come out on top ? Next gen replaces current gen. Floppy replaced by cd and it in its turn by dvd.

 

[fady]

yea......n dvd by hd-dvd.....

 

[Chandoo]

But blu-ray will eventually come out on top ? Next gen replaces current gen. Floppy replaced by cd and it in its turn by dvd.

true true, blu ray is a very future proof format, the dvd era won't last more then 3 - 4 years max now.

 

[radd]

But blu-ray will eventually come out on top ? Next gen replaces current gen. Floppy replaced by cd and it in its turn by dvd.

thats correct , but the world is moving from discs to digital distribution. itunes , live , appletv etc are the future not bluray or hd-dvd.

the dvd era won't last more then 3 - 4 years max now.

ps3 wont last more than 5 and according to sony the next playstation wont have a disk drive. not good for bluray.

 

[fady]

no disk driVE?

 

[Chandoo]

ps3 wont last more than 5 and according to sony the next playstation wont have a disk drive. not good for bluray.

10 years according to sony, and that was a rhetorical statement, not official.

thats correct , but the world is moving from discs to digital distribution. itunes , live , appletv etc are the future not bluray or hd-dvd.

as i said before, it sounds a really good concept but general world wide implimentation will be nearly impossible and a physical data transfer module will always be required in the market.