Posts Tagged: DirecTV

Is the DirecTV Premium VOD plan a flop?

Patrick Goldstein says it is in the L.A. Times. The only question for him seems to be how big of a flop. The headline for his post gives you some idea: “Is DirecTV’s $30 movie rental test a flop of ‘Ishtar’-like proportions?”  Yikes. Why he thinks it flopped mirrors NATO’s thinking on the issue precisely:… Read more »

23 directors and producers sign letter opposing shrinking release windows

Twenty-three prominent directors and producers signed an open letter calling on the four studios involved in the early “premium video on demand” offering from DirecTV. The Hollywood Reporter covers it. One of the letter’s signers, former Fox studio chief Bill Mechanic, speaks at length with David Poland of Movie City News about the value of… Read more »