Comments on: They’re meltinggggg http://www.buzzmachine.com/2005/11/12/theyre-meltinggggg/ by Jeff Jarvis Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:04:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Kevin Marks http://www.buzzmachine.com/2005/11/12/theyre-meltinggggg/#comment-12453 Kevin Marks Sat, 12 Nov 2005 17:20:59 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2005/11/12/theyre-meltinggggg/#comment-12453 Chris <a href="http://epeus.blogspot.com/2005_11_01_epeus_archive.html#113161302519720642" rel="nofollow">put DVD sales in the wrong category there</a>, I think. <blockquote cite="http://epeus.blogspot.com/2005_11_01_epeus_archive.html#113161302519720642">Hang on a second there, that isn't a fall, it's a dip in the 2nd derivative - if it grew 29% last year and ~ 10% this year, it's still doing well. Notice also that the linked article mentions that studios have been shortening the wait between cinematic and DVD release. Think about the impact that has - it moves DVD sales earlier, thus giving an artificial short-term boost that will eventually even out.</blockquote> Chris put DVD sales in the wrong category there, I think.

Hang on a second there, that isn’t a fall, it’s a dip in the 2nd derivative – if it grew 29% last year and ~ 10% this year, it’s still doing well. Notice also that the linked article mentions that studios have been shortening the wait between cinematic and DVD release. Think about the impact that has – it moves DVD sales earlier, thus giving an artificial short-term boost that will eventually even out.

]]> By: Robert Hoffer http://www.buzzmachine.com/2005/11/12/theyre-meltinggggg/#comment-12452 Robert Hoffer Sat, 12 Nov 2005 17:11:29 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2005/11/12/theyre-meltinggggg/#comment-12452 You have stats for XFM and other alternative broadcast? Or through channel returns for DVD? Or Pod downloads? The question is really are consumers just saturated with media or are they switching types? You have stats for XFM and other alternative broadcast? Or through channel returns for DVD? Or Pod downloads? The question is really are consumers just saturated with media or are they switching types?

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