The Christmas shopping season has already seen supporters of both formats declaring imminent victory, and rumors that Warner Brothers plans to announce that they're backing one or the other (depending on who you heard the rumor from) at CES next January.
"It would only take one major player to shift allegiances to push the tipping point one way or another," said analyst Richard Cooper.
Their report was more certain when it comes to gaming consoles where they predict Sony's PS3 will see big sales growth and become serious competition for Xbox 360 from Microsoft and the Nintendo Wii.
The report, titles 'Global Media Markets: The Battlegrounds of 2008' also forecasts a good year for 3-D digital cinema. Analysts see as many as 1,300 digital 3-D theater screens internationally, as well as more releases for them.
"There is a very strong lineup of films and heavy studio slate as studios invest heavily in what they think will be the next revolution in the theatrical experience," said Screen Digest film and cinema analyst Charlotte Jones. Next year will see "3-D movies really enter the mainstream multiplex environment."
Source: Variety
Written by: Rich Fiscus @ 18 Dec 2007 14:33
