The top news and charts for week ending October 23, 2009.
Netflix sales jump with streaming Blu-ray player prices continue to slide Disney to offer more ways to watch digital movies |
Warming up to Ice Age Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs animator Eric Favela (l.) and director Carlos Saldanha join Scrat for a day of family fun on the 20th Century Fox studio lot in celebration of the animated adventure’s Oct. 27 Blu-ray and DVD release. |
LAND OF THE LOST leads Top DVD Renters Chart THE PROPOSAL leads Top DVD Sellers Chart SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS leads Top Blu-ray Sellers Chart THE PROPOSAL leads Top Blu-ray Renters Chart |
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BLU STATE by Susanne Ault |
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BETWEEN THE LINES by Marcy Magiera |
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DISC DISH by Samantha Clark |
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THE DOWN LOW by Samantha Clark |
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DVDIALOG by Laurence Lerman |
Netflix stock rises to new 52-week high
OCT. 23 | PHYSICAL: Analysts raise target prices after company's positive third-quarter results
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DVD kiosk operator NCR reports lower Q3
OCT. 23 | PHYSICAL: Net income dropped 79%, revenue down 18%
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Walmart begins home theater installation program
OCT. 23 | FROM TWICE: Services start at $99 for TVs, $129 for PCs
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DVD, videogames help Amazon Q3 earnings
OCT. 22 | PHYSICAL: Online retailer's media unit increased 17%
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Netflix sales jump with streaming
OCT. 22 | DIGITAL: Subscribers increased 28% to 11.1 million
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NCR launches rental kiosk with more disc capacity
OCT. 20 | PHYSICAL: Machine holds 35% more DVDs in same footprint
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Netflix video streaming on Best Buy's BD players
OCT. 20 | DIGITAL: Insignia Blu-ray players offer online movie service
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Movie Gallery unveils free iPhone application
OCT. 19 | DIGITAL: "Didja C?" has release alerts, information on 35,000 titles, company says
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Ice Age features makes BD Live more accessible to kids
OCT. 22 | PHYSICAL: Dinosaurs director says families need movies in multiple formats
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Fox claims top Blu-ray spot for Wolverine
OCT. 22 | PHYSICAL: Title also winning audiences on cable VOD
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Disney to offer more ways to watch digital movies
OCT. 21 | DIGITAL: 'Keychest' on-demand solution moves storage to the digital cloud
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DVD consumers say yes to The Proposal
OCT. 21 | PHYSICAL: Land of the Lost lands at No. 1 in DVD rentals
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Paramount continues replication with Technicolor
OCT. 21 | PHYSICAL: Studio ends talks with Sony, Fox for distribution partnership
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New Video adds Arthouse Films DVD distribution
OCT. 20 | PHYSICAL: First title in deal, Herb and Dorothy, out Dec. 15
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Fox launches digital content development unit
OCT. 20 | DIGITAL: Digital Studios division will produce, distribute original, spin-off programs
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Harry Potter speaks in BD Live screening
OCT. 19 | PHYSICAL: Half-Blood Prince Blu-ray, DVD will include footage of Deathly Hallows
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Blu-ray sales continue to rise
OCT. 19 | PHYSICAL: Home entertainment consumer spending down 3.2% in third quarter
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Warner Archive to offer Eleventh Hour
OCT. 19 | PHYSICAL: TV show will be first new program in MOD service
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Sony slates summer hit District 9 for Dec. 29
OCT. 19 | PHYSICAL: Release features three-part documentary Alien Agenda
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Glickman to step down at MPAA
OCT. 19 | FROM VARIETY: Chairman/CEO to depart September 2010
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Upside of a VOD, DVD day-and-date release
OCT. 19 | FROM VARIETY: Strategy worked for Twilight, more titles to follow
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Blu-ray player prices continue to slide
OCT. 23 | PHYSICAL: Brand-name models below $200; possibility of $49 units on Black Friday
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Ice Age features makes BD Live more accessible to kids
OCT. 22 | PHYSICAL: Dinosaurs director says families need movies in multiple formats
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Blu-ray Disc testing facility certified by BD Assn.
OCT. 22 | PHYSICAL: BluFocus Inc. finalizing approval for high-def PC software
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Fox claims top Blu-ray spot for Wolverine
OCT. 22 | PHYSICAL: Title also winning audiences on cable VOD
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Paramount continues replication with Technicolor
OCT. 21 | PHYSICAL: Studio ends talks with Sony, Fox for distribution partnership
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Netflix video streaming on Best Buy's BD players
OCT. 20 | DIGITAL: Insignia Blu-ray players offer online movie service
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Blu-ray shoppers want further price cuts for holidays
OCT. 20 | FROM TWICE: Study: 40% of most popular disc players are Blu-ray
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Harry Potter speaks in BD Live screening
OCT. 19 | PHYSICAL: Half-Blood Prince Blu-ray, DVD will include footage of Deathly Hallows
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Blu-ray sales continue to rise
OCT. 19 | PHYSICAL: Home entertainment consumer spending down 3.2% in third quarter
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Videogame sales rise on console price cuts
OCT. 19 | PHYSICAL: Seven straight months of year-over-year revenue declines end in September
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OnScreen Summit: Rogers 'TV Everywhere' in November
OCT. 22 | FROM MCN: Canadian cable operator to offer 2.3 million subs content from 15 networks
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Disney to offer more ways to watch digital movies
OCT. 21 | DIGITAL: 'Keychest' on-demand solution moves storage to the digital cloud
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OnScreen Media Summit: Cox focuses on VOD platform
OCT. 21 | FROM MCN: Operator would be 'fast-follower' to TV Everywhere
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ZillionTV replaces CEO
OCT. 21 | FROM MCN: Jack Lawrence takes over for Mitch Berman
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Netflix video streaming on Best Buy's BD players
OCT. 20 | DIGITAL: Insignia Blu-ray players offer online movie service
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Fox launches digital content development unit
OCT. 20 | DIGITAL: Digital Studios division will produce, distribute original, spin-off programs
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Upside of a VOD, DVD day-and-date release
OCT. 19 | FROM VARIETY: Strategy worked for Twilight, more titles to follow
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Technicolor rolls out 3D plan
OCT. 22 | FROM VARIETY: Studios back new theatrical format
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Tectonic shift coming for biz
OCT. 20 | FROM VARIETY: Pace of technology change expected to increase
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Movie Gallery unveils free iPhone application
OCT. 19 | DIGITAL: "Didja C?" has release alerts, information on 35,000 titles, company says
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IPhone sales strong in fiscal fourth quarter
OCT. 19 | DIGITAL: Apple profit surged 46%, revenue 24%
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Mobile DTV standard approved
OCT. 19 | FROM B&C: ATSC formalizes broadcast standard, clears way for retail sales next year
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LG portable mobile DTV due early 2010
OCT. 19 | FROM TWICE: Mobile DTV standard official
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