Comments on: Starz Brings Manga to iTunes http://gigaom.com/2008/03/24/starz-brings-manga-to-itunes/ The Business of Technology Sun, 23 Nov 2008 09:48:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: Noah Vail http://gigaom.com/2008/03/24/starz-brings-manga-to-itunes/#comment-867190 Noah Vail Tue, 25 Mar 2008 03:05:12 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=11927#comment-867190 <p>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.</p> <p>NV</p> Would this be the same Starz (Liberty) Media that owns and distributes the Vongo Malware (via HP)?
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Nasty, nasty, nasty.

NV

]]> By: mark pollack http://gigaom.com/2008/03/24/starz-brings-manga-to-itunes/#comment-867184 mark pollack Tue, 25 Mar 2008 01:24:24 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=11927#comment-867184 <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> 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.

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