亞馬遜與迪斯尼超人:“網(wǎng)戰(zhàn)”到底
2014年8月11日 伊安·金
亞馬遜公司(美國)目前在網(wǎng)上力爭獲得更多的對于沃特·迪斯尼公司及其超人系列的價格管控,。
亞馬遜封鎖了迪士尼暑期熱門電影《美國隊(duì)長:冬日戰(zhàn)士》的預(yù)購訂單,以及其他同名的光盤產(chǎn)品,,重申了最近圖書出版商阿歇特和華納兄弟公司重復(fù)使用版權(quán)的爭議,。
這一舉動標(biāo)志著亞馬遜這家全球最大的網(wǎng)絡(luò)零售商越來越愿意情愿為消費(fèi)者保留一些項(xiàng)目產(chǎn)品,,以增加供應(yīng)商的壓力。它還強(qiáng)調(diào)了亞馬遜在家庭娛樂市場的影響力,。影城依靠銷售電影DVD和藍(lán)光版本,,以幫助實(shí)現(xiàn)利潤,因?yàn)樗麄冊陔娪霸汉苌賹?shí)現(xiàn)盈利,。
“他們在DVD的價格上面擠壓錄影棚,,因?yàn)樗麄冇惺袌龅匚唬?rdquo;韋德布什證券分析師邁克爾·帕切特說道。“迪士尼不能夠制約亞馬遜,,但亞馬遜可以節(jié)制迪斯尼,,所以我會說亞馬遜具有超強(qiáng)的影響力。”
在過去幾個月里,,總部位于西雅圖的亞馬遜與媒體公司的沖突已經(jīng)愈演愈烈,,出于投資者需要減少損失并力求在談判過程中利用亞馬遜的影響力的壓力之下。與時代華納公司(TWX:美國)旗下的華納兄弟公司得到了解決,,但是與法國出版商阿歇特圖書集團(tuán)的口水戰(zhàn)則不斷升級,。
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Amazon Takes on Disney’s Superheroes in Online Fight
By Ian King August 11, 2014
Amazon (AMZN:US).com Inc. is taking on Walt Disney Co. and its superheroes in its fight to gain more control over pricing online.
Amazon blocked pre-orders of Disney’s summer hit movie “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” and other titles in disk form, repeating a tactic used in recent disputes with book publisher Hachette and Warner Bros.
The move signals that Amazon, the world’s largest Web retailer, is increasingly willing to keep certain items from consumers to put pressure on its vendors. It also spotlights the extent of Amazon’s clout in the home-entertainment market. Studios count on sales of DVD and Blu-ray versions of their movies to help deliver profits because few films reach profitability in theaters.
“They are squeezing studios on DVD pricing, understandable given their market position,” said Michael Pachter, an analyst at Wedbush Securities who rates(AMZN:US) Amazon the equivalent of a hold. “Disney can’t cut them off, and Amazon can cut Disney off, so I would say Amazon has the leverage.”
Amazon’s clashes with media companies have intensified in the past months as the Seattle-based company, under pressure from investors to reduce losses, seeks to use its heft during negotiations. While the dispute with Time Warner Inc. (TWX:US)’s Warner Bros. got resolved, the spat with French publisher Hachette Book Group is escalating.