The top news and charts for week ending May 29, 2009 .
Redbox plans first big videogame test Blockbuster tests online games rental program Zucker: Hulu close to breaking even |
In music, digital up, DVD down Digital music video sales are increasing each year, but sales of music DVDs are mostly in decline, creating a revenue challenge for labels. |
PAUL BLART: MALL COP leads Top DVD Renters Chart PAUL BLART: MALL COP leads Top DVD Sellers Chart VALKYRIE leads Top Blu-ray Sellers Chart |
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BETWEEN THE LINES by Marcy Magiera |
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DISC DISH by Samantha Clark |
Despite game slowdown, stores see strength in Wii
MAY 29 | PHYSICAL: Grocers, office stores eye videogames
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Redbox plans first big videogame test
MAY 29 | PHYSICAL: Company will experiment with combo and game-only kiosks
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Baker & Taylor revamps logo, Web site
MAY 29 | PHYSICAL: Changes reflect expansion of digital capabilities
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Blockbuster tests smaller store in NYC
MAY 28 | PHYSICAL: Higher financing costs delay further expansion
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Movie Gallery fetes 'PowerPlay' customers
MAY 28 | PHYSICAL: Four home-theater systems given away to millionth customers
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Best Buy funding digital media firms
MAY 28 | FROM TWICE: Investing in applications for music, video and gaming
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TiVo has loss on lower sales
MAY 27 | DIGITAL: DVR maker cut back marketing while developing partnerships with Blockbuster, others
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Borders same-store DVD sales fall 22%
MAY 27 | PHYSICAL: Bookseller converts multi-media space to cooking, children's books
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Lieberfarb, MOD Systems settle lawsuit
MAY 27 | DIGITAL: Company's suit from investor still ongoing
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Blockbuster tests online games rental program
MAY 27 | PHYSICAL: Cleveland-area subscribers can order titles starting in June
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Best Buy broadens overseas management
MAY 26 | PHYSICAL: Wheway hired for new president of international retail operations role
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Baker & Taylor expands digital distribution
MAY 26 | DIGITAL: Partners with OverDrive for downloadable video, music, books
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Wal-Mart upgrading its CE departments
MAY 26 | FROM TWICE: Remodels to emphasize mobility, home entertainment categories
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Consumer confidence increases again in May
MAY 26 | FROM TWICE: Index at 54.9 from 40.8 last month
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With music, digital sales up but DVD down
MAY 29 | PHYSICAL: Short-form videos more popular than long-form
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Disney's wraps up Buddies holiday title
MAY 29 | PHYSICAL: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment will unleash a new holiday-themed installment of its hit Buddies direct-to-video franchise in time for Thanksgiving.
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New NBC Universal group unites licensing efforts
MAY 28 | PHYSICAL: Sperber-led unit to head theatrical, DVD, theme park promotions
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WB sets VOD window in Japan
MAY 28 | FROM VARIETY: Benjamin Button to kick off service
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Viacom experiments with VOD release dates
MAY 27 | DIGITAL: CEO cautious about day-and-date, touts online video revenue
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Sony launches Ghostbusters Blu-ray promotion
MAY 27 | PHYSICAL: Fans can upload videos for BD Live at Web site
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Warner continues day-and-date DVD/VOD releases
MAY 26 | PHYSICAL: Says strategy is not hurting disc sales
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Vivendi to distribute Eebee's Adventures
MAY 26 | PHYSICAL: Acquired DVD, digital, mobile rights to toddler property
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Museum bests Terminator at box office
MAY 26 | VARIETY BOX-OFFICE REPORT: 20th Century Fox's sequel Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian charged past Warner Bros.' Terminator: Salvation to gross $70 million in its domestic debut.
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British Purchasing Guide June-July 2009
If you get Wire in the Blood or Mummy Tummy, you're not sick; you have a DVD from the latest wave of British product coming from across the pond.
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DVD Review: Une Femme Mariée
REVIEW: KOCH LORBER Street: June 2 Prebook: now > Missing French New Wave nugget from Godard surfaces on disc.
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DVD Review: Home
REVIEW: MONTEREY Street: June 23 Prebook: May 25 > Marcia Gay Harden and her daughter star in a female-oriented drama.
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DVD Review: Dragon Hunters
REVIEW: PEACH ARCH Street: June 23 Prebook: May 26 > Forest Whitaker headlines this entertaining cartoon.
