Peter Jackson interview...

[Gerald Menclik]

I think the biggest problem is that the studios treat the internet like an enemy. A far more sustainable answer is to offer very high quality 1080p versions of movies for something like $10. People would be far more likley to jump at the chance to get that than paying the outrageous prices they charge for Blu-Ray movies (most of them I've seen are around $40 in Australia, and there still are hardly any decent players for less than $400!)...

As for theatre attendance - given that some films are still breaking records for money made at the box office, maybe it's more to do with the quality of the movies that don't make back their budgets!

Stephen I agree with you about the studios .... most of them seem to be very afraid of everything called "new media" so they block everything regarding downloads etc. ..... with the Blue Ray players I can't agree because here in Europe they start at about $ 180,-- and the discs are coming down in price also ......