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Audio News for August 4, 2015
Growing Digital Purchases in Home Entertainment – According to the mid-year report from Digital Entertainment Group (DEG) members tracking sources and retail input, the home entertainment sector remains stable for the first half of this year. There was double digit growth in key digital categories, with studios reaping the higher margins that come from digital sales. Overall electronic sell thru spending rose 20% in the first half of the year, and subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) grew nearly 25%. UltraViolet has over 23 million accounts with 140 million movies and TV shows, and total U.S. home entertainment spending was $8.75 billion for the first half and outpaced the box office value on video release by nearly three percentage points.
MiyazakiReissues from Disney Coming in November – The Collected Works of Hayao Miyazki will include 11 of his feature-length animated films in one 12-disc Blu-ray collection, with many bonus features. His Studio Ghibli, founded in 1985, produced 21 feature-length films, and many were No. 1 at the box office in Japan in the year in which they were released. In 2014 Miyazaki was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award Oscar by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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DePaul Magazine Fall 2014: Page 22
14 UNDER 40 Suzanne Nance MM ’05 Singer Radio host and producer WFMT Suzanne Nance (MM ’05) has graced some of the finest stages in the world, captivating audiences throughout Europe and the United States, but it’s a small performance at a retirement home that sticks out in her mind as one of her “most magical performances.” She was singing “Send in the Clowns” when she looked over at the residents on life support. She noticed tears streaming from one woman’s eyes. “For me, that’s the reason I do this,” she asserts. “There is power in music, and I’m grateful for the opportunity to share it.” Nance grew up listening to pop music and only found classical music when she attended Syracuse University in New York. “I thought I could sing Whitney Houston and Vanessa Williams and get a degree,” she laughs. After graduation, she worked as a performer and tran-sitioned to television and radio in Philadelphia. Yet, something was missing. “I loved it, but I wanted to sing,” she explains. Soon, Nance packed her bags to study performance at DePaul. “I remember the audition was different—the professors sat on stage,” she says. “That made a big impression on me. I felt like we were all in this together.” To this day, she can hear Linda Hirt, professor, pian