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U.S. rentals business up 4.1%, reports Rentrak By Marcy Magiera - 01/04/2010 JAN. 4 | Embattled DVD rental kiosk operator Redbox spurred video rental growth in 2009. U.S. consumer spending on DVD and Blu-ray Disc rentals business rose 4.1% to $6.5 billion in 2009, according to Rentrak Corp.'s Home Video Essentials, which collects point-of-sale data. Paramount's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button was the No. 1 rental of 2009.
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BETWEEN THE LINES Marcy Magiera, Editor in chief, Video Business December 27, 2009 Is E-10 a new name for VSDA?
EMA's December newsletter contains a passing reference to E-10 Summit, which it calls... More
THE DOWN LOW Jennifer Netherby, Reporter and Writer, Video Business October 29, 2009 Netflix coming to Wii this year?
It kind of seems like a no-duh that Netflix's streaming movie service will be availab... More
Paranormal screening Paranormal Activity stars Micah Sloat and Katie Featherston greeted the Paranormal Activity Red Carpet Home Screening winner Jessica DiMeo at her home in Rehoboth, Mass. Paramount’s film is now available on DVD and Blu-ray.
Buddies with White While at the AKC/Eukanuba National Championship Dog Show in Long Beach, Calif., former Golden Girls star Betty White buddies up with Rosebud, star of DVD premiere Santa Buddies: The Legend of Santa Paws, available now from Disney.
Inglourious screening Inglourious Basterds director Quentin Tarantino and cast members attended a red carpet screening of the film in Los Angeles on Dec. 14 to celebrate Universal’s DVD and Blu-ray release, available now.
