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Premankur Biswas Posted: Jan 02, 2009 at 1143 hrs IST
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As the New Year settles in, the entertainment industry in India is in the middle of a revolution. Though Bollywood and to some extent Tollywood, is still primarily a big-screen industry, the small screen— which includes computers, portable DVD players, and iPods as well as televisions—is slowly proving to be an important source of revenue for the industry. In fact, one doesn’t need a crystal ball to see that Bollywood’s future is now inexorably tied to the small screen. Talk predicts that the further migration of Bollywood—even with its sticky celebrity culture—into home entertainment will be greatly accelerated in 2009.

DVD RELEASES

Even a year ago, DVD or video release of a blockbuster film was a much-anticipated and much delayed event. Today, the DVD of even a stellar hit like Jab We Met releases within months of its theatrical release. While others like Vikram Bhatt’s Fear went straight for a DVD release.And these DVD comes with special features like deleted scenes and special interviews.

SATELLITE RIGHTS

Same is the case with the satellite rights of films. Today, a huge chunk of a film’s revenue comes from the sale of its satellite rights. Films like Race and Jab We Met were telecast in popular television channels barely a few months after their release.

DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDERS

Aamir Khan introduced us to it. The wonder called the digital video recorder which enables us to record, play back, pause and fast forward television programmes. But this is just the tip of the iceberg. The digital video recorder has a variety of flavours—stand-alone DVRs, portable DVRs such as the iPod, and integrated DVRs—that allow consumers to easily capture movies and TV programmes and then watch them when it is convenient. Soon, people would rather watch a downloaded film rather than trudge all the way to a hall.

THE BLU- RAY

The blue ray phenomenon is yet to catch up in India, but it’s only a matter of time before this wonderful invention revolutionises the way we watch films. Although it is the same size as the present DVD, the Blu-Ray can hold six times as much data on multiple layers. The picture and sound quality makes the Blue Ray experience an experience worth your while.

DIGITAL TELEVISION

Digital television, which has penetrated the most remote corners of the country, offers viewers high definition viewing experience. In the next few years, a huge part of the population will be able to watch a film at home, which approaches in visual quality the fare in cinema halls. And the couch potato will have many more, though not necessarily better, reasons for staying home.

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