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The latest home entertainment technology news, including high-definition DVD players, portable digital video, mobile content, video-enabled cell phones and next-generation videogame consoles.
- Companies move ahead with DVD burning plans
By Paul Sweeting and Ned Randolph - 09/27/2007
SEPT. 27 | Disc-burning kiosk companies and movie download services are moving forward with plans for on-demand DVD burning following the DVD Copy Control Assn. approval last week of on-demand manufacturing using CSS encryption. More
- TNR slows growth under new management
By Ned Randolph - 10/12/2007
OCT. 12 | TNR Entertainment has in the last three weeks quietly undergone a senior management change amidst a redirection that will see the DVD rental kiosk operator slow growth and focus on improving execution in its current locations.
More - High-def sides boast interactivity features
By Susanne Ault - 10/11/2007
OCT. 12 | UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif.—LG Electronics will launch one of the first Blu-ray Disc players boasting picture-in-picture functionality this month. LG’s second-generation dual-format model will handle HD DVD advanced interactivity, as well as comply with ‘full profile specifications’ for Blu-ray players.
More - HD DVD moves forward with recorders, 51GB disc
By Susanne Ault - 10/11/2007
OCT. 11 | UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif.—The DVD Forum is readying launches of HD DVD recorders that burn to standard-definition media and new higher-capacity 51GB disc configurations.
More - High-def adoption 'will roll', albeit slowly, say panelists
By Susanne Ault - 10/10/2007
OCT. 10 | UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif.—Supporters of the HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc high-definition formats locked horns at the HDTV DisplaySearch conference here Wednesday, but all participants ultimately agreed they were heartened by the fact that consumers are adopting high-def discs, even slowly.
More - Warner puts downloadable files on Harry Potter DVD
By Susanne Ault - 10/09/2007
OCT. 9 | UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif.--Warner Home Video will include two downloadable digital files on its Dec. 11 DVD release of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. The latest Potter installment will allow DVD buyers to download the film to a PC or a portable device, making Warner the first studio to so marry physical media and downloads.
More - Harry Potter DVD game bows same day as Phoenix
By Susanne Ault - 10/08/2007
OCT. 8 | Warner Home Video is bowing its first interactive DVD game, Harry Potter: Hogwarts Challenge, on Dec. 11, the same day as the DVD of the latest film installment in the series, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Hogwarts Challenge primarily covers the first three Potter films, but scenes from the fourth and fifth movies are also included. All gameplay revolves around the DVD; there are no supplemental boards or pieces required.
More - The War ends on TV, opens on disc
By Ned Randolph - 10/05/2007
OCT. 5 | The DVD box set of Ken Burns’ seven-episode documentary on World War II hit retail shelves Oct. 2, opening on the last day of its multi-day premiere on PBS. So far, according to its PBS distributor, sales are meeting expectations. PBS was offering the box set at a 20% reduction for customers who also bought the companion CD The War: The Soundtrack from Sony BMG and the 480-page book The War: An Intimate History, 1941-1945, published by Knopf.
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Samantha Clark, Managing editor and online editor, Video Business
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New Adventures of Old Christine DVD
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October 8, 2007
Superbad DVD, Blu-ray, PSP
Sony has set $118 million-grossing Superbad, from the same filmmakers behind DVD More
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer thrilled fans this week.
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DVD Sellers
| RANK | TITLE |
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| 1 |
FANTASTIC 4: SILVER SURFER |
| 2 |
THE JUNGLE BOOK |
| 3 |
KNOCKED UP |
Top DVD Rentals
| RANK | TITLE |
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| 1 |
FANTASTIC 4: SILVER SURFER |
| 2 |
KNOCKED UP |
| 3 |
NEXT |
Source: Rentrak Corp.; week ended 10/7/2007
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