[kenavi]

I don't see what makes disks inherently more profitable than digital transmission.

If big studios are suffering, I suspect because there's more competition, such as from webfilms and for-You Tube self-productions. The viewing audience is disaggregating.

[codewizard]

I don't see what makes disks inherently more profitable than digital transmission.

iTunes movie $2 to $9 DVD $15 to $100 see the problem?

[FreedomPoster]

>> The viewing audience is disaggregating.

Bingo. And on top of that, much of the under 40 crowd is much more into gaming than movies.

The U.S. interactive entertainment industry is in the $20 billion range in annual revenue (2012 numbers per esa), vs. around $10.8 billion for U.S. movie box office.

That are younger people are getting relatively less propagandized by our movie industry does not bother me one bit.