The top news and charts for week ending October 27, 2008.
Netflix Q3 profit jumps on sales, lower costs TNR hires lawyers to advise on Universal terms Studios use different box art for special editions, Blu-ray |
Tinker Bell premiere Tinker Bell (2nd. from l.) celebrated the launch of her new DVD premiere movie Oct. 19 with a Pixie Premiere, attended by (l. to r.) John Lasseter, chief creative officer of Pixar and Disney Animation Studios; Bob Chapek, president of Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment; and Dick Cook, chairman of Walt Disney Studios. See more photos from the event. |
INDIANA JONES: CRYSTAL SKULL leads Top DVD Renters Chart INDIANA JONES: CRYSTAL SKULL leads Top DVD Sellers Chart INDIANA JONES: KINGDOM OF CRYSTAL SKULL leads Top Blu-ray Sellers Chart |
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SWEETING: Choice is key |
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BLU STATE: Wal-Mart Deal or No Deal? |
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DISC DISH: The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor DVD, Blu-ray |
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DVDIALOG: A Close Shave for Dean McDermott |
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THE DOWN LOW: CBS, Saturn team up on Webisodes |
TNR hires lawyers to advise on Universal terms
OCT. 24 | Kiosk maker might take action against studio
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Survey sees shift from buying to renting
OCT. 23 | DVDs still in demand as consumers use more home entertainment
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Netflix streams through Samsung Blu-ray players
OCT. 23 | Machines have access to 12,000 titles
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Blockbuster Q3 same-store sales rise
OCT. 22 | Company ‘expresses comfort’ with analysts’ estimates
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Amazon’s Q3 profit rises on electronics
OCT. 22 | Q4 sales, earnings forecast cut
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Big Blue customers vote for 24's Haysbert as president
OCT. 21 | Commander in Chief's Davis follows closely, poll says
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Netflix Q3 profit jumps on sales, lower costs
OCT. 20 | Fourth-quarter forecast cut for the second time this month
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Circuit City considering store closures, layoffs: report
OCT. 20 | FROM TWICE: Move to avoid bankruptcy
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CEA predicts 3.5% increase in Q4 sales
OCT. 20 | FROM TWICE: Rise is half of the prior year's forecast
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Paramount wraps summer hits for Christmas buying
OCT. 24 | Seeking to push holiday sales of its biggest fourth-quarter releases near Christmas, Paramount Home Entertainment is shipping new basic SKUs of Iron Man, Kung Fu Panda and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull in gift-wrapped packaging.
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Studios use different box art for special editions, Blu-ray
OCT. 24 | Retailers appreciate help in distinguishing between SKUs
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Warner marries new JFK disc with doc
OCT. 23 | Ultimate Collector's Edition will be released Nov. 11
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Dimension adds to video business
OCT. 22 | FROM VARIETY: Greenlights 18 straight-to-DVD films for 2009
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Lightyear moves distribution to Vivendi
OCT. 20 | Titles will be on iTunes for the first time
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Image gets extended deadline for NASDAQ
OCT. 20 | Must meet minimum value requirements to stay listed
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SKD USA parent company expands into features
OCT. 20 | DVD label also grows release slate
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Audiences enter house of Payne
OCT. 20 | VARIETY BOX-OFFICE REPORT: W. performs on the upper end of expectations
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Consumers still lukewarm on Blu-ray adoption
OCT. 23 | But falling prices, retail demos attracting women to format
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Netflix streams through Samsung Blu-ray players
OCT. 23 | Machines have access to 12,000 titles
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Netflix's Sarandos to keynote Blu-con
OCT. 21 | Event to discuss future of high-def format
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Microsoft fiscal Q1 games revenue drops 22%
OCT. 23 | Software pullback offsets more console shipments
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E3 goes big again in 2009
OCT. 23 | FROM VARIETY: 40,000 industry professionals to attend
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Sony recalls LittleBigPlanet
OCT. 20 | FROM VARIETY: Release delayed over controversial song
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Dell enters movie download market
OCT. 23 | Plans to pre-load more films on PCs
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Netflix streams through Samsung Blu-ray players
OCT. 23 | Machines have access to 12,000 titles
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CinemaNow offers Disney movies to TiVo users
OCT. 23 | Digital video recorder service also signs deal with Jaman.com
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VOD boosts cable-subscriber satisfaction
OCT. 22 | Satellite, telco services better received than cable
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Gigantic offers streams, debuts
OCT. 22 | FROM VARIETY: Web distributor closes window in film bows
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Apple's iTunes demand drives Q4 profit increase
OCT. 21 | UPDATE: Download store-related sales jump 38%
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Vudu signs 1,000 home theater pros
OCT. 20 | CEO touts launch of high-definition format HDX
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Dell enters movie download market
OCT. 23 | Plans to pre-load more films on PCs
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CEA predicts 3.5% increase in Q4 sales
OCT. 20 | FROM TWICE: Rise is half of the prior year's forecast
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