The top news and charts for week ending February 9, 2009.

	SWEETING: Ups and downs Paul Sweeting is editor of Content Agenda Cyclical, or secular? That is the question preoccupying studio minds these days as they stare into the abyss of plunging DVD sales. Click for full column
	BETWEEN THE LINES: For Hastings, upside in the downturn Adding nuance to the day's home entertainment news, with editor-in-chief Marcy Magiera. The current economic recession will create opportunities for well-positioned retailers. Click for the full blog
	BLU STATE: PS3 price slash around June? Dissecting the battle to bring consumers to Blu-ray. The dream of many for a Sony PS3 price cut might be coming true. Click for the full blog
	DISC DISH: X-Men Trilogy, Hellraiser, more on Blu-ray Notable new releases coming to the DVD front lines, with Samantha Clark. April 21 will be a big day for Blu-ray fans. Click for the full blog
	DVDIALOG: Mugge makes music (documentaries) Chatting up the creative element, with Laurence Lerman. Interview with music documentarian Robert Mugge Click for the full blog
	THE DOWN LOW: CBS, P&G to launch Web series Heckle U next week The latest buzz on technology, downloads and viral videos, with Danny King. Heckle U, starring Owen Benjamin and Tom Arnold, is about professional sports hecklers. Click for the full blog

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Universal, Fox, Summit shut VOD-DVD window
FEB. 6 | Studios deliver on-demand simultaneous with DVD
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YouTube helps boost Monty Python DVD sales
FEB. 6 | Web site program claims credit for comedy troupe's Amazon sales
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Retail sales to improve in second half: NRF
FEB. 6 | FROM TWICE: But group says stimulus bill comes up short
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Netflix, Wal-Mart attract more class-action lawsuits
FEB. 5 | Almost 40 parties sue since Jan. 2 claim of collusion
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Videogames surge, DVDs and CDs stall in 2008
FEB. 5 | Online video viewing jumps on TV episodes, report says
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DVDs still preferable over downloads
FEB. 5 | FUTURE OF PACKAGED MEDIA: Retailers look to grow Blu-ray sales
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Netflix on Xbox Live users hit 1 million
FEB. 5 | Microsoft's own downloads jumped 174% between December, January
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Sears names new consumer electronics chief
FEB. 4 | FROM TWICE: Austin to oversee segment for Kmart, off-mail stores too
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Circuit City selling off real estate
FEB. 4 | FROM TWICE: Taps Gordon Bros. unit to manage sales
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Physical media challenged, but still preferred
FEB. 3 | FUTURE OF PACKAGED MEDIA: NPD says maintaining retail selection is key
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Rentrak fiscal Q3 earnings double
FEB. 3 | Audience-tracking business jumps on Dish, NBC deals
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Netflix might start weekend distribution
FEB. 3 | Company plans unchanged by postal-service to stop Saturday deliveries
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Wal-Mart, Target sell Zack and Miri sans ‘porno’
FEB. 2 | Family-friendly packaging offered to larger retailers
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Mark Fisher promoted at EMA
FEB. 2 | Retail veteran led membership growth at trade group
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Universal, Fox, Summit shut VOD-DVD window
FEB. 6 | Studios deliver on-demand simultaneous with DVD
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Screen Media goes low on Blu-ray pricing
FEB. 6 | Releasing titles with recognizable stars
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Universal bundles Blu-ray catalog titles
FEB. 6 | Studio attracts new buyers with budget sets
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Navarre posts $47.7 million loss for fiscal Q3
FEB. 6 | Company has already made moves to improve earnings
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Falling DVD sales lowers media earnings
FEB. 6 | Execs debate whether drop-off is temporary or permanent
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Genius lays off 17% of workforce
FEB. 5 | Part of restructuring following GNRP acquisition
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Fox DVD sales, earnings decline in Q2
FEB. 5 | Horton Hears a Who! can't compare to Die Hard 4, Fantastic Four 2
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Warner Bros. Q4 earnings rise 7%
FEB. 4 | Dark Knight was 2008's bestseller
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Physical media challenged, but still preferred
FEB. 3 | FUTURE OF PACKAGED MEDIA: NPD says maintaining retail selection is key
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Arts Alliance America changes name
FEB. 3 | UPDATE:Company now called Virgil Films and Entertainment
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Disney's Q1 studio unit profit falls 64%
FEB. 3 | WALL-E, Caspian DVD sales trail year-earlier titles
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Wal-Mart, Target sell Zack and Miri sans 'porno'
FEB. 2 | Family-friendly packaging offered to larger retailers
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Wuthrich heads Warner international video, digital
FEB. 2 | Executive to align studio's packaged, digital businesses
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Image expects gains in Q3 earnings
FEB. 2 | Supplier to raise fiscal 2009 guidance
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Screen Media goes low on Blu-ray pricing
FEB. 6 | Releasing titles with recognizable stars
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Universal bundles Blu-ray catalog titles
FEB. 6 | Studio attracts new buyers with budget sets
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DVDs still preferable over downloads
FEB. 5 | FUTURE OF PACKAGED MEDIA: Retailers look to grow Blu-ray sales
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BD Live promising, but has challenges
FEB. 4 | FUTURE OF PACKAGED MEDIA: Disc developers say Web features future of Blu-ray
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