The top news and charts for week ending February 16, 2009.

	SWEETING: DVD tent pole Paul Sweeting is editor of Content Agenda Concern over declining DVD sales is now driving creative decisions. Click for full column
	BETWEEN THE LINES: $50 bill or videogame? Adding nuance to the day's home entertainment news, with editor-in-chief Marcy Magiera. More on John Marmaduke's keynote at the Future of Packaged Media conference last week... Click for the full blog
	BLU STATE: Watchmen turns Freighter tie-in Blu Dissecting the battle to bring consumers to Blu-ray. Originally slated for just a standard-definition DVD release, Watchmen parallel animated project Tales of the Black Freighter set for Blu-ray release March 24. Click for the full blog
	DISC DISH: Yes Man DVD, Blu-ray Notable new releases coming to the DVD front lines, with Samantha Clark. The Jim Carrey comedy, Warner's Yes Man, will hit stores April 7 on DVD and Blu-ray. Click for the full blog
	DVDIALOG: No raw deal on Raw Feed's Alien Raiders Chatting up the creative element, with Laurence Lerman. Director Ben Rock talks Alien Raiders, which streets Feb 17. Click for the full blog
	THE DOWN LOW: More book storage, shades of gray for Amazon.com's Kindle The latest buzz on technology, downloads and viral videos, with Danny King. No one can say Amazon.com's not doing its part to promote literacy. Click for the full blog

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Best Buy to consolidate its vendors
FEB. 13 | Chain reduces direct relationships with focus on new releases
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Netflix has 10 million subscribers
FEB. 13 | DVD rental service adds 600,000 customers this year
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Twilight single-DVD only at Wal-Mart
FEB. 12 | Movie will be sold with merchandise in in-store boutiques
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Best Buy taking Magnolia in-house
FEB. 13 | FROM TWICE: Will shut seven of its 13 stores
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Redbox Q4 profit, rental share jumps
FEB. 12 | Majority owner Coinstar buys remainder of kiosk leader
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Blockbuster, NAACP to compile film poll
FEB. 12 | Roots, Driving Miss Daisy among titles nominated
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Netflix beats Blockbuster in Consumer Reports poll
FEB. 11 | Publication finds little difference between high-def and standard streaming
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Blockbuster to start renting games online
FEB. 11 | Retailer hopes to capitalize on growing popularity of videogames
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EMA opposes videogame labeling bill
FEB. 11 | Entertainment Merchants Assn. legislative update for January
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Circuit City seeks staff stay-on bonuses
FEB. 11 | FROM TWICE: Retailer says liquidation will yield about $250 million
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Circuit City ordered to pay Alliance $1 million
FEB. 10 | Bankruptcy court requires payment to DVD distributor
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Twilight DVD box set exclusively at Borders
FEB. 9 | Retailer will hold nationwide midnight parties to celebrate release
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Cleopatra, pre-Code Hollywood movies resurrected
FEB. 13 | Universal launches Backlot Series, classics collection April 7
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Watchmen: Motion Comic DVD, Blu-ray packs extras
FEB. 13 | Warner Premiere plans Superman version for online distribution
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Image revenue up 43.2% in fiscal Q3
FEB. 12 | Lower expenses, cast-driven movies help lift supplier
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Image, Nyx merger saved
FEB. 12 | Required payment for business interuption fee completed
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Paramount Q4 earnings fall 81%
FEB. 12 | DVD sales decline, restructuring costs offset theatrical gains
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Watchmen movie cash in seven catalog titles
FEB. 11 | Warner also puts promotion in related motion comic
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New York Comic-Con attended by many studios
FEB. 10 | Gotham event draws bigger crowd
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Dirty Harry, Alien's Ripley are Mr. and Ms. Badass
FEB. 10 | Willis, Gibson and Marvin round out top five of MTV list
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Caprica bows first on DVD
FEB. 10 | Battlestar Galactica prequel will be released April 21
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Disney takes on DreamWorks DVD distribution in 2010
FEB. 9 | Paramount to handle titles through end of year
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Madagascar 2 DVD in Hostess promotion
FEB. 9 | Consumers can get rebate, win trip to San Diego Zoo
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Twilight DVD box set exclusively at Borders
FEB. 9 | Retailer will hold nationwide midnight parties to celebrate release
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Watchmen: Motion Comic DVD, Blu-ray packs extras
FEB. 13 | Warner Premiere plans Superman version for online distribution
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Blu-ray player sales to peak in 2013
FEB. 11 | Report says VOD expansion could threaten high-def disc leadership
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Blu-ray/videogame discs to be released for PS3
FEB. 11 | Sony marketing around console's advanced features
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