Screen Rant » frost/nixon http://screenrant.com TV and Movie News, Reviews & Trailers Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:45:27 +0000 en hourly 1 Oscar Winners/Nominees Coming To Video On Demand http://screenrant.com/oscar-winners-coming-video-demand-heath-6941/ http://screenrant.com/oscar-winners-coming-video-demand-heath-6941/#comments Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:20:47 +0000 Heath McKnight http://screenrant.com/?p=6941 TVNTVN Entertainment, one of the leaders in Video On Demand (VOD) technology, will be presenting eight 2009 Oscar winners and nominees, some of them day-and-date with DVDs.  The movies include Frost/Nixon, The Wrestler, Slumdog Millionaire, and others.

So why is this a big deal?  Because although studios embraced VOD with devices such as the VUDU and the Roku with access to thousands of Netflix titles and cable/satellite companies’ on demand services, they wouldn’t always allow rentals or even purchases day-and-date (when DVDs are released for sale and rental).

Things are changing and that’s a good thing.  However, I think studios can do better: create some sort of “virtual DVD experience” and offer VOD services like TVN the opportunity to have DVD features, like commentary, documentaries, bloopers, etc., along with menus, in SD (standard definition) or HD (high definition).  I ...

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