Chief Executive Jeff Bewkes [pictured] told analysts Wednesday that “nobody really knows” what impact the economic meltdown will have on DVD sales in the coming months. “Christmas is going to be very important to the extent people buy fewer players, and if they don’t buy quite as many catalog titles … that could cause some reduction.”

Catalog titles are older movies and TV shows. Bewkes added that Blu-ray players under $200 could be coming into the market, which could have a salutary effect on disc sales. Whatever adverse effect the economy has, Time Warner’s home entertainment division should be poised to outperform others in the industry, Bewkes said.