Bob Iger Hints at Speeding Up Movie Releases Into the Home

It’s no secret that Walt Disney Co. boss Bob Iger wants to change the way entertainment is delivered into the home, reducing the traditional months-long lag between a film’s arrival in theaters and its release on DVD.

Change may be coming sooner than conventional opinion holds, judging from Iger’s remarks during Tuesday’s call with Wall Street investors.

Iger told analysts that he had been in discussions with theater owners about release “windows” — the sequential distribution of movies through the theatrical, DVD and TV chain — pointing out to the exhibitors that maintaining a viable home entertainment business — long the cash cow that has buttressed the studio – is key to making the kinds of movies that will lure audiences to theaters.

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