Starting tomorrow, fans of Japanese animation can now get their fix on iTunes. Starz Media let it slip at a conference in Hollywood that some of its Manga catalog, as well as other Starz originals, will be available on Apple’s download service. NewTeeVee has the scoop, and a video interview with Marc DeBevoise, Starz senior vice president business development and strategy.
Starz Brings Manga to iTunes —
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6:24 PM PT
The problem with most video re-sellers, like Starz Media (formerly Anchor Bay), is that they don’t own the underlying intellectual property to their best selling titles (Thomas the Train, Ghost in the Shell etc.) so they have to scramble to secure the digital rights and the margins get slimmer and slimmer as they pay royalties and fees to all the parties involved.
It would be nice if media companies like Starz and MGM would look to pioneer distribution models instead of waking up to iTunes two years too late after they finally notice thier DVD sales slipping.
8:05 PM PT
Would this be the same Starz (Liberty) Media that owns and distributes the Vongo Malware (via HP)?
http://forums.cnet.com/5208-7587_102-0.html?forumID=69&messageID=2163108&threadID=201778
Nasty, nasty, nasty.
NV
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