The top news and charts for week ending April 6, 2009.

Studios accelerate price drops on releases APRIL 3 | Temporary price reductions available sooner, to more retailers Click for the full story NATO: Window between theatrical, DVD shorter APRIL 3 | Distributors shrink windows as DVD sales decline Click for the full story Industry reduces DVD's carbon footprint by 11% APRIL 2 | Exceeds Wal-Mart mandate of 5% by 2013 Click for the full story 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 Click for the full story Click for more news

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 Full Top DVD Renters Chart TWILIGHT leads Top DVD Sellers Chart Full Top DVD Sellers Chart QUANTUM OF SOLACE leads Top Blu-ray Sellers Chart Full Top Blu-ray Sellers Chart Click for more market data	Bolt flew into the No. 2 sales spot in its debut week.
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	SWEETING: VOD or DVD Paul Sweeting is editor of Content Agenda Cable operators debate over VOD window, not DVD sales. Click for full column
	GUEST: Recession speeds trends Alex Evans is a VP in global strategy consulting firm L.E.K.’s Media & Entertainment practice. Home entertainment consumers prefer zero marginal cost media such as cable TV to transactional media such as DVD purchases. Click for full column
	BLU STATE: It’s your turn PS3! Dissecting the battle to bring consumers to Blu-ray. With PlayStation 2 now priced at $100, PlayStation 3 should follow suit. Click for the full blog
	DISC DISH: Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Comedy DVD, Blu-ray Blu-ray Notable new releases coming to the DVD front lines, with Samantha Clark. Family Guy, American Dad creator compiles animated clips in new collection. Click for the full blog
	DVDIALOG: Sir David Hare on The Reader, Pt. II Chatting up the creative element, with Laurence Lerman. Screenwriter David Hare talks about The Reader. Click for the full blog
	THE DOWN LOW: Connectable TVs attract a premium The latest buzz on technology, downloads and viral videos, with Danny King. North American viewers want their TVs hooked up to the Internet, according to Parks Associates. Click for the full blog

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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
Click for the full story

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
Click for the full story

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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Videogames News

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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VOD News

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
Click for the full story

Kiosks, DVR biggest threats to traditional media revenue
MARCH 30 | Convergence Consulting report scales back VOD projections
Click for the full story

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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Technology News

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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