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Are DVDs-on-demand fulfilling a consumer need?

Cartoon Network has crafted a way for fans of their series Adult Swim to create their own DVDs of the material and purchase the items through their website. The variables include choosing up to 110 minutes of footage, menu options, DVD case, and disc image. The total price: $20. The service will launch with 100 episodes, and the full-catalog of original series will be available by year's end.

The Hollywood Reporter likens the deal to Warner Bros on-demand DVDs sold from their classic vault. The production costs from the studio might look the same, but Cartoon Network includes other user-generated content into the product.

Could the Adult Swim DVDs be tapping into something valuable inside the struggling DVD market?

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Yes, it creates a new value for DVDs

Matt Goldberg
Senior Editor at Collider

“You know those brilliant ideas that once you hear it you’re shocked no one’s done it already? One of those just happened... Digital downloads are great but being able to pop in a disc full of your favorite episodes or loan it to friends is a pretty damn cool idea.”

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Maybe, retail can't handle consumption

Susanne Ault
Senior Reporter at Video Business

“With complete season episodes generally spread over many discs, TV DVD titles are bigger relative to movies, which makes the category challenging to stock. Many retailers only carry series’ initial and most recent season installments on shelves.”

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It will work for Adult Swim at least

Christina Miller
SVP of Cartoon Network Enterprises

“Call me optimistic, but I don’t look at this as a challenge, but as an amazing opportunity for our fans. We’re getting out of the gate quickly, and our program is unique in that it allows our fans to do more [than other MOD programs].”

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