A serious fight between film studios and theater owners may be shaping up for 2019. A major point of contention in recent years has been the window between theatrical release and home video release. Some major studios want a shorter window, in order to combat piracy and capitalize on a film’s “buzz” from its theatrical release. Theaters assert that if studios put their films out on Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital HD too soon after the theatrical release, audiences will skip the theater altogether. As it stands now, there’s a pretty standard 90-day minimum window between when …
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