The top news and charts for week ending July 6, 2009.
Services speed HD downloads Warner expands reach of MOD titles Paramount looking for distribution partner |
Wonder of a pitch Director Jeffrey Roth threw the first pitch at a recent Los Angeles Dodgers game to promote his film, Wonder of It All, which Indican will release on DVD and Blu-ray on July 21. Click for more photos. |
CONFESSIONS OF A SHOPAHOLIC leads Top DVD Renters Chart CONFESSIONS OF A SHOPAHOLIC leads Top DVD Sellers Chart GRAN TORINO leads Top Blu-ray Sellers Chart |
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Amazon VOD has longer window for indie films
JULY 2 | DIGITAL: Suppliers offer titles for seven-day rental periods
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Maya, Blockbuster eye Latin project
JULY 2 | FROM VARIETY: Companies team up for eight-film Cinema series
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Blockbuster cuts kiosk rental prices
PHYSICAL: NCR-operated machines will still charge $2/night for Blu-ray
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Netflix may have improved movie-ratings system
JUNE 29 | PHYSICAL: BellKor claims to have 10% solution for recommendation engine
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Barnes & Noble launches iPhone, iTouch app
JUNE 29 | DIGITAL: Bookstore chain taps into smart phone popularity
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HBO promotes comedy with Fetish campaign
JULY 2 | PHYSICAL: Show clips available on Web sites, windows
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Maya, Blockbuster eye Latin project
JULY 2 | FROM VARIETY: Companies team up for eight-film Cinema series
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Ice Age freezes Transformers
JULY 2 | VARIETY BOX-OFFICE REPORT: Fox film grosses $14 million on its opening day
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Warner expands reach of MOD titles
JULY 1 | PHYSICAL: Amazon, other retailers carry classic DVDs
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Paramount puts movies on ZapMyTV
JULY 1 | DIGITAL: Benjamin Button, Breakfast at Tiffany's included in deal
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Paramount looking for distribution partner
JUNE 30 | PHYSICAL: Studio in talks with Sony, Fox
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Warner, NFL to produce custom football DVDs
JUNE 30 | PHYSICAL: Will partner with sponsorship firm Activa Global Sales and Entertainment
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Warner to distribute Oscilloscope films on VOD
JUNE 30 | DIGITAL: Movies to be released same day as DVD, some before theatrical
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Classic TV gets porn parody treatment
JUNE 30 | FROM VARIETY: Hustler Video Group looks to tube for inspiration
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Global Gaming buys The Pirate Bay
JUNE 30 | FROM VARIETY: Rogue site to switch to legal operation
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U.K.'s Virgin opens up PictureBox
JUNE 29 | FROM VARIETY: Subscribers gain VOD access to Universal films
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Transformers on top with $390.4 million
JUNE 29 | VARIETY BOX-OFFICE REPORT: Pic takes $200.1 million from domestic box office
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Services speed HD downloads
JULY 1 | DIGITAL: Slow broadband connections, Blu-ray quality might be obstacles
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Pioneer, Sharp joint venture to begin in October
JUNE 30 | PHYSICAL: Company will develop Blu-ray players, others
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Canal Plus closes Xbox deal in France
JUNE 30 | FROM VARIETY: Users to access 3,000 films, 3,000 other titles
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Film may have found its Guitar Hero
JUNE 29 | FROM VARIETY: YooStar lets fans into classic scenes
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Amazon VOD has longer window for indie films
JULY 2 | DIGITAL: Suppliers offer titles for seven-day rental periods
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VOD vendors fast forward network DVR plans
JULY 2 | FROM MCN: Companies ready systems for high-capacity time-shifted TV services
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Dish wins stay from Appeals Court on DVR order
JULY 2 | FROM MCN: Court schedules case in TiVo litigation for as soon as November
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Services speed HD downloads
JULY 1 | DIGITAL: Slow broadband connections, Blu-ray quality might be obstacles
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Paramount puts movies on ZapMyTV
JULY 1 | DIGITAL: Benjamin Button, Breakfast at Tiffany's included in deal
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Joost cuts off its Internet TV arm
JULY 1 | FROM VARIETY: Offices to close in the U.K. and Netherlands
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Digital-media sales stalled in Q1
JUNE 30 | DIGITAL: Ad-supported revenue falls on economic downturn
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Warner to distribute Oscilloscope films on VOD
JUNE 30 | DIGITAL: Movies to be released same day as DVD, some before theatrical
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Canal Plus closes Xbox deal in France
JUNE 30 | FROM VARIETY: Users to access 3,000 films, 3,000 other titles
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Hulu unavailable through PlayStation 3
JUNE 29 | DIGITAL: Streaming video content blocked after software upgrade
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Supreme Court lets Cablevision DVR decision stand
JUNE 29 | FROM B&C: CNN, some studios had wanted Court to overturn appeals on copyright ruling
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U.K.'s Virgin opens up PictureBox
JUNE 29 | FROM VARIETY: Subscribers gain VOD access to Universal films
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Video Business, Variety partner on 3D Summit
JULY 1 | FROM VARIETY: Venture with Bob Dowling and Unicomm to cover event
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Barnes & Noble launches iPhone, iTouch app
JUNE 29 | DIGITAL: Bookstore chain taps into smart phone popularity
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Cinema Expo pitches 3D to theaters
JUNE 29 | FROM VARIETY: Cameron throws weight behind new technology
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