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Cinram’s DVD Revenue Down, Blu-ray Up
Tue Aug 18, 2009 at 02:00 PM ETTags: Cinram, Manufacturing (all tags)
Replicators lose significant revenue, despite Blu-ray increase.
Cinram, DVD and Blu-ray disc replicators, announced an 18% decrease in revenue this year, blaming the loss primarily on lower DVD replication volumes, though Blu-ray production did increase. A fairly telling indicator of the industry as a whole, if the replicators are making less of something, it means companies are expecting to sell less. After all, supply needs to adjust to fit demand.
According to their Q2 2009 financial statement, the company dropped from $386 million in revenue in Q2 last year to just over $300 million this year. All in all, Cinram posted a loss of $787 thousand for the quarter, a vast improvement over the previous year’s near $7.1 million.
While Blu-ray production increased according to Cinram, the modest boost of Blu-ray didn’t have much of an effect on profits. While Blu-ray proceeds increased from $5.1 million to $5.5 million, the company produced 22 million less standard DVDs.
A look Inside Sony’s Blu-ray Factory
Wed Jul 29, 2009 at 01:00 PM ETTags: Sony, Manufacturing (all tags)
From beginning to end, a visual tour of the Blu-ray manufacturing process.
The Australian website News.com.au posted a fantastic gallery detailing the inner workings of Sony’s Blu-ray disc factory. The photo journal takes a trip through the factory as a future disc would, starting as a handful of polycarbonate granules.
Much of the process is automated, with only a few technicians overseeing the process. Perhaps most surprising though is the amount of precautions engineers must go through to ensure cleanliness of the plant. Going first through a chamber which blows loose dust off of their clothing, they then don full jumpsuits which cover everything but their faces and hands. Even the shoes the technicians are seen wearing in the plant are provided, and are not to be worn, or taken outside the plant. The photos, taken by Charlie Brewer can be viewed at News.com.au
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