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MESA News – Apr. 17
Studios/Suppliers
SAG, AMPTP reach tentative deal
By Dave McNary of Variety – 04/17/2009
APRIL 17 | FROM VARIETY: Guild’s national board expected to approve More Sony promotes two in emerging markets team
By Cheryl Cheng – 04/16/2009
APRIL 16 | London-based executives to grow studio’s global portfolio More
OPINION: Pirates cuffed
By Paul Sweeting – 04/17/2009
Paul Sweeting is editor of Content Agenda
APRIL 17 | The music and movie companies scored a major legal victory in the battle against unauthorized file-sharing Friday when a court in Sweden convicted the four founders of The Pirate Bay, one of the world’s most widely used BitTorrent tracker sites. More
NBC Universal profits down 45%
By Dade Hayes of Variety – 04/17/2009
APRIL 17 | FROM VARIETY: Parent company GE gains 1% to close at $12.39 More
Pirate Bay operators found guilty
By Ed Meza of Variety – 04/17/2009
APRIL 15 | FROM VARIETY: Swedish file-sharing site judged to be illegal More
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Image, Nyx agree on fourth merger amendment
By Susanne Ault – 04/15/2009
APRIL 15 | Nyx has option to delay merger to May 4 More
Cinema Guild signs ex-New Yorker label
By Cindy Spielvogel – 04/15/2009
APRIL 15 | Deal includes new Project X titles, 11 previously released More
Sarkozy to revive France’s anti-piracy bill
By John Hopewell of Variety – 04/15/2009
APRIL 15 | FROM VARIETY: Law will target online copyright theft More
Nyx fails to pay $1 million to Image
By Susanne Ault – 04/14/2009
APRIL 14 | Companies to negotiate third merger amendment More
MOD executives Phillips, Gordon on leave
By Jennifer Netherby – 04/13/2009
APRIL 13 | Kiosk company’s countersuit against Lieberfarb dismissed More
Virgil Films to distribute B-Side films
By Cindy Spielvogel – 04/13/2009
APRIL 13 | First release will be documentary Crawford More
Hannah tops Easter box office
By Dave McNary and Pamela McClintock of Variety – 04/13/2009
APRIL 13 | VARIETY BOX-OFFICE REPORT: Disney pic wins weekend with $34 million More
Retail
Retailers split Blu-ray/DVD combo sets for rental
By Susanne Ault – 04/17/2009
APRIL 17 | Two-for-one packs help save money, increase title depth More
Fox re-thinks separate rental, sale DVDs for libraries
By Susanne Ault – 04/16/2009
APRIL 16 | Channel expects to get sell-through discs that include bonuses, digital copy More
Systemax to buy Circuit City’s brand for $6.5M
By Alan Wolf of TWICE – 04/14/2009
APRIL 14 | FROM TWICE: Company to pay retailer percentage of sales More
Blockbuster debt downgraded by S&P
By Danny King – 04/13/2009
APRIL 13 | Ratings service cites ‘liquidity issues’ More
Legend to release RiffTrax on DVD
By Cindy Spielvogel – 04/13/2009
APRIL 13 | Online series features MST3K commentators More
Shout! to distribute Hasbro’s Transformers, G.I. Joe
By Susanne Ault – 04/13/2009
APRIL 13 | Multi-year deal also includes My Little Pony More
High-Def
Blu-ray player shipments to total 12 million in 2009
By Susanne Ault – 04/17/2009
APRIL 17 | Futuresource believes falling prices will drive demand More
Blu-ray consumer base expands to females, family
By Susanne Ault – 04/17/2009
APRIL 17 | Studios release high-def titles around Mother’s Day More
Blu-ray Q1 sales nearly double in 2009
By Susanne Ault – 04/15/2009
APRIL 15 | About 9 million units sold so far this year More
Entertainment spending will increase in 2009
By Susanne Ault – 04/15/2009
APRIL 15 | Report: Majority of consumers plan to spend more on DVD, other segments More
3D@Home group marks first year
By Susanne Ault – 04/14/2009
APRIL 14 | Progress made toward developing home entertainment standards More
Warner bows Inkheart Blu-ray, DVD, digital copy combo
By Susanne Ault – 04/14/2009
APRIL 14 | Studio targets release to families considering high-def More
Philips’ sales of DVD players, TVs plunge
By Danny King – 04/14/2009
APRIL 14 | Parent company, consumer division take Q1 loss More
Indies price Blu-ray close to standard DVD
By Cindy Spielvogel – 04/13/2009
APRIL 13 | E1 gives equal pricing to both formats More
Technology
Blu-ray technology takes features to mobiles
By Jennifer Netherby – 04/17/2009
APRIL 17 | App for iPhone, BlackBerry, others launching next week More
Netflix, DirecTV allow scheduling through mobiles
By Danny King – 04/15/2009
APRIL 15 | Subscribers can use iPhones, Blackberries More
AMG to become first 3D network
By David S. Cohen of Variety – 04/15/2009
APRIL 15 | FROM VARIETY: Kerner to offer stereo technology for viewers More
3D@Home group marks first year
By Susanne Ault – 04/14/2009
APRIL 14 | Progress made toward developing home entertainment standards More
Philips’ sales of DVD players, TVs plunge
By Danny King – 04/14/2009
APRIL 14 | Parent company, consumer division take Q1 loss More
VOD/Downloads
YouTube logs film, TV deals
By Marc Graser of Variety – 04/17/2009
APRIL 17 | FROM VARIETY: Company pacts with major Hollywood studios More
Best Buy plans online movie service
By Susanne Ault and Jennifer Netherby – 04/16/2009
APRIL 16 | Chain, CinemaNow in talks for downloads More
German iTunes adds feature films
By Ed Meza of Variety – 04/16/2009
APRIL 16 | FROM VARIETY: Store offers pics from studios and indies More
Netflix to boost 2009 streaming spending by 33%
By Danny King – 04/15/2009
APRIL 15 | Company will spend $100 million on digital delivery this year, analyst says More
Osiris acquires about 400 titles from Westlake
By Cindy Spielvogel – 04/14/2009
APRIL 14 | Assets include Christmas films, The Pajama Game More
Videogames
Videogame revenue falls 17% in March
By Susanne Ault – 04/16/2009
APRIL 16 | Industry attributes decline to absence of Easter during month More
Target launches videogame reservation program
By Susanne Ault – 04/16/2009
APRIL 16 | Retailer also to reward customers with $5 gift card More
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Building the Bridge from Physical to Digital (in association with DEG)
(in association with DEG and co-produced by Futuresource)
September 23-24, 2009
Millennium Gloucester Hotel, London
Blu-Con 2.0 2009
The 2nd Congress of Blu-ray Innovation
(Presented by DEG)
Beverly Hilton, Los Angeles
Maximizing Efficiencies and Minimizing Risk in the Global CE Supply Chain
(in association with CES)
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(in association with Entertainment Merchants Association)
February 10, 2010 at the Hilton San Jose, Silicon Valley
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