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  • BD+ joins Macrovision stable
    By Susanne Ault - 11/19/2007
    NOV. 19 | Macrovision has agreed to acquire assets from Cryptography Research, including the new Blu-ray Disc copyright-protection technology BD+, for $45 million. More

  • Amway launches online venture Fanista
    By Ned Randolph - 11/21/2007
    NOV. 21 | The backers of the multi-level marketing company Amway have launched an online venture called Fanista (www.fanista.com), which is taking Amway’s marketing referral philosophy online. More
  • Full-series TV DVDs grow at retail
    By Susanne Ault - 11/21/2007
    NOV. 21 | “Mega” TV DVD collections are swelling retailer shelves as studios try to squeeze more revenue out of previously released content. Stores are carefully ordering the sets, which are coming fast and furious. More
  • HBO creates interactive window displays at Virgin
    By Susanne Ault - 11/21/2007
    NOV. 21 | HBO Video is teaming with Virgin Megastores on an interactive window display designed to get shoppers to wrap—and unwrap—HBO DVDs as holiday gifts. More
  • Grocery delivery service to offer DVD burning on demand
    By Ned Randolph - 11/21/2007
    NOV. 21 | Grocery delivery service Peapod may be one of the first retailers to manufacture DVDs on demand, under a new deal with TitleMatch Entertainment Group. More
  • Fox extends Joy Ride with DVD premiere sequel
    By Susanne Ault - 11/20/2007
    NOV. 20 | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment is extending Joy Ride into a made-for-DVD sequel for release in fall 2008. More
  • Best Buy gets exclusive on Mariah Carey concert DVD
    By Susanne Ault - 11/20/2007
    NOV. 19 | Live Nation is releasing Mariah Carey’s next concert DVD release The Adventures of Mimi exclusively at Best Buy. More
  • Vivendi to distribute startup Blowtorch Entertainment
    By Cindy Spielvogel - 11/16/2007
    NOV. 16 | Vivendi Visual Entertainment will distribute on DVD three to six films a year from startup Blowtorch Entertainment. Blowtorch is launching with more than $50 million in funding to create a media company aimed at reaching young adults 18 to 24 through film, TV, DVD, mobile, digital and Internet entertainment. More
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November 21, 2007
VUDU Launches First HD Titles
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November 21, 2007
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November 20, 2007
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November 17, 2007
Gone Baby Gone DVD, Blu-ray
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Musical gala
Disney execs sung along with the High School Musical 2 cast at Hollywood’s El Capitan Theatre for a Nov. 19 screening of the film and gala benefiting the Teen Impact program at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
'Amazing' screening
The cast and crew of Amazing Grace attended Fox’s Nov. 8 screening of their film in Los Angeles.
A 'Mighty' event
At Paramount’s Nov. 4 screening for A Mighty Heart, the film’s star, Angelina Jolie, participated in a Q&A; with film critic Peter Hammond. The event was held on the studio’s lot.

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Market Data


 Shrek the Third landed just in time to go "green" for the holiday weekend. 


Top DVD Sellers

RANKTITLE
1 SHREK THE THIRD
2 RATATOUILLE
3 OCEAN'S THIRTEEN

Top DVD Rentals

RANKTITLE
1 SHREK THE THIRD
2 CHUCK & LARRY
3 OCEAN'S THIRTEEN


Source: Rentrak Corp.; week ended 11/18/2007

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