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The top news and charts for week ending April 6, 2009.
Studios accelerate price drops on releases NATO: Window between theatrical, DVD shorter Industry reduces DVD's carbon footprint by 11% Snow White Blu-ray bows seven weeks earlier than standard |
South Pacific turns 50 South Pacific actress Mitzi Gaynor celebrated the Rodgers & Hammerstein musical’s 50th anniversary at a Barnes & Noble in New York on March 31. Fox’s 50th anniversary Blu-ray Disc edition is now available. Click for more photos from this event |
QUANTUM OF SOLACE leads Top DVD Renters Chart TWILIGHT leads Top DVD Sellers Chart QUANTUM OF SOLACE leads Top Blu-ray Sellers Chart |
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SWEETING: VOD or DVD |
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GUEST: Recession speeds trends |
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BLU STATE: It’s your turn PS3! |
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DISC DISH: Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Comedy DVD, Blu-ray Blu-ray |
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DVDIALOG: Sir David Hare on The Reader, Pt. II |
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THE DOWN LOW: Connectable TVs attract a premium |
Studios accelerate price drops on releases
APRIL 3 | Temporary price reductions available sooner, to more retailers
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Industry reduces DVD's carbon footprint by 11%
APRIL 2 | Exceeds Wal-Mart mandate of 5% by 2013
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Best Buy, Wal-Mart top consumer electronics chains
APRIL 2 | FROM TWICE: Survey says Target in third place
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EMA launches Industry Job Board
APRIL 1 | Free service focuses on home entertainment industry
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Retailers to shelve Bedtime Stories early
APRIL 1 | Wal-Mart, others plan to offer DVD, Blu-ray on Friday
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Fox rental/sales program has rocky start
APRIL 1 | Retailers received units of Slumdog Millionaire containing wrong discs
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Blockbuster's Keyes lobbies for more revenue sharing
APRIL 1 | Chain to delay 'Rock the Block' rollout
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Borders same-store DVD sales drop 39%
APRIL 1 | Bookseller cuts category space for more children's, cooking books
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Sesame Street celebrates 40 years with DVD collection
APRIL 1 | Fans can choose favorite clips on Amazon.com
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Blockbuster's Keyes boosts 2008 pay by 60%
MARCH 31 | CEO earned $8.41 million last year, including salary of $750,000
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Netflix eases video-streaming inventory search
MARCH 31 | Adds personalization features to subscribers' pages
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Kiosks, DVR biggest threats to traditional media revenue
MARCH 30 | Convergence Consulting report scales back VOD projections
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Netflix boosts Blu-ray subscription pricing
MARCH 30 | Adoption, selection jump in recent months
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Snow White Blu-ray bows seven weeks earlier than standard
APRIL 3 | Disney family title streets Oct. 6 on BD and Nov. 24 on DVD
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Studios accelerate price drops on releases
APRIL 3 | Temporary price reductions available sooner, to more retailers
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NATO: Window between theatrical, DVD shorter
APRIL 3 | Distributors shrink windows as DVD sales decline
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Nyx to extend Image merger closing date
APRIL 2 | Deadline would move from April 6 to April 20
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Industry reduces DVD's carbon footprint by 11%
APRIL 2 | Exceeds Wal-Mart mandate of 5% by 2013
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Vivendi will distribute Bible musicals
APRIL 2 | David & Goliath to be released first, in August
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Porchlight closes home entertainment division
APRIL 2 | President, sales directors no longer with company
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News Corp. taps Miller as digital chief
APRIL 1 | FROM VARIETY: Exec named CEO of Digital Media Group
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Boomerang buys Big Idea and Classic Media
APRIL 1 | Casper the Friendly Ghost, VeggieTales under new owner
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Fox rental/sales program has rocky start
APRIL 1 | Retailers received units of Slumdog Millionaire containing wrong discs
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Sesame Street celebrates 40 years with DVD collection
APRIL 1 | Fans can choose favorite clips on Amazon.com
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Studios tease 3D at ShoWest
APRIL 1 | FROM VARIETY: Disney shows off Up, Beauty re-issue
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Image urban titles go international with BET
MARCH 31 | Network acquired broadcast rights for U.K., Africa
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Disney/ABC deals with YouTube
MARCH 31 | FROM VARIETY: Short-form agreement also involves ESPN
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Twilight year's best-selling DVD so far
MARCH 30 | Summit movie sold 5.6 million units, including Blu-ray, in first nine days
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Weinstein puts content on VOD service ZillionTV
MARCH 30 | Vicky Cristina Barcelona, The Reader will be among available titles
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TV producers' DVD backend is dwindling
MARCH 30 | FROM B&C: Recession hitting already soft marketplace
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Paramount, Gaumont set Section
MARCH 30 | FROM VARIETY: Digital unit spins interactive Web show
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Disney to partner on Hulu?
MARCH 30 | FROM VARIETY: Deal could see company taking equity stake
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Aliens lands at top of box office
MARCH 30 | VARIETY BOX-OFFICE REPORT: Crushes competition with $58.2 million
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Snow White Blu-ray bows seven weeks earlier than standard
APRIL 3 | Disney family title streets Oct. 6 on BD and Nov. 24 on DVD
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Retailers to shelve Bedtime Stories early
APRIL 1 | Wal-Mart, others plan to offer DVD, Blu-ray on Friday
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Samsung Blu-ray HTiBs to start at $549
MARCH 31 | FROM TWICE: Includes industry's first surround bar with embedded BD player
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Sony slashes PS2 price to $99.99
MARCH 31 | FROM TWICE: More than 136 million units sold since console launched in 2000
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GameFly launches TV ad campaign
MARCH 30 | Online retailer highlights the frustration of a 'bad' game
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China tightens grip on online content
APRIL 2 | FROM VARIETY: Licenses required for webcasts
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Paid-for media beats ad-supported in downturn
MARCH 31 | Report: Apple's iTunes leads digital-media profit surge
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DVD viewing still trumps time-shifting, online
MARCH 31 | Report: Americans spend 23 minutes a day watching DVDs
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Netflix eases video-streaming inventory search
MARCH 31 | Adds personalization features to subscribers' pages
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Disney/ABC deals with YouTube
MARCH 31 | FROM VARIETY: Short-form agreement also involves ESPN
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Kiosks, DVR biggest threats to traditional media revenue
MARCH 30 | Convergence Consulting report scales back VOD projections
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Weinstein puts content on VOD service ZillionTV
MARCH 30 | Vicky Cristina Barcelona, The Reader will be among available titles
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Made-for-online content still stalled
MARCH 30 | FROM VARIETY: Business model remains a work in progress
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Paramount, Gaumont set Section
MARCH 30 | FROM VARIETY: Digital unit spins interactive Web show
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Disney to partner on Hulu?
MARCH 30 | FROM VARIETY: Deal could see company taking equity stake
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Studios tease 3D at ShoWest
APRIL 1 | FROM VARIETY: Disney shows off Up, Beauty re-issue
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DVD viewing still trumps time-shifting, online
MARCH 31 | Report: Americans spend 23 minutes a day watching DVDs
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