Even though Sony (NYSE: SNE), Paramount, Universal, Buena Vista and 20th Century Fox have all shuttered domestic operations in South Korea following years of sagging sales, Warner Bros. thinks it can reclaim some lost ground in the market by releasing films on demand two weeks before their DVD release. South Koreans are so accustomed to downloading films over peer-to-peer networks that it might be too little too late, but the studio is willing to give it a go before throwing in the towel it appears. Almost half of all people surveyed by the Korean Film Council said they
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