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DVD Review: What Goes Up
REVIEW: SONY Street: June 16 Prebook: now >Offbeat outing could draw a cult following.
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DVD Review: The Unborn
REVIEW: UNIVERSAL Street: July 7 Prebook: now > Shudder show raises hackles while offering some novel twists.
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Dark Knight narrowly slays Dragon
AUG. 4 | VARIETY BOX-OFFICE REPORT: Batman pic wins third weekend in close race
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Internet TVs, other video devices to quadruple by 2013
MAY 28 | FROM MCN: Research firm iSuppli projects 376.5 million CE platforms four years from now
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Sony launches Ghostbusters Blu-ray promotion
MAY 27 | PHYSICAL: Fans can upload videos for BD Live at Web site
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HDTV ownership jumped 73% in past year
MAY 26 | PHYSICAL: TV upgrade helps fuel growth in Blu-ray spending
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Despite game slowdown, stores see strength in Wii
MAY 29 | PHYSICAL: Grocers, office stores eye videogames
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Redbox plans first big videogame test
MAY 29 | PHYSICAL: Company will experiment with combo and game-only kiosks
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Reading tutorial headed for Wii, DS players
MAY 29 | FROM TWICE: First products to debut in August
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Sci Fi to launch 15 'casual' games
MAY 27 | DIGITAL: Four multi-player titles included in new releases
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Blockbuster tests online games rental program
MAY 27 | PHYSICAL: Cleveland-area subscribers can order titles starting in June
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Take-Two reports fiscal Q2 loss, beats forecast
MAY 26 | PHYSICAL: Year-earlier sales bolstered by record-setting GTA IV
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With music, digital sales up but DVD down
MAY 29 | PHYSICAL: Short-form videos more popular than long-form
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Baker & Taylor revamps logo, Web site
MAY 29 | PHYSICAL: Changes reflect expansion of digital capabilities
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Hulu launches Labs function
MAY 29 | FROM B&C: Debuts with desktop viewing application, widgetmaker
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Zucker: Hulu close to breaking even
MAY 28 | DIGITAL: Will keep content on the Web for now
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Cuban sees continuing small role for Web video
MAY 28 | FROM MCN: Maverick media pioneer calls genre 'a real disappointment'
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Internet TVs, other video devices to quadruple by 2013
MAY 28 | FROM MCN: Research firm iSuppli projects 376.5 million CE platforms four years from now
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Best Buy funding digital media firms
MAY 28 | FROM TWICE: Investing in applications for music, video and gaming
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WB sets VOD window in Japan
MAY 28 | FROM VARIETY: Benjamin Button to kick off service
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Nokia's new apps store includes video
MAY 27 | MOBILE: Company's Ovi Store includes app for downloading from Amazon
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TiVo has loss on lower sales
MAY 27 | DIGITAL: DVR maker cut back marketing while developing partnerships with Blockbuster, others
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Viacom experiments with VOD release dates
MAY 27 | DIGITAL: CEO cautious about day-and-date, touts online video revenue
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Microsoft: Zune HD coming in the fall
MAY 27 | FROM TWICE: Will be touchscreen, include Web browser
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Warner continues day-and-date DVD/VOD releases
MAY 26 | PHYSICAL: Says strategy is not hurting disc sales
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Vivendi to distribute Eebee's Adventures
MAY 26 | PHYSICAL: Acquired DVD, digital, mobile rights to toddler property
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Baker & Taylor expands digital distribution
MAY 26 | DIGITAL: Partners with OverDrive for downloadable video, music, books
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Internet TVs, other video devices to quadruple by 2013
MAY 28 | FROM MCN: Research firm iSuppli projects 376.5 million CE platforms four years from now
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Microsoft: Zune HD coming in the fall
MAY 27 | FROM TWICE: Will be touchscreen, include Web browser
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CEA widens 3D focus
MAY 26 | PHYSICAL: Trade group aims to speed up standards adoption
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Vivendi to distribute Eebee's Adventures
MAY 26 | PHYSICAL: Acquired DVD, digital, mobile rights to toddler property
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Wal-Mart upgrading its CE departments
MAY 26 | FROM TWICE: Remodels to emphasize mobility, home entertainment categories
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Average CE spending down from last year
MAY 26 | FROM TWICE: CEA report: TVs most owned device in U.S.
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3D heads to TV with Wu Cheng-en
MAY 26 | FROM VARIETY: Project has been in the works for five years
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