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The latest home entertainment news from retail, including top DVD sales, top DVD rentals, rental models, rental kiosks, store openings, store closings, earnings, executive moves and corporate restructurings.
- Amway launches online venture Fanista
By Ned Randolph - 11/21/2007
NOV. 21 | The backers of the multi-level marketing company Amway have launched an online venture called Fanista (www.fanista.com), which is taking Amway’s marketing referral philosophy online.
More - Trans World loss broadens in fiscal Q3
By Susanne Ault - 11/21/2007
NOV. 21 | Gains made in DVD, videogames and electronics still could not prevent Trans World Entertainment from reporting wider losses in its fiscal 2007 third quarter. The retailer posted a $14.3 million net loss for the three months ended Nov. 3.
More - Full-series TV DVDs grow at retail
By Susanne Ault - 11/21/2007
NOV. 21 | “Mega” TV DVD collections are swelling retailer shelves as studios try to squeeze more revenue out of previously released content. Stores are carefully ordering the sets, which are coming fast and furious.
More - HBO creates interactive window displays at Virgin
By Susanne Ault - 11/21/2007
NOV. 21 | HBO Video is teaming with Virgin Megastores on an interactive window display designed to get shoppers to wrap—and unwrap—HBO DVDs as holiday gifts.
More - Grocery delivery service to offer DVD burning on demand
By Ned Randolph - 11/21/2007
NOV. 21 | Grocery delivery service Peapod may be one of the first retailers to manufacture DVDs on demand, under a new deal with TitleMatch Entertainment Group.
More - Best Buy, Kmart reveal Black Friday plans
By Alan Wolf of TWICE - 11/21/2007
NOV. 21 | FROM TWICE: Best Buy and Kmart have officially posted their Black Friday circulars online, including sales on TVs.
More - Trans World considers going private
By Susanne Ault - 11/20/2007
NOV. 20 | Trans World Entertainment’s Board of Directors is allowing the chain’s chair and CEO Robert Higgins to move forward on his bid to shift the retailer into a privately held company.
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Musical galaDisney execs sung along with the High School Musical 2 cast at Hollywood’s El Capitan Theatre for a Nov. 19 screening of the film and gala benefiting the Teen Impact program at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
'Amazing' screeningThe cast and crew of Amazing Grace attended Fox’s Nov. 8 screening of their film in Los Angeles.
A 'Mighty' eventAt Paramount’s Nov. 4 screening for A Mighty Heart, the film’s star, Angelina Jolie, participated in a Q&A; with film critic Peter Hammond. The event was held on the studio’s lot.
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| Shrek the Third landed just in time to go "green" for the holiday weekend.
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DVD Sellers
| RANK | TITLE |
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| 1 |
SHREK THE THIRD |
| 2 |
RATATOUILLE |
| 3 |
OCEAN'S THIRTEEN |
Top DVD Rentals
| RANK | TITLE |
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| 1 |
SHREK THE THIRD |
| 2 |
CHUCK & LARRY |
| 3 |
OCEAN'S THIRTEEN |
Source: Rentrak Corp.; week ended 11/18/2007
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