In a somewhat inevitable turnaround Odeon has decided it will screen Alice in Wonderland after all. It does look like they secured guarantees on the number of films that would be released with a short window though.
So I guess they have been placated. It has sparked an airing of some of the points around the release window though with the Beeb having a good summation of the main arguments. I can understand the arguments from both sides and obviously Disney has decided to try some experimenting to see what results.
Another interesting article discusses how Blockbuster have secured an exclusive window for new releases that could damage independent rental store. I still rent from Blockbuster occasionally, they’re the closest store to me, there was an independent chain but they went out of business years ago. You have to think their days are numbered (certainly Blockbuster, who keep reporting loses) and we’ll just get machines dispensing disposable media or downloadable rentals in the future.
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