Disney, Microsoft and Intel Likely to Win as Entertainment Moves Online, Reports In-Stat/MDR.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 31, 2004 Hollywood's current, profitable packaged goods Noun 1. packaged goods - groceries that are packaged for sale foodstuff, grocery - (usually plural) consumer goods sold by a grocer plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one business model will soon be feeling the effects from online services, reports In-Stat/MDR (http://www.instat.com). The high-tech market research firm finds that, with online services charging $4 for a movie, an across-the-board decline in retail selling prices for DVDs is definitely possible. Disney, Microsoft and Intel are positioned to benefit the most. "For the past 20 years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time Hollywood movie studios, and the professional video programming industry, have benefited greatly by the tremendous growth of their published media business," said Gerry Kaufhold, a principal analyst with In-Stat/MDR. "However, by the end of 2008, In-Stat/MDR expects that over 280 million consumers will have equipment to make their own media, and over 247 million will be connected to Broadband connections See broadband and wireless broadband. . Even if only a few percent use online services, the impact on packaged goods will be great." In-Stat/MDR has also found that: -- Disney's MovieBeam service uses innovative PUSH technology to deliver Movies-on-Demand at low cost. -- Microsoft's Windows Media Microsoft's audio and video framework for Windows, which embraces playback, encoding and streaming. Windows Media Player is the digital jukebox and media player that comes with every version of Windows. Division has coverage of all key areas. -- Intel's mobile technology will make laptop computers A portable computer that has a flat LCD screen and usually weighs less than eight pounds. Often called just a "laptop," it uses batteries for mobile use and AC power for charging the batteries and desktop use. Today's high-end laptops provide all the capabilities of most desktop computers. portable entertainment systems. -- Additionally, small companies that are poised to provide disruptive technologies A new technology that has a serious impact on the status quo and changes the way people have been dealing with something, perhaps for decades. Music CDs all but wiped out the phonograph industry within a few years, and digital cameras are destined to eliminate the film industry. or business models include Akimbo, Euclid Discoveries Euclid Discoveries is a privately held software development firm based in Concord, MA focused on next-generation video processing and compression technology. In order to address consumer demand for high quality video on any video-enabled device, the company developed Euclidvision, , Synacor, and thePlatform. -- PCs with TV Tuners will grow at 50.6% CAGR CAGR See: Compound Annual Growth Rate from 2004 to 2008. -- Asia is likely to be the strongest market with regards to use of personal content items, accounting for 34.0% share in 2008, and Europe will be a strong No. 2 market. The report, "Picking Winners in On-Line Entertainment: Disney, Microsoft & Intel" (#IN0401551CM), provides a breakthrough look at the rise of Personal Digital Media Recorders See DVR. and broadband service See broadband and broadband service provider. connections, and explains the bold claim that "content" will be pushed out to in-home recording devices, instead of being watched "live." The report provides geographic forecasts for eight categories of consumer-oriented digital media products that will be in use through 2008, as well as geographic forecasts for the number of premium and basic broadband connections that will be in use through 2008. The report provides In-Stat/MDR's analysis of how Disney's MovieBeam service provides a "look into the future" of movies-on-demand, and discusses how important initiatives from Intel and Microsoft position them to drive this market forward. To purchase this report or for more information, please visit: http://www.instat.com/catalog/Ccatalogue.asp?id=212 or contact Erin McKeighan at emckeighan@reedbusiness.com or 480-609-4551. The report is priced at $2,995. In-Stat/MDR (http://www.instat.com) offers a broad range of information resources (1) The data and information assets of an organization, department or unit. See data administration. (2) Another name for the Information Systems (IS) or Information Technology (IT) department. See IT. and analytical assets to technology vendors, service providers, technology professionals, and market specialists worldwide. The company stands alone in its ability to integrate both supply-side and demand-side research methodologies into a single comprehensive view of technology markets and products. This capability relies on a unique ability to cover the entire value chain from engineering-level technology, through equipment, infrastructure, services and end users. In-Stat/MDR is part of the Reed Electronics Group, a division of Reed Elsevier (www.reedelsevier.com), a world-leading publisher and information provider. 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