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The top news and charts for week ending May 4, 2009.
Disney to offer extras or 'rental ready' versions Online video revenue to top $12 billion by 2012 Warner charges for digital copy on Friday the 13th DVD |
Monterey goes Home Home star Marcia Gay Harden (l.) and co-star/daughter Eulala Scheel (2nd from l.) with Monterey Media’s Scott Mansfield and Jere Mansfield at the film’s charity screening, held at the Westside YMCA in New York on April 27. Monterey’s DVD streets June 23. |
THE WRESTLER leads Top DVD Renters Chart NOTORIOUS leads Top DVD Sellers Chart THE WRESTLER leads Top Blu-ray Sellers Chart |
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BETWEEN THE LINES: Home entertainment 'window' lets more in |
BLU STATE: GE gives Blu-ray a run for its money |
DISC DISH: Finally … thirtysomething! |
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DVDIALOG: Laid to Rest with Bobbi Sue Luther, Pt. II |
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THE DOWN LOW: Netflix workers queue up to praise Hastings |
Blockbuster signs deals for indie exclusives
MAY 1 | Titles include Screen Media's Personal Effects, Battle in Seattle
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Disney to offer extras or 'rental ready' versions
APRIL 30 | Jonas Brothers, Shopaholic to have multiple classes of discs
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Alliance parent files for Chapter 11
APRIL 28 | DVD distributor vows 'vendors won't lose a dime'
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Anchor Bay to increase revenue with theatricals
MAY 1 | Ashton Kutcher starrer Spread to launch slate
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Bewkes: TV Everywhere trials in second half
MAY 1 | FROM MCN: Would include content from HBO, Turner, other outlets
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Disney to offer extras or 'rental ready' versions
APRIL 30 | Jonas Brothers, Shopaholic to have multiple classes of discs
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DVD drags Viacom Q1 earnings
APRIL 30 | Segment revenue down 9% with difficult comparison
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Disney buys stake in Hulu
APRIL 30 | Desperate Housewives, Lost to stream on site
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Paramount licenses BD + copy protection
APRIL 29 | Joins Fox in using technology on Blu-ray discs
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Warner Q1 DVD sales fall
APRIL 29 | Earnings fall on lower VOD sales, higher interest costs
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Sony offers free movies on Crackle
APRIL 29 | Spider-Man 2, A Few Good Men will stream with ads
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Screen Media Films promotes two executives
APRIL 29 | Blech to oversee distribution, marketing, publicity
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TLA Releasing restructures U.S. division
APRIL 29 | Company says current business model doesn't work 'in today's market'
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DreamWorks Q1 profit doubles on Madagascar
APRIL 28 | Company hints at 3D features for Monsters DVD
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Warner charges for digital copy on Friday the 13th DVD
APRIL 28 | Horror movie's Blu-ray version will offer feature for free
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HBO On Demand previews True Blood DVD
APRIL 28 | FROM MCN: Vampire series first season available in Blu-ray features enhanced viewing mode
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Relativity reaches deal with Lionsgate
APRIL 28 | FROM VARIETY: Pact to cover up to five movies a year
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DEG: Q1 consumer spending down 5%
APRIL 27 | Organization includes Internet video, cable and satellite VOD
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Warner to release Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles set
APRIL 27 | Four-film collection coincides with franchise's 25th anniversary
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Obsessed tops weekend box office
APRIL 27 | VARIETY BOX-OFFICE REPORT: Sony Screen Gems thriller at No. 1
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Paramount licenses BD + copy protection
APRIL 29 | Joins Fox in using technology on Blu-ray discs
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USA launches iPhone game
APRIL 29 | NBC Universal unit follows move by other TV, film companies
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GameFly files complaint of Postal Service
APRIL 27 | Alleges that Blockbuster, Netflix get preferential treatment
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ANALYSIS: All eyes on CBS digital strategy
MAY 1 | FROM B&C: New Disney-Hulu deal leaves CBS as the lone major network holdout
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Bewkes: TV Everywhere trials in second half
MAY 1 | FROM MCN: Would include content from HBO, Turner, other outlets
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Online video revenue to top $12 billion by 2012
APRIL 30 | Broader content, wider bandwidth will fuel growth, report says
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Microsoft develops Web shows for Zune, others
APRIL 30 | The Office's Rainn Wilson, Kids in the Hall's Dave Foley among stars on board
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Disney buys stake in Hulu
APRIL 30 | Desperate Housewives, Lost to stream on site
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Sony offers free movies on Crackle
APRIL 29 | Spider-Man 2, A Few Good Men will stream with ads
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Panel debates future of television
APRIL 29 | FROM VARIETY: Discussion puts focus on TV, Internet
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Hulu jumps into online video's top 3
APRIL 28 | NBC and News Corp.-owned site increased video views 14% last month, report says
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PBS tests free online video portal
APRIL 28 | Broadcaster aims for 1,000 hours of content by the summer
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YouTube signs new film agreements
APRIL 28 | Tribeca short films, environmental movie among releases
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Bewkes: TV Everywhere trials in second half
MAY 1 | FROM MCN: Would include content from HBO, Turner, other outlets
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Verizon FiOS to reach 10 million U.S. homes
APRIL 29 | Network has grown 50% over last year
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Paramount licenses BD + copy protection
APRIL 29 | Joins Fox in using technology on Blu-ray discs
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GE demos 500GB disc technology
APRIL 30 | FROM TWICE: Holograms imprinted on DVD-sized disc
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