The top news and charts for week ending June 22, 2009.
Warner gives Torino, Into You quick discount Consumers willing to pay for online content Sony to bow BD Live movie database |
Sony talks Blu At Sony’s Blu-ray Disc and BD Live press briefing in San Francisco, (l. to r.) Sony Pictures Home Entertainment’s Rich Marty, Fritz Friedman and Tracey Garvin chat with Sony Electronics’ Mike Abary. Sony presented new BD Live feature Movie IQ, a Web-enabled real-time movie database, at the June 18 event. |
GRAN TORINO leads Top DVD Renters Chart GRAN TORINO leads Top DVD Sellers Chart GRAN TORINO leads Top Blu-ray Sellers Chart |
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BETWEEN THE LINES by Marcy Magiera |
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BLU STATE by Susanne Ault |
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DISC DISH by Samantha Clark |
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DVDIALOG by Laurence Lerman |
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THE DOWN LOW by Jennifer Netherby |
DVD still popular with certain female groups
JUNE 19 | PHYSICAL: Study shows Hispanic, African American women buying discs
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Warner gives Torino, Into You quick discount
JUNE 18 | PHYSICAL: $5 rebate offered to Target, Best Buy a week after street
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Foreign Blu-ray sales up, home video rev dips
JUNE 18 | FROM VARIETY: Piracy, prices, online availablity drag down sales
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Netflix upgraded to 'buy' by Wedbush Morgan
JUNE 17 | PHYSICAL: Analyst cites streaming investment, price plunge
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Rentrak taps Bill Livek as CEO
JUNE 17 | DIGITAL: Former Experian executive replaces Rosenbaum
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Blockbuster launches Summer Escape Pass
JUNE 17 | PHYSICAL: $10 weekly pass good for movies, games
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Barnes & Noble sets Blu-ray bait in Manhattan
JUNE 17 | PHYSICAL: Flagship store includes advanced sampling system
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Best Buy planning radical store remodel: Report
JUNE 17 | FROM TWICE: Layout to emphasize services, test new product categories
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Best Buy same-store sales down in fiscal Q1
JUNE 16 | PHYSICAL: Chain gained market share from Circuit City closure
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Netflix to add captions to video streams next year
JUNE 15 | DIGITAL: Some customers say timeframe is too long
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U.K. grocery chain Tesco to try kiosks
JUNE 15 | PHYSICAL: Startup Movie Booth rental kiosks placed in Ireland stores
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May sales fell 13% for CE/major appliance stores
JUNE 15 | FROM TWICE: Outlook dim for Father's Day
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Warner releases more Blu-ray, drops price
PHYSICAL: Many catalog titles to carry $28.99 SRP
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Warner catalog sales rise on TCM partnership
JUNE 19 | PHYSICAL: Classic Films Collections see double-digit sales growth
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Sony to bow BD Live movie database
JUNE 18 | PHYSICAL: Sony Electronics bows Blu-ray laptop at $879
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Warner gives Torino, Into You quick discount
JUNE 18 | PHYSICAL: $5 rebate offered to Target, Best Buy a week after street
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Fox, iPhone team on Family Guy app
JUNE 18 | FROM VARIETY: Fox Mobile Entertainment nabs deal with Apple
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Warner Bros. nabs videogame vet
JUNE 16 | FROM VARIETY: Russell Arons to oversee Interactive marketing
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Summit positions Knowing to pull Push
JUNE 15 | PHYSICAL: July 7 releases will be merchandised, advertised together
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First Look uses TellX for The Code
JUNE 15 | PHYSICAL: New advertising technology allows for interactive branding
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Warner partners with Pizza Patron for promo
JUNE 15 | PHYSICAL: Mr. Troop Mom celebrated with Campout at Home Online Sweepstakes
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Discovery titles going to Gaiam
JUNE 15 | PHYSICAL: Deal includes TLC, Discovery Channel, Animal Planet titles
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Hangover hangs on to top of box office
JUNE 15 | VARIETY BOX-OFFICE REPORT: WB comedy nabs No. 1 spot for second week
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Warner releases more Blu-ray, drops price
PHYSICAL: Many catalog titles to carry $28.99 SRP
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Sony to bow BD Live movie database
JUNE 18 | PHYSICAL: Sony Electronics bows Blu-ray laptop at $879
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Foreign Blu-ray sales up, home video rev dips
JUNE 18 | FROM VARIETY: Piracy, prices, online availablity drag down sales
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Barnes & Noble sets Blu-ray bait in Manhattan
JUNE 17 | PHYSICAL: Flagship store includes advanced sampling system
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Game consoles most popular Web-video player
JUNE 16 | DIGITAL: Connected units to doubled by 2013, report says
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Warner Bros. nabs videogame vet
JUNE 16 | FROM VARIETY: Russell Arons to oversee Interactive marketing
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Gamers spend most time on Sony's PS2
JUNE 15 | PHYSICAL: Warcraft dominates in monthly minutes played, Nielsen says
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Consumers willing to pay for online content
JUNE 19 | DIGITAL: Report: 11% would spend money for movie downloads
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France Telecom-Orange rolls out VOD site
JUNE 18 | FROM VARIETY: Video-streamed content offered free-of-charge
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IFC takes VOD high-def
JUNE 17 | FROM MCN: IFC theaters to launch day-and-date films in HD format
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Valentine gets 3D treatment on VOD
JUNE 16 | DIGITAL: Comcast slates Jonas Brothers as next offering
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Rentrak to measure audiences for three screens
JUNE 16 | DIGITAL: Partnership with Concurrent to provide viewer data for TV, PCs, mobile phones
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Game consoles most popular Web-video player
JUNE 16 | DIGITAL: Connected units to doubled by 2013, report says
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VOD orders growing, but users still a minority
JUNE 16 | DIGITAL: Rentrak: 13% of households make a paid transaction each month
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Netflix to add captions to video streams next year
JUNE 15 | DIGITAL: Some customers say timeframe is too long
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ABC series score online audiences
JUNE 15 | FROM VARIETY: Lost, Grey's Anatomy bring in most views
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BeeTV attracts $8 million funding
JUNE 15 | FROM VARIETY: Company to boost international sales drive
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3D consortiums team up
JUNE 19 | FROM TWICE: Will set standards for home systems
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Mobile-video sales to jump 17% this year
JUNE 18 | MOBILE: Revenue will grow to $350 million
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Fox, iPhone team on Family Guy app
JUNE 18 | FROM VARIETY: Fox Mobile Entertainment nabs deal with Apple
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First Look uses TellX for The Code
JUNE 15 | PHYSICAL: New advertising technology allows for interactive branding
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3D reaches a tipping point in Europe
JUNE 15 | FROM VARIETY: Once-skeptical exhibs and distribs flock to format
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