The top news and charts for week ending July 21, 2008.
Disc spending positively flat at mid-year Videogames up 36% in first half of year Amazon turns to movie streaming in beta |
Promoting Blu New York Giants' Amani Toomer (l.) and Cincinnati Bengals' Keith Rivers relax in the Digital Entertainment Group's Blu-ray Lounge at a party for the ESPY sports awards held at the Playboy Mansion on Monday. The event formally kicked off a bigger Blu-ray promotional campaign DEG has planned. Click for the full story. See more photos from the event. |
"VANTAGE POINT" leads Top DVD Renters Chart "SUPERHERO MOVIE!" leads Top DVD Sellers Chart "BATMAN BEGINS" leads Top Blu-ray Sellers Chart |
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SWEETING: Special delivery |
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BETWEEN THE LINES: Flat is fat in 2008 |
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BLU STATE: Bye Bye 40 GB PS3 |
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DISC DISH: We Are Together DVD |
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DVDIALOG: The return of global thermo-nuclear war |
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THE DOWN LOW: PlayStation Store movie downloads review Part 2 |
Disc spending positively flat at mid-year
JULY 18 | Blu-ray sales top $200 million
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Amazon turns to movie streaming in beta
JULY 17 | UPDATE: Video On Demand service possible replacement for Unbox
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DVD-trading kiosks expand in GameStop, Dollar Tree
JULY 17 | NCR acquisition of E-Play to put machines in more locations
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New Sony BDP-S350 Blu-ray player now at retail
JULY 16 | Will include BD Live with planned future firmware update
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Blockbuster hires WB veteran for digital media
JULY 16 | Calman fills new position to boost sales in new market segment
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Borders opens second ‘concept store'
JULY 15 | Chain looks to broader digital selection to boost sales
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Watchmen digital series on the job now
JULY 18 | Twelve episodes precede theatrical film and companion DVD premiere
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Disc spending positively flat at mid-year
JULY 18 | Blu-ray sales top $200 million
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Comic-Con crowds to get big dose of Blu-ray
JULY 18 | Sony to demo BD Live on convention floor
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DEG builds up Blu-ray promotion campaign
JULY 17 | Arranging celebrity parties around ESPY awards, Comic-Con
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Emmys fond of dear John
JULY 17 | FROM VARIETY: Cable scores with Damages, Mad Men
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Gaiam acquires titles from Inspired
JULY 16 | Children's, sports and fitness among genres
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Sony launches PlayStation movie downloads
JULY 15 | E3: Starting tonight, content available for rent, sale
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China won't play Games with pirates
JULY 15 | FROM VARIETY: Bootleg DVD offenders to walk Olympic plank
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Hellboy burns competition
JULY 14 | VARIETY BOX-OFFICE REPORT: Meet Dave fails to meet audiences
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Disc spending positively flat at midyear
JULY 18 | Blu-ray sales top $200 million
Click for full story
Comic-Con crowds to get big dose of Blu-ray
JULY 18 | Sony to demo BD Live on convention floor
Click for full story
DEG builds up Blu-ray promotion campaign
JULY 17 | Arranging celebrity parties around ESPY awards, Comic-Con
Click for full story
New Sony BDP-S350 Blu-ray player now at retail
JULY 16 | Will include BD Live with planned future firmware update
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Videogames up 36% in first half of year
JULY 17 | Wii still tops in console sales
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Sony not out of the play
JULY 17 | FROM TWICE: At E3, CEO stresses 10-year lifecycle for company's systems
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Bungie flap cancels Halo E3 press
JULY 17 | FROM VARIETY: Dispute with Microsoft stops announcements
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Sony launches PlayStation movie downloads
JULY 15 | E3: Starting tonight, content available for rent, sale
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Nintendo reveals new Wii peripherals
JULY 15 | E3: Wii Speak, Will Motion Plus to be released in fall, spring
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Microsoft makes play for casual gamers
JULY 14 | E3: Offering new Xbox 360 interface, growing Netflix presence
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Watchmen digital series on the job now
JULY 18 | Twelve episodes precede theatrical film and companion DVD premiere
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Amazon turns to movie streaming in beta
JULY 17 | UPDATE: Video On Demand service possible replacement for Unbox
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YouTube, Lionsgate pact for clips
JULY 17 | FROM VARIETY: Studio to provide film, TV assets to Web giant
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New site snags IndieWire
JULY 17 | FROM VARIETY: Leonsis indie online streaming venture offers 250 titles
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Blockbuster hires WB veteran for digital media
JULY 16 | Calman fills new position to boost sales in new market segment
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Sony launches PlayStation movie downloads
JULY 15 | E3: Starting tonight, content available for rent, sale
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U.K. genre site readies for launch
JULY 15 | FROM VARIETY: Film Lounge aims to bow with 60 titles
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Microsoft makes play for casual gamers
JULY 14 | E3: Offering new Xbox 360 interface, growing Netflix presence
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DirecTV: Web’s a VOD ally
JULY 14 | FROM MULTICHANNEL NEWS: Net-based results are on target, Shanks says
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Apple sells 1 million iPhone 3G models
JULY 14 | FROM TWICE: Users downloaded 10 million applications
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