LAS VEGAS — Well, that went over like a lead balloon.
Screening Room, Napster and Facebook co-founder Sean Parker’s proposal to bring new movies into homes for $50 — the same day they hit theaters — got a round of loud boos and hisses this week from the biggest of bigwigs at CinemaCon.
News of Parker’s business model leaked last month, right before the annual convention of Hollywood studios and cinema owners, who for some time have been fussing over theatrical windows — that traditionally 90-day period between a film’s first appearance in theaters and its home video debut.
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