In the case of movies, the transatlantic delay is down to the studios
re-using the prints - which are very expensive. So for a given movie, enough
copies are made to supply the US theaters for the opening, and then as the
first run ends they can be used again around the world. In theory, digital
movie distribution could fix this - but the DVD region coding farce means
they might have to fix it sooner. 70% of DVD players sold in the UK are
"chipped" for multi-region, and US import DVDs form a significant proportion
of UK sales - which means that a lot of people can see US movies on DVD
before it opens at local cinemas. Ooops...
----- Original Message -----
From: SIBYL <sbedford@indiana.edu>
To: Juuso Koponen <mekaanikko@dlc.fi>
Cc: <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>
Sent: Monday, May 01, 2000 8:59 PM
Subject: Re: Terranova Release Party
> I think the Atlantic must slow things down significantly -- American music
> and (especially) movies come out in Europe at least several months after
> being released in the US.
>
> On Mon, 1 May 2000, Juuso Koponen wrote:
>
> > > Studio K7/Copasetik Records and Platform.net invites you to
> > > Terranova "Close the Door" Album Release Party
> >
> > Just wondering, do they really release albums (and singles for that
> > matter) so much later in US than they do in Europe? I mean, this is not
> > the only album I've seen released in the US some six months (or even
> > more) after its European release. Maybe I've got a little twisted
>
>
>
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