Monday, March 13, 2006

Movie Theaters Meet This Week to Save Themselves



Mike Yamamoto writes on the C|Net Blogma Blog:


ShoWest, the annual movie theater trade conference, will open this week to far more interest than in previous years. And a key reason for that is Napster.

DVDs and home theaters have been keeping potential viewers at home in rising numbers for years. Now, the rise of such video-sharing sites as YouTube proves that the movie and television industries are facing the kind of 'Napsterization phenomenon' that besieged the music business. But one way that Hollywood can fight back, movie executives say, is to improve the theater experience.

More here.

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