Is VOD closing the window on DVD releases?

SHERMAN OAKS, CA – Television on-demand company TVN Entertainment said that they will be release the movie ‘Twilight’ on March 21, the same day that it is released on DVD in stores. The announcement was part of a press release detailing its agreement with film studio Summit Entertainment. “Video on demand is an increasingly important component in our overall digital distribution strategy,” said Alex Fragen, Summit’s president of domestic television distribution, in the release. “TVN’s powerful interactive toolset gives us the visibility and flexibility to manage and analyze our new release timing -including simultaneous VOD-DVD releases.” According to TVN, the...