The top news and charts for week ending August 31, 2009.
Blu-ray prices fall, as spending rises Major studios sign deals for movie burning Blockbuster Express kiosks expanding to grocery chain |
Fox celebrates Anarchy Sons of Anarchy cast members (l. to r.) Ron Perlman, Charlie Hunnam and Katey Sagal and creator/writer Kurt Sutter attended the FX premiere screening, held at the Paramount Theater in Los Angeles on Aug. 23. The first season of Anarchy, whose second season starts Sept. 8 on FX, is now available on DVD and Blu-ray. Click for more photos |
I LOVE YOU, MAN leads Top DVD Renters Chart HANNAH MONTANA THE MOVIE leads Top DVD Sellers Chart I LOVE YOU, MAN leads Top Blu-ray Renters Chart HANNAH MONTANA THE MOVIE leads Top Blu-ray Sellers Chart |
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Blu-ray prices fall, as spending rises
AUG. 28 | PHYSICAL: Retailers applaud lower tags, hope for more
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Blockbuster sells Irish retail subsidiary
AUG. 28 | PHYSICAL: Chain continues focus on U.S. operations
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Best Buy receives Blu-ray exclusives
AUG. 28 | PHYSICAL: Universal, Anchor Bay give retailer three-to-four week head-start on select titles
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Blockbuster Express kiosks expanding to grocery chain
AUG. 27 | PHYSICAL: NCR-made machines expected to be in all Big Y stores by Sept. 3
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Hannah Montana tops DVD, Blu-ray sales
AUG. 26 | PHYSICAL: I Love You, Man No. 1 rental for second week
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Paramount signs trial deal with Redbox
AUG. 25 | PHYSICAL: Studio will give kiosks DVDs through end of year in exchange for rental data
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Kiosk market share to reach 30% next year
AUG. 25 | PHYSICAL: Rental stores still have almost half the market, NPD says
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Borders same-store DVD sales fall 48%
AUG. 25 | PHYSICAL: Drop coincides with reduction of inventory, floor space
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Redbox tests new DVD return system
AUG. 24 | PHYSICAL: Hundreds of kiosks will allow simultaneous returns, browsing by year end
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Studios build formats with social networking
AUG. 28 | DIGITAL: Xbox seeks content partners for 'party mode'
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Trailer Park forms new group for Blu-ray, DVD
AUG. 27 | PHYSICAL: Former Universal executive to head up division
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Time Warner Cable tees up TV Everywhere shot
AUG. 27 | FROM MCN: Operator set to launch 5,000-home Web TV trial
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Dutch court hits out at Mininova
AUG. 27 | FROM VARIETY: Web site must remove links to copyright material
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Parker named senior VP business/legal at Starz
AUG. 26 | PHYSICAL: Bumann to oversee consumer marketing
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Major studios sign deals for movie burning
AUG. 26 | DIGITAL: Warner, Paramount, Sony, Lionsgate movies will be available to be copied on DVD, Blu-ray, others
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U.K. proposes tough anti-piracy rules
AUG. 26 | FROM VARIETY: Offenders to lose Internet access
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Paramount signs trial deal with Redbox
AUG. 25 | PHYSICAL: Studio will give kiosks DVDs through end of year in exchange for rental data
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Family Guy goes to Darkside with DVD premiere
AUG. 24 | PHYSICAL: TV series spin-off will be released Dec. 22
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Panasonic, Cameron promote home 3D with Avatar
AUG. 24 | PHYSICAL: Campaign will push advanced Blu-ray players, TVs
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Tarantino's Basterds storms box office
AUG. 24 | VARIETY BOX-OFFICE REPORT: Pic opens to $65.1 million at worldwide box office
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Blu-ray prices fall, as spending rises
AUG. 28 | PHYSICAL: Retailers applaud lower tags, hope for more
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Best Buy receives Blu-ray exclusives
AUG. 28 | PHYSICAL: Universal, Anchor Bay give retailer three-to-four week head-start on select titles
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iSuppli: PCs resist Blu-ray drives
AUG. 26 | FROM TWICE: Penetration will hit 16.3% in 2013
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Panasonic, Cameron promote home 3D with Avatar
AUG. 24 | PHYSICAL: Campaign will push advanced Blu-ray players, TVs
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Blu-ray prices dropping in U.K.
AUG. 24 | PHYSICAL: New releases fall faster; experience more sales growth
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Connecting with… Eric Lempel, Sony's PlayStation Network
AUG. 28 | Q&A: PSP Go utilizes PlayStation Network for content
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Sony launches integrated marketing push for PS3
AUG. 28 | FROM TWICE: Campaign to highlight Blu-ray capability, movie downloads
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Microsoft lowers Xbox 360 Elite price to $299
AUG. 27 | PHYSICAL: Mid-range Pro model also cut, by $50
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Connecting with… Eric Lempel, Sony's PlayStation Network
AUG. 28 | Q&A: PSP Go utilizes PlayStation Network for content
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Studios build formats with social networking
AUG. 28 | DIGITAL: Xbox seeks content partners for 'party mode'
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July biggest month yet for online video
AUG. 28 | FROM MCN: 158 million U.S. Internet users watched 21.4 billion videos: ComScore
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Time Warner Cable tees up TV Everywhere shot
AUG. 27 | FROM MCN: Operator set to launch 5,000-home Web TV trial
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Verizon tags TNT, TBS for FiOS TV Everywhere
AUG. 27 | FROM MCN: Telco inks online video deal with Time Warner Inc.
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TiVo reports Q2 loss on lower sales
AUG. 26 | DIGITAL: Subscriber base drops 16% from year-earlier period
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Hulu, ITV may form U.K. partnership
AUG. 26 | FROM VARIETY: Commercial broadcaster mulls online options
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Spanish-language VOD offered by Avail-TVN
AUG. 25 | DIGITAL: Digital media provider partners with TuTV LLC
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FearNet has nothing to fear but Fear itself
AUG. 25 | FROM MCN: Acquires rights to five unseen episodes of NBC anthology series
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Studios build formats with social networking
AUG. 28 | DIGITAL: Xbox seeks content partners for 'party mode'
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Dutch court hits out at Mininova
AUG. 27 | FROM VARIETY: Web site must remove links to copyright material
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Consumer confidence up in August: CEA
AUG. 25 | PHYSICAL: Both technology and electronics rise
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IP set-top shipments surge on HD, telecom demand
AUG. 24 | PHYSICAL: Global shipment units to jump 25% by 2014, report says
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Panasonic, Cameron promote home 3D with Avatar
AUG. 24 | PHYSICAL: Campaign will push advanced Blu-ray players, TVs
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