COMMACK, N.Y., Dec. 19, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- TitleMatch Entertainment Group, a subsidiary of Protocall Technologies Incorporated (OTCBB:PCLI), today announced that it is profiled as a leading provider of burn-on-demand technologies in a study by William Blair & Company that projects 25% of all DVDs sold by 2010 will be produced using burn-on-demand services, amounting to over $6 billion in potential annual sales for the newly developing market.
The findings are contained in a William Blair research report on Sonic Solutions, a key TitleMatch business and technology partner. The report provides the first in-depth look at the burn-on-demand industry and includes analysis based on interviews with industry players and news reports from Sony Pictures, Warner Brothers, Walgreens, The Wall Street Journal, Blockbuster, Amazon and others.
William Blair & Company, L.L.C. is a Chicago-based investment firm and leading research provider on high growth companies.
"This is the first study to focus on the rapidly evolving burn-on-demand market," said Syd Dufton, President of TitleMatch Entertainment. "It explains the industry's ecosystem including the role of content owners, retailers, hardware/kiosk manufacturers, copy-protection suppliers and our role in bringing all of the components together in one easy-to-use service for retailers. As the report concludes, we expect market momentum to drive significant annual growth for us in the years ahead."
Analysis from the report, which is titled "The Future in Digital Media," also concludes that: DVDs represent 67% of entertainment revenue, with Internet distribution still lagging at only 1% and having a slower projected growth rate than most expect going forward; studios realize a $5 to $7 cost savings from burn-on-demand through reduced manufacturing, packaging, distribution and storage fees; burn-on-demand can help retailers eliminate out-of-stocks, estimated to occur 30%-40% of the time; consumers will benefit from burn-on-demand through greater access to an expanding universe of DVD titles; and as many as 25,000 to 35,000 stores are expected to use burn-on-demand services by 2012.
Further information on research reports by William Blair & Company can be found at www.williamblair.com.
About TitleMatch Entertainment
A division of Protocall Technologies Incorporated (OTCBB:PCLI), TitleMatch Entertainment Group is the innovator of on-demand content distribution. Its flagship TitleMatch DVD On-Demand(tm) service allows retailers to burn brand-name CD and DVD products at their stores and website distribution centers. The company's proprietary systems enable retailers to reduce their reliance on costly physical inventory, expand their selection of products, eliminate shrinkage and out-of-stock situations, speed time to market for new products and improve their operating margins with minimal space requirements. Visit www.TitleMatch.com for more information.
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