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  • Philippe Cardon to head Warner’s home video ops globally

    Philippe Cardon to head Warner’s home video ops globally

    MUMBAI: US media conglomerate Time Warner has announced that Philippe Cardon will head its home video operations globally. He is Warner Home Video (WHV) president, international. The announcment was made by WHV president Ron Sanders.

    Cardon will be responsibile for all WHV territories outside the US, with the exception of Canada. This is a newly formed position for WHV.
    Cardon was earlier WHV executive VP and GM Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).

    The heads of the WHV regional offices (EMEA, Asia Pacific and Latin America) and the heads of the International Functional departments (International Marketing & Sales, International Supply Chain Management, and International Finance) will now report to Cardon.

    Sanders says, “Philippe has over 20 years of industry experience and has played a central role in the growth of WHV. Aligning International under one person will improve consistency, coordination and best practices across all the countries. This is particularly important with our maturing DVD business, and in the context of the launch of new technologies like High Definition and Electronic Delivery.” Cardon will continue reporting to Sanders.

  • ‘Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire’ sells five million DVD’s on first day

    ‘Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire’ sells five million DVD’s on first day

    MUMBAI: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is casting a spell on DVD.

    Retailers have reported record day-one sales of around five million units in the US.

    On the big screen the film made over $890 million globally. Brisk DVD consumer sales are expected to continue through the next three months.

    Warner Home Video president Ron Sanders says, “We are extremely pleased with the out-of-the-gate success of the DVD release of Goblet of Fire. We knew that fans really connected with this installment in the Harry Potter series, and that continued loyalty to the franchise has carried over to these phenomenal DVD sales figures.”