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WITH OSCAR WINNER GRAVITY’S RECENT SUCCESS, COULD 3D BLU-RAY BE ON THE RISE?

03 12 2014

After recent Oscar award results, winning film Gravity became the highest selling 3D Blu-ray of all time.

Gravity won big at the Academy Awards, managing to pick up Best Director, Best Achievement in Visual Effects, and Best in Sound Mixing, Gravity didn't nab Best Picture.  Despite losing to drama 12 Years a Slave, Gravity took home 7 awards in total. 

For additional stories on Gravity's recent success: Huffington Post

tags: Blu-Ray

“LITTLE MERMAID” BRINGS BACK MEMORIES WITH BLU-RAY RELEASE

10 02 2013

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On Tuesday, Disney Home Entertainment releases "The Little Mermaid" Diamond Edition. The limited-time release brings the movie out of the Disney vault and marks the first time the film is on Blu-Ray. The combo pack includes the Blu-Ray, DVD version and a digital copy that not only features the story of Ariel, but is full of never-before-seen bonus features.

SOURCE: On Milwaukee

tags: Blu-Ray

Blu-ray discs ride the wave with US sales up 28.5 % in Q1 2013

08 06 2013

Packaged media is seeing a rise after a five-year downward trend, with sales up 2%, to $2.1 billion from $2 billion in the first quarter of 2012.

According to DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group, sales of new releases on Blu-ray Disc were up 37%. Sales of catalogue titles on Blu-Ray were up 16% from the first quarter of 2012. The number of Blu-Ray homes continues to grow, with 3.2 million players sold in the first quarter. Overall, in the first quarter of this year, US consumers spent an estimated $4.69 billion on home entertainment purchases and rentals, up from $4.46 billion in the first three months of 2012.

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