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DVD Push At the Aug. 18 Los Angeles premiere of Push, actor Chad Lindberg (c.) and director Dave Rodriguez chatted with Allumination’s Meghan Daly. The DVD premiere, which also stars Chazz Palminteri and Michael Rapaport, streets Oct. 10.

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Since Steve Berkman, a former director of eastern U.S. franchise operations for Blockbuster Inc., joined Palm Beach Tan six years ago, he has enticed enough Blockbuster franchisees to join the tanning chain so that independent Blockbuster owners now operate half of Palm Beach Tan’s stores.

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March retail sales up, but consumer electronics' Impact Mixed

APRIL 11 | FROM TWICE: While national mass merchants and warehouse clubs all reported higher March sales, the impact of electronics and the early Easter date were mixed.

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All dolled up Fox’s launch party for its Valley of the Dolls Special Edition DVD on June 9 in Hollywood helped to raise $150,000 for the Gay and Lesbian Adolescent Social Services. At the event were (l. to r.

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Barnes & Noble Q4 earnings beat analyst estimates

MARCH 20 | Barnes & Noble said fiscal fourth-quarter earnings beat analyst estimates as more online sales overcame lower margins from holiday discounts. DVD sales was highlighted as a strong segment for the retailer.

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Frustrated retailers understand there’s a chicken-and-egg aspect to launching the new high-definition DVD formats: Studios don’t want to bring out their biggest titles until HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc penetration reaches some critical mass.

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Videogame sales up 34% in February

MARCH 13 | Videogame purchases in February rose 34% from the same month last year to reach $1.33 billion in hardware and software sales, according to the NPD Group. The most popular next-generation console continues to be Nintendo’s Wii, selling 432,000 units in February.

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Summer is rarely a big period for major DVD releases, with families away from TVs on vacations or in theaters watching the year’s biggest blockbusters. But this year’s DVD release slate is even more slight than in the recent past. Full Story

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Best Buy lowers earnings forecast

FEB. 20 | Best Buy lowered its earnings and same-store sales expectations for fiscal 2008 on lower post-holiday revenue from some of its home entertainment products.

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But high-profile United Artists title Lions for Lambs looked more lamb than lion, grossing an estimated $6.7 million from 2,215 theaters to land at No. 4.

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