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Issue date: July 2008
Underneath the tent poles
Feature length kids’ stuff is going great guns at the moment but that’s not necessarily the case elsewhere in the children’s sector. Pete Dodd investigates
Queuing up to the gramophone
You CAN teach an old dog new tricks – at least you can when you’re talking about HMV’s timeless and trusted icon Nipper.
Keeping the Disney classics fresh
So significant is the Disney portfolio to sales of children’s titles in the UK that in BVA terms ‘Walt Disney’ is a section in its own right, competing with Pre-School, School Age and ‘Other Kids’ for its share of the overall kids’ sales pie.
Fremantle guided by research
Independent home entertainment distributor Fremantle has embarked on extensive research and analysis of the children’s market over the last few years to develop a comprehensive kids’ strategy for their newly acquired Canadian Nelvana catalogue and their existing children’s brands.
Coming Attractions: September
By Ray Bennett
Sydenham offers space
Following a recent refurbishment, Sainsbury’s Sydenham store is now not only one of the highest earning but also physically one of the biggest Sainsbury’s stores. So is big better? Emma Agu Benson reports.
Fun for all the family on DVD
A wealth of children’s product is lined up for the summer and beyond. Here is just a taster of some of the highlights and new developments for the rest of 2008.
Crisis, what crisis?
The digital revolution is already forcing a period of great change on home entertainment retailers and a global recession is in prospect – but that’s all good for business, Pete Dodd learns.
The transition from physical to digital
In the second day of the Driving Digital Content conference, Bob Auger listened to a panel of Studio execs as they discussed the evolving home entertainment landscape.
Making movies mobile
Motorola and Paramount have announced they are to partner in offering an online film store for mobile phones. Bob Auger reports on the company that provided the platform for the service to launch.
Cinemas wait for summer reels to sizzle
Summer 2008 has a lot to live up after last year but distributors are upbeat about the prospects. Ray Bennett reports.
Brightspark puts heart into ‘Tin Man’
Indie distributor Brightspark Productions is moving on from the budget arena into premium-priced television series. Sam Andrews talks to Managing Director Jeremy Davis about his plans to grow the business.
Colour me unimpressed
Downloads ain’t all they’re cracked up to be as a future format, according to our Stateside pen pal The Hollywood Reporter’s Carl DiOrio.