The top news and charts for week ending August 17, 2009.
Blockbuster Q2 loss narrows 12% Retailers report steady used game sales, rentals Warner lines up with Fox, Uni on kiosk window |
Bromantic comedy I Love You, Man (standing, l. to r.) stars Jason Segel, Paul Rudd and director John Hamburg play around with mixer Larry Winer (seated) at the Margarita Mix Hollywood studio to record the commentary for Paramount’s DVD and Blu-ray release, which is now available. Click for more photos |
OBSESSED leads Top DVD Renters Chart RACE TO WITCH MOUNTAIN leads Top DVD Sellers Chart OBSESSED leads Top Blu-ray Renters Chart FAST & FURIOUS leads Top Blu-ray Sellers Chart |
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Warner lines up with Fox, Uni on kiosk window
AUG. 13 | PHYSICAL: Studio will sell direct to Redbox, with 28-day title delay
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Blockbuster Q2 loss narrows 12%
AUG. 13 | PHYSICAL: U.S. same-store sales fall 17.8% on inventory, games
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Race to Witch Mountain tops DVD sales
AUG. 12 | PHYSICAL: Obsessed No. 1 DVD, Blu-ray rental
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Blu-ray replication revenue up at Cinram
AUG. 12 | PHYSICAL: Lower DVD volume drags Q2
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Redbox files suit against Fox
AUG. 12 | PHYSICAL: UPDATE--Kiosk operator protests 30-day vending window
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Redbox signs distribution deal with Lionsgate
AUG. 11 | PHYSICAL: Studio to get 7.4% market share in kiosks, as much as $200 million over five years
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Netflix to buy back as much as $300 million in stock
AUG. 10 | PHYSICAL: Streaming service back in order after an outage
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Walmart throws Madden NFL 10 midnight release parties
AUG. 10 | PHYSICAL: Videogame tie-ins include razors, roses
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Hastings Entertainment relaunches Web site
AUG. 10 | PHYSICAL: Expanded site offers new and used product, trailers, store information
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Fox softens stance on channel-specific versions
AUG. 14 | PHYSICAL: Sell-through versions most popular SKU despite studio rules
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Image reports red ink; VOD revenue up 743%
AUG. 13 | PHYSICAL: Studio's DVD, Blu-ray sales drop as company looks forward to Management release
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Warner lines up with Fox, Uni on kiosk window
AUG. 13 | PHYSICAL: Studio will sell direct to Redbox, with 28-day title delay
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Warner readies Wizard of Oz DVD, Blu-ray promos
AUG. 13 | PHYSICAL: Studio plans Emerald Gala, New York Film Festival screening
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Image signs VOD distribution deal
AUG. 12 | DIGITAL: Avail-TVN to deliver supplier's programming to cable, satellite, telco
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Disney adds Blu-ray combo packs
AUG. 12 | PHYSICAL: Research shows consumers value dual-disc configurations
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Redbox files suit against Fox
AUG. 12 | PHYSICAL: UPDATE--Kiosk operator protests 30-day vending window
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BBC Worldwide wins DVD battle
AUG. 12 | PHYSICAL: Corporation to nab remainder of 2Entertain
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Redbox signs distribution deal with Lionsgate
AUG. 11 | PHYSICAL: Studio to get 7.4% market share in kiosks, as much as $200 million over five years
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Lionsgate boosts revenue, profit on strong TV
AUG. 10 | PHYSICAL: DVD sales slide; studio reaches agreements with Redbox, Henson
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Up takes off for holidays Nov. 10
AUG. 10 | PHYSICAL: Blu-ray packed with features, but no 3D
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G.I. Joe wins box office battle
AUG. 10 | VARIETY BOX-OFFICE REPORT: Julie & Julia cooks up solid start
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Gone With the Wind Ultimate Edition streets Nov. 17
AUG. 10 | PHYSICAL: Blu-ray will feature 18 hours of content
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Disney adds Blu-ray combo packs
AUG. 12 | PHYSICAL: Research shows consumers value dual-disc configurations
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Panelists: Blu-ray has nothing to fear from IPTV yet
AUG. 10 | FROM TWICE: Industry executives see continued growth in high-def format
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Toshiba America confirms Blu-ray plan
AUG. 10 | PHYSICAL: Company will release a player later this year
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Retailers report steady used game sales, rentals
AUG. 14 | PHYSICAL: VBG members account games for one-third of business
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Videogame revenue down 29% in July
AUG. 13 | PHYSICAL: Industry suffers fifth straight month of declines
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Walmart throws Madden NFL 10 midnight release parties
AUG. 10 | PHYSICAL: Videogame tie-ins include razors, roses
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Connecting with… Sonic Solutions' Mark Ely
AUG. 14 | Q&A: Sonic will be 'key piece of the infrastructure for getting content to the home'
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Boxee streams in $6 million for funding
AUG. 13 | FROM MCN: Internet TV startup's investors include General Catalyst, Spark Capital
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Discovery slips four shows in Comcast's Web TV test
AUG. 13 | FROM MCN: Network offers episodes of Man Vs. Wild, Swords, Storm Chasers, Verminators
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Image signs VOD distribution deal
AUG. 12 | DIGITAL: Avail-TVN to deliver supplier's programming to cable, satellite, telco
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Roku signs deal to stream baseball games
AUG. 11 | DIGITAL: MLB content added to Amazon Video On Demand, Netflix
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Connecting with… Sonic Solutions' Mark Ely
AUG. 14 | Q&A: Sonic will be 'key piece of the infrastructure for getting content to the home'
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Microsoft gives Zune HD prices, availability info
AUG. 13 | FROM TWICE: $220-$290 players will offer 720p video
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Kaleidescape DVD servers in breach of CSS
AUG. 12 | PHYSICAL: Appeals court tosses out prior ruling, in favor of DVD Copy Control Assn.
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Court rules RealNetworks circumvents CSS
AUG. 11 | PHYSICAL: Studios win injunction against RealDVD copying software
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Jinni to bring search service to cable, satellite TV
AUG. 11 | DIGITAL: Site lets users look for movies from multiple sources
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Mobile phone shipments jumped in Q2
AUG. 11 | MOBILE: Smart phones such as iPhone, BlackBerry drive growth, report says
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Connectable components to surge
AUG. 10 | PHYSICAL: Certified TV, PC and set-top shipments to reach 300 million by 2012
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