• Los Angeles Times, Monday, September 26, 2011 4:16 PM

It's not just cable TV that's hurting from the likes of online streaming (as in the item about Dreamworks and Netflix). Movie studios are beginning to make video digital delivery a serious priority, meaning DVDs will become obsolete that much sooner, according to an article by Ben Fritz that lays out what this trend will mean for the consumer as well as the industry.

Because digital delivery is far from standardized and studios are experimenting with many different formats and price points, "people who connect their TVs to the Internet or buy iPads will face a vastly expanded but potentially confusing menu of options to access films from different sources in various ways," writes Fritz.

But "one thing is certain: People who like inexpensive movie rentals are going to have to get used to waiting longer than they do now. Studios are beginning to use the Internet to slice up the market so that people who are willing to buy a movie or pay more to rent it can get it sooner."

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