The top news and charts for week ending June 23,
2008.
Retailers offer more niche genres Entertainment software set to grow 17% by 2010 Blu-ray on pace for $1 billion mark this year |
Showing they care The Entertertainment AIDS Alliance held its 6th annual Wine & Wisdom fundraiser, benefiting the UCLA AIDS Institute’s Clinical AIDS Research and Education Center, on June 12 at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. Among the attendees were (from l. to r.) Playboy’s Jeff Jenest, Entertainment Marketing Services’ Vallery Kountze and Sony DADC’s Tom Rooney. See more photos from this and other events. |
"JUMPER" leads Top DVD Renters Chart "THE BUCKET LIST" leads Top DVD Sellers Chart "JUMPER" leads Top Blu-ray Sellers Chart |
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SWEETING: Moving Up |
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BETWEEN THE LINES: BD Live: 'Game changer', YouTube
fighter |
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RED STATE, BLUE STATE: Buried in fine print: Samsung's
BD-P1500 is 2.0 upgradeable |
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DISC DISH: Bratz Girlz Really Rock DVD |
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DVDIALOG: Stan Winston, 1946-2008 |
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THE DOWN LOW: Previously viewed downloads? |
Retailers offer more niche genres
JUNE 20 | Stores merchandise titles around
customer interests
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iTunes flexes movie muscles
JUNE 20 | FROM VARIETY: Apple to rent or
sell 18.25 mil films a year
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Circuit City Q1 loss triples on lower same-store
sales
JUNE 19 | Videogame products,
flat-screen TV sales up.
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Fund among Blockbuster’s biggest shareholders
JUNE 19 | Fund has 5.1% stake in movie-rental
retailer
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DEG identifies solutions in DVD supply chain
JUNE 19 | Study shows opportunities for
smoother, more profitable product flow
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Best Buy tests used-games sales in Canada
JUNE 19 | Retailer tries to get more younger
customers
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Dallas star awarded EMA’s Legendary TV Bad
Girl
JUNE 18 | Charlene Tilton to
be honored at Home Media Expo
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Entertainment software set to grow 17% by 2010
JUNE 18 | GfK: Videogames, Blu-ray will drive
lift
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Blu-ray on pace for $1 billion mark this year
JUNE 17 | Upconverting players, downloads could
drag progress
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IDEA elects three members to Board of Trustees
JUNE 17 | New trustees to serve three-year
terms
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EMA names Davis Favorite TV Child Star
JUNE 17 | Chu wins Breakout Director of the
Year
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Best Buy Q1 profit rises on flat-screen TVs
JUNE 17 | Gross margins fall on videogame
consoles
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HBO to sell docs via Amazon DVD-on-demand
JUNE 16 | Two new films on CreateSpace by next
month
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Retailers offer more niche genres
JUNE 20 | Stores merchandise titles around
customer interests
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Studios tie-in DVD releases with soundtracks
JUNE 19 | Titles include musical American
Mall, doc Young @ Heart
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Disney to release game based on Bolt film
JUNE 19 | November title will be on Wii, PS3,
Xbox 360
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DEG identifies solutions in DVD supply chain
JUNE 19 | Study shows opportunities for
smoother, more profitable product flow
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Warner plans BD Live push
JUNE
19 | UPDATE: Blu-ray complexity still a challenge for
production
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Sony combines Web/DVD in new product
JUNE 18 | Angel of Death to launch on
Internet then come to disc
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Dallas star awarded EMA’s Legendary TV Bad
Girl
JUNE 18 | Charlene Tilton to
be honored at Home Media Expo
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Story
Blu-ray on pace for $1 billion mark this year
JUNE 17 | Upconverting players, downloads could
drag progress
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EMA names Davis Favorite TV Child Star
JUNE 17 | Chu wins Breakout Director of the
Year
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Echo Bridge adds digital arm
JUNE 17 | Warner Bros.’ Kaczmarek to lead
division
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Warner Home Video ups Crisnay
JUNE 17 | FROM VARIETY: LONDON -- Exec will
assist in supervising international territories
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Wiseman suits up for Gears of War
JUNE 17 | FROM VARIETY: Director set for
videogame adaptation
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Panel: More Blu-ray education needed
JUNE 16 | Features such as BD Live to be
pushed
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HBO to sell docs via Amazon DVD-on-demand
JUNE 16 | Two new films on CreateSpace by next
month
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ER mulls VeggieTales sale
JUNE 16 | FROM VARIETY: Company may sell Big
Idea
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SAG stands firm on key issues
JUNE 16 | FROM VARIETY: Guild remains committed
to major priorities, including DVD
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Box office goes green with Hulk
JUNE 16 | VARIETY BOX-OFFICE REPORT: The
Happening outperforms expectations
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Samsung launches online Blu-ray center
JUNE 20 | FROM TWICE: Includes live chatroom
with support specialists
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Warner plans BD Live push
JUNE
19 | UPDATE: Blu-ray complexity still a challenge for
production
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Entertainment software set to grow 17% by 2010
JUNE 18 | GfK: Videogames, Blu-ray will drive
lift
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Kaleidescape goes upscale
JUNE 18 | FROM CONTENTAGENDA: Claims new player
upconverts DVDs to full 1080p
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Story
Blu-ray on pace for $1 billion mark this year
JUNE 17 | Upconverting players, downloads could
drag progress
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Story
Panel: More Blu-ray education needed
JUNE 16 | Features such as BD Live to be
pushed
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Story
Disney to release game based on Bolt film
JUNE 19 | November title will be on Wii, PS3,
Xbox 360
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Story
Best Buy tests used-games sales in Canada
JUNE 19 | Retailer tries to get more younger
customers
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Story
Entertainment software set to grow 17% by 2010
JUNE 18 | GfK: Videogames, Blu-ray will drive
lift
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Story
Games click for Nickelodeon
JUNE 18 | FROM VARIETY: Network launches two new
gaming divisions
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Best Buy Q1 profit rises on flat-screen TVs
JUNE 17 | Gross margins fall on videogame
consoles
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Story
Wiseman suits up for Gears of War
JUNE 17 | FROM VARIETY: Director set for
videogame adaptation
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Story
iTunes flexes movie muscles
JUNE 20 | FROM VARIETY: Apple to rent or
sell 18.25 mil films a year
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Story
Online video viewing falls 4.2% in April
JUNE 17 | Coincides with return of new TV
episodes
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Blu-ray on pace for $1 billion mark this year
JUNE 17 | Upconverting players, downloads could
drag progress
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Echo Bridge adds digital arm
JUNE 17 | Warner Bros.’ Kaczmarek to lead
division
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Wireless HDTVs to reach 1 million mark by 2012
Dominant technology format hasn’t been determined
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MOD Systems, Domino's talk dinner and a movie
JUNE 18 | Manufactured-on-demand DVD delivered
with pizza
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Kaleidescape goes upscale
JUNE 18 | FROM CONTENTAGENDA: Claims new player
upconverts DVDs to full 1080p
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Story
Reports show consumer electronics sector still strong
JUNE 16 | FROM TWICE: March to May sales up
3%
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Imax ponders walk on the small side
JUNE 16 | FROM VARIETY: 3D player eyes getting
into homevid business
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