The top news and charts for week ending September 22, 2008.
DisplaySearch: Blu-ray player sales to double next year Consumers spend most of their movie dollars on discs Hall of Fame adds DVD champions |
Young@Heart sings DVD praises The Young@Heart chorus performed at the AARP LIFE@50+ event at the Convention Center in Washington D.C., held Sept. 4-6. The chorus is the subject of Fox's documentary Young@Heart, which is now available. Click for more industry photos. |
BABY MAMA leads Top DVD Renters Chart THE FORBIDDEN KINGDOM leads Top DVD Sellers Chart THE FORBIDDEN KINGDOM leads Top Blu-ray Sellers Chart |
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SWEETING: Good, bad news |
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BLU STATE: KROQ radio station tunes in Blu-ray |
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DISC DISH: Journey to the Center of the Earth DVD, Blu-ray |
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DVDIALOG: Back in Steve McQueen’s day |
Movie Gallery names Miller information chief
SEPT. 19 | Technology specialist worked at Bank of America, PepsiCo
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Ike shuts down many Houston DVD retailers
SEPT. 18 | Best Buy, Wal-Mart, Blockbuster close stores
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Amazon pushes TV on DVD, streaming
SEPT. 17 | Hundreds of new Web pages showcase "your favorite show"
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Redbox surpasses 200 million rentals
SEPT. 17 | Kiosk company attracts 25 million customers
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DVD retailers feel Wall Street's pain
SEPT. 17 | Target, Best Buy among hardest hit stocks this week
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Best Buy's Q2 earnings fall on margins, labor
SEPT. 16 | Videogame sales gains offset by drop in CD, DVD revenue
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Netflix CFO downplays Blu-ray effect
SEPT. 15 | DVDs to remain primary content format
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Best Buy to buy Napster
SEPT. 15 | FROM TWICE: Retailer purchases site for around $121 million
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Hall of Fame adds DVD champions
SEPT. 19 | McGee, Sanders, DEG will be inducted Dec. 8
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Studio honchos tell investors sector is strong
SEPT. 18 | Movie business 'recession resistant,' says Katzenberg
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Little Tikes gets big marketing support
SEPT. 18 | Disc's four animated episodes will be available Oct. 28
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Consumers spend most of their movie dollars on discs
SEPT. 16 | DisplaySearch panel says physical media will remain most popular
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Paramount pushes Panda to Sunday release
SEPT. 15 | Animated hit arrives Nov. 9 with made-for-DVD short
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Coens' Burn fires up box office
SEPT. 15 | FROM VARIETY: New releases perform strong in crowded frame
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Panasonic lowers BD Live player prices
SEPT. 18 | DMP-BD35 set-top priced at $399
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DisplaySearch: Blu-ray player sales to double next year
SEPT. 16 | Price, standard-definition satisfaction remain deterrents
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Netflix CFO downplays Blu-ray effect
SEPT. 15 | DVDs to remain primary content format
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EA ends talks for $2 billion Take-Two buyout
SEPT. 15 | Games publisher first proposed acquisition in February
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Amazon pushes TV on DVD, streaming
SEPT. 17 | Hundreds of new Web pages showcase "your favorite show"
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Consumers spend most of their movie dollars on discs
SEPT. 16 | DisplaySearch panel says physical media will remain most popular
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IMDB to offer free movies, TV shows
SEPT. 16 | Amazon unit lets customers stream from 6,000 titles
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Dell offers first download-and-burn DVD drive
SEPT. 15 | Qflix technology will offer CinemaNow downloads with CSS
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Dell offers first download-and-burn DVD drive
SEPT. 15 | Qflix technology will offer CinemaNow downloads with CSS
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