The top news and charts for week ending Aug. 3, 2009.
Watchmen to be discounted to $9.99 at Best Buy Walmart eliminates corrugate to clean up stores Paramount puts Blu-ray first in staggered release |
Star-ving at Comic-Con David Faustino (l.) and Corin Nemec, stars of Web series Star-ving, attended Comic-Con in San Diego to promote the series’ first season, available now on Amazon’s CreateSpace. Click for more photos |
WATCHMEN leads Top DVD Renters Chart WATCHMEN leads Top DVD Sellers Chart WATCHMEN leads Top Blu-ray Sellers Chart |
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Walmart eliminates corrugate to clean up stores
JULY 31 | PHYSICAL: Mass merchant adopts clear aisle initiative
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Connecting with... Netflix's Reed Hastings
JULY 31 | Q&A: 'Hybrid strategy' at the heart of business
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Reed Elsevier to sell part of RBI-US
JULY 30 | FROM VARIETY: Variety among titles to be retained
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Watchmen dominates sales, rentals
JULY 29 | PHYSICAL: Coraline also has strong debut
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Geistman re-elected EMA chairman
JULY 29 | PHYSICAL: Ingram exec to serve sixth term
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Watchmen to be discounted to $9.99 at Best Buy
JULY 29 | PHYSICAL: Sale price comes a week and a half after street
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Netflix stock downgraded after Q2 earnings
JULY 27 | DIGITAL: Lack of separate streaming charge might hurt profit growth, analyst says
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Retailers feel optimistic about Q4 slate
JULY 27 | PHYSICAL: Holiday titles kick off with Wolverine Sept. 15
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Image to defer $4 million principal payment
JULY 31 | PHYSICAL: Deadline extended to Oct. 30
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Disney faces third-quarter malaise
JULY 30 | FROM VARIETY: Profits down 26% as DVDs slip a disc
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Sony reports less red ink than expected
JULY 30 | FROM VARIETY: Electronics and game divisions both lost money
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E1 to distribute Porchlight Entertainment
JULY 30 | PHYSICAL: Deal includes catalog, new titles on DVD, Blu-ray
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Anchor Bay promotes three to senior VP
JULY 30 | PHYSICAL: Cartwright in marketing; Seraphim and Zinar in sales
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Warner promotes Junge to senior VP
JULY 30 | PHYSICAL: Executive in charge of mergers and acquisitions
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Paramount puts Blu-ray first in staggered release
JULY 29 | PHYSICAL: Standard DVD also available without extras to rental accounts
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Infinity to release Michael Jackson documentary
JULY 29 | PHYSICAL: Devotion tracks King of Pop's career
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Navarre quadruples income in fiscal Q1
JULY 29 | PHYSICAL: Funimation label helped push supplier results
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Time Warner profits slide 34%
JULY 29 | FROM VARIETY: Media networks' revenue rises by 5%, but DVD sales are soft
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DreamWorks Q2 profit falls 7%
JULY 28 | PHYSICAL: Studio beats estimates on demand for catalog titles
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Fox launches BD Live feature with Wolverine
JULY 28 | PHYSICAL: Blu-ray users will have access to IMDB.com data
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Viacom’s Paramount takes Q2 loss
JULY 28 | PHYSICAL: Home entertainment revenue down 29%
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Fox adds mobile to DVD, Blu-ray campaigns
JULY 27 | MOBILE: Dollhouse, Miss March promotions use JAGTAG interactivity
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G-Force takes top spot from Harry
JULY 27 | VARIETY BOX-OFFICE REPORT: The Ugly Truth opens strong
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Comic-Con: Watchmen BD Live screening attracts fans
JULY 25 | PHYSICAL: Snyder discusses directorial choices, the graphic novel and his choice of peanut butter
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Comic-Con: Hollywood's wild and weird in Hall H
JULY 25 | PHYSICAL: Fans get glimpse of stars, clips from Jonah Hex, Sherlock Holmes, others
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Marantz readies flagship Blu-ray player
JULY 31 | FROM TWICE: Models are brand's first BD Live-capable players
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Paramount puts Blu-ray first in staggered release
JULY 29 | PHYSICAL: Standard DVD also available without extras to rental accounts
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Onkyo ships Blu-ray player, A/V systems
JULY 29 | FROM TWICE: $499 single-disc player supports BD Live
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Fox launches BD Live feature with Wolverine
JULY 28 | PHYSICAL: Blu-ray users will have access to IMDB.com data
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Comic-Con: Watchmen BD Live screening attracts fans
JULY 25 | PHYSICAL: Snyder discusses directorial choices, the graphic novel and his choice of peanut butter
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Online movie watching doubled in two years
JULY 30 | DIGITAL: Nearly a quarter watch on PC-connected TVs
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Web, TV projects are equal at ITVFest
JULY 30 | FROM VARIETY: Internet, television series to face off in same categories
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Vudu service downloads to LG HDTVs
JULY 29 | DIGITAL: Web-enabled sets will have access to more than 2,000 high-def movies
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Sonic encoding promises Blu-ray resolution via Web
JULY 29 | DIGITAL: CineVision Adaptive HD to be used on Roxio CinemaNow
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Blip.tv distributes content on Roku players, Web sites
JULY 28 | DIGITAL: Service helps indie filmmakers deliver content
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VuNow adds CinemaNow content
JULY 28 | FROM TWICE: Sonic Solutions' VOD service adds another way to be played on TVs
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RealNetworks' losses grow in second quarter
JULY 30 | PHYSICAL: Litigation costs over RealDVD suit drag financials
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Sonic encoding promises Blu-ray resolution via Web
JULY 29 | DIGITAL: CineVision Adaptive HD to be used on Roxio CinemaNow
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