More Articles By Chris Gennusa

• FAITH & FAMILY: Godly humor
  SEPT. 8 | FAITH & FAMILY: Christian comedians keep their comedy acts clean More
  
• FAITH & FAMILY: Online DVD sales still dominant over downloads
  Online sales and rentals of Christian DVDs have become well-established, but as in the mainstream, downloading Christian videos has yet to become a significant business. The larger mainstream and Christian online retailers who offer some form of downloads still don’t offer much in the way of Christian movie downloads, even though they may be strong in Christian DVD sales. More
  
• RFID tags increase efficiency
  MAY 12 | LIBRARY DVD GUIDE: Radio frequency identification tags increasingly provide a cost-effective way for libraries to get a grasp on sprawling inventories. But plain old barcoding isn’t ready for the history books just yet. More
  
• DVDs, books cross-promoted
  MAY 12 | LIBRARY DVD GUIDE: The pen just may be mightier than the sword, but DVDs—not books—are killing at library checkout counters. “DVDs are a small percentage of the entire collection, but they circulate more than anything else,” says Ellen Druda, media and Internet services coordinator for Half Hollow Hills Community Library in Dix Hills, N.Y. More
  
• NARM celebrates 50 years
  APRIL 28 | MUSIC CHANNEL GUIDE: In an industry that glorifies youth, turning the big 5-0 often signals the end of the road. But the National Assn. of Recording Merchandisers, founded in 1958 when songs such as “Johnny B. Goode” and “Who’s Sorry Now?” topped the charts, has no plans to fade away. More
  
• Singing the Blus
  APRIL 28 | MUSIC CHANNEL GUIDE: Blu-ray has won the hard-fought high-definition format war, but another struggle lies ahead: winning the hearts and minds of consumers. More
  
• Catholic stores find real-life inspiration
  DEC. 21 | FAITH & FAMILY: Estimated at slightly less than 70 million people, Catholics comprise the largest single religious denomination in the U.S., totaling nearly 25% of the population. (Protestants, which include a variety of denominations, represents approximately one-half the American citizenry.) More
  
• In the spirit of the holidays
  SEPT. 10 | FAITH & FAMILY:  A variety of suppliers are offering faith-based titles especially for the Christmas season. More
  
• 2007 Comic-Con Preview
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• Smoothing the surface of scratched DVDs
  Digital divots are more than just a nuisance for video stores and libraries that have neither the cash nor personnel to constantly replace and fix discs. More
  
• Music stores shift sales amid consolidation
  "The times, they are a-changin'" is robustly clear to the several thousand music industry attendees going to Chicago April 29-May 2 for the National Assn. of Recording Merchandisers’ yearly confab. The Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing of Tower Records last year helped to focus attention on the changing times. More
  
• High-def still quiet for music DVDs
  Sales of high-definition music DVDs have been disappointing, but it’s much too early to signal defeat, according to several industry pros. More
  
• Scary movies make a killing on DVD
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• Warner hits the beach with summer promotion
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• Video sales boost Disney's second-quarter performance
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• MGM accounts for red ink but remains upbeat
  Video shines in studio's first quarter More
  
• Traffic takes DVD fast lane
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• Retailers devise contingency plans for energy blackouts
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• VSDA turns to the next chapter
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• Lions Gate taps toppers for three video labels
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