4 Takeaways From TheGrill 2016: DVDs and VR Headsets Are Out but China Is Everywhere

My head always explodes after TheGrill — here’s what learned

THeGrill 2016 Lynton VR Luke Xiang

TheGrill, TheWrap’s annual conference about convergence in entertainment and technology, wrapped Tuesday. And after two days of hearing from the smartest people in the entertainment industry and the most disruptive people in digital media, here are my most pressing takeaways:

1. DVDs are down again? What it means for movie windows

After being in double-digit freefall in the earlier part of the 21st century, the downslide is back. According to Sony CEO Michael Lynton, DVD sales are down in double digits in the past six months.

Once upon a time in the 1990s, DVDS and the home entertainment divisions of Hollywood studios floated the business on an ocean of cash.

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