Warner comments about classic films on Blu-ray

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The NY Post has an (interesting) interview that is largely about Warner's (DVD-R) Archive Collection:
http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/movies...uNwN1iTZDbMuGI

But it does touch upon blu-ray challenges.

You've been reissuing some retail evergreens with fresh DVD covers -- "Auntie Mame" and "The Great Ziegfeld,'' for instance. Would the present climate support Blu-ray releases?


Maybe 2013 for "Auntie Mame.'' Consumer acceptance of classics on Blu-ray is painfully limited. That breaks my heart. We've put out a lot of great titles that have not performed particularly well. Nobody wants to hear the scenario is tough within the retail marketplace. All of our releases have been profitable but it takes a lot longer to get there. One of the biggest retailers just cut their space for catalogue titles by 30 percent. The fact is, we have to be accountable for profitability, so the challenges in the marketplace make this a difficult area in which to succeed. Nevertheless, our commitment to do so remains strong and we have a very robust schedule for classics. We thought we'd have some Marx Brothers titles [on Blu-ray] by now, but they still need work.