Starz has announced the VOD release of the Rob Zombie film The Haunted World of El Superbeasto, testing a new method in which the company debuts the films via on-demand weeks before it premiers in theaters or on DVD.
The film will cost $6.99 USD however, if customers choose to watch it earlier.
The Starz Media senior VP of digital media, business development and strategy Marc DeBevoise did note however that the new VOD debut was simply a test, and the company was testing the waters for possible future releases.
“It’s the right timeframe,” DeBevoise said, via VB. “It’s a totally different piece of content than you see anywhere else. We felt this was the one to really experiment it on.”
Horror films have, in the past, performed well on VOD.
Result for: future releases
BCI/Eclipse, an indie movie distributor, has announced they have canceled all HD DVD titles and will be moving onto Blu-ray for future releases.
In 2006 BCI became the first indie distributor to announce HD DVD support but delays have slowed distribution to a few select titles. The company says the HD DVD Title ‘My Favorite Brunette’/’Son of Paleface’ will be the last release in the format and all future support is over.
Any fans of BCI titles can still look forward to seeing the titles on Blu-ray as the company is “planning a more aggressive Blu-ray line-up for later this year, although exact titles and street dates have yet to be determined.”
