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MESA News – Jun. 19
Studios/Suppliers
Warner catalog sales rise on TCM partnership
By Jennifer Netherby – 06/19/2009
JUNE 19 | PHYSICAL: Classic Films Collections see double-digit sales growth More
Discovery titles going to Gaiam
By Cindy Spielvogel – 06/15/2009
JUNE 15 | PHYSICAL: Deal includes TLC, Discovery Channel, Animal Planet titles More
Hangover hangs on to top of box office
By Pamela McClintock of Variety – 06/15/2009
JUNE 15 | VARIETY BOX-OFFICE REPORT: WB comedy nabs No. 1 spot for second week More
Retail
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DVD still popular with certain female groups
By Susanne Ault – 06/19/2009
JUNE 19 | PHYSICAL: Study shows Hispanic, African American women buying discs More
Warner gives Torino, Into You quick discount
By Susanne Ault – 06/18/2009
JUNE 18 | PHYSICAL: $5 rebate offered to Target, Best Buy a week after street More
Netflix upgraded to ‘buy’ by Wedbush Morgan
By Danny King – 06/17/2009
JUNE 17 | PHYSICAL: Analyst cites streaming investment, price plunge More
Rentrak taps Bill Livek as CEO
By Danny King – 06/17/2009
JUNE 17 | DIGITAL: Former Experian executive replaces Rosenbaum More
Blockbuster launches Summer Escape Pass
By Danny King – 06/17/2009
JUNE 17 | PHYSICAL: $10 weekly pass good for movies, games More
Best Buy planning radical store remodel: Report
By Alan Wolf of TWICE – 06/17/2009
JUNE 17 | FROM TWICE: Layout to emphasize services, test new product categories More
Rentrak to measure audiences for three screens
By Danny King – 06/16/2009
JUNE 16 | DIGITAL: Partnership with Concurrent to provide viewer data for TV, PCs, mobile phones More
Best Buy same-store sales down in fiscal Q1
By Danny King – 06/16/2009
JUNE 16 | PHYSICAL: Chain gained market share from Circuit City closure More
Summit positions Knowing to pull Push
By Susanne Ault – 06/15/2009
JUNE 15 | PHYSICAL: July 7 releases will be merchandised, advertised together More
Warner partners with Pizza Patron for promo
By Susanne Ault – 06/15/2009
JUNE 15 | PHYSICAL:Â Mr. Troop Mom celebrated with Campout at Home Online Sweepstakes More
U.K. grocery chain Tesco to try kiosks
By Danny King – 06/15/2009
JUNE 15 | PHYSICAL: Startup Movie Booth rental kiosks placed in Ireland stores More
May sales fell 13% for CE/major appliance stores
By Alan Wolf of TWICE – 06/15/2009
JUNE 15 | FROM TWICE: Outlook dim for Father’s Day More
High-Def
Warner releases more Blu-ray, drops price
By Susanne Ault – 06/19/2009
JUNE 19 | PHYSICAL: Many catalog titles to carry $28.99 SRP More
Sony to bow BD Live movie database
By Susanne Ault – 06/18/2009
JUNE 18 | PHYSICAL: Sony Electronics bows Blu-ray laptop at $879 More
Foreign Blu-ray sales up, home video rev dips
By Leo Barraclough of Variety – 06/18/2009
JUNE 18 | FROM VARIETY: Piracy, prices, online availablity drag down sales More
Barnes & Noble sets Blu-ray bait in Manhattan
By Susanne Ault – 06/17/2009
JUNE 17 | PHYSICAL: Flagship store includes advanced sampling system More
Technology
3D consortiums team up
By Greg Tarr of TWICE – 06/19/2009
JUNE 19 | FROM TWICE: Will set standards for home systems More
Mobile-video sales to jump 17% this year
By Danny King – 06/18/2009
JUNE 18 | MOBILE: Revenue will grow to $350 million More
Fox, iPhone team on Family Guy app
By Michael Schneider of Variety – 06/18/2009
JUNE 18 | FROM VARIETY: Fox Mobile Entertainment nabs deal with Apple More
First Look uses TellX for The Code
By Susanne Ault – 06/15/2009
JUNE 15 | PHYSICAL: New advertising technology allows for interactive branding More
3D reaches a tipping point in Europe
By John Hopewell of Variety – 06/15/2009
JUNE 15 | FROM VARIETY: Once-skeptical exhibs and distribs flock to format More
BeeTV attracts $8 million funding
By Nick Vivarelli and John Hopewell of Variety – 06/15/2009
JUNE 15 | FROM VARIETY: Company to boost international sales drive More
VOD/Downloads
Consumers willing to pay for online content
By Susanne Ault – 06/19/2009
JUNE 19 | DIGITAL: Report: 11% would spend money for movie downloads More
France Telecom-Orange rolls out VOD site
By John Hopewell of Variety – 06/18/2009
JUNE 18 | FROM VARIETY: Video-streamed content offered free-of-charge More
IFC takes VOD high-def
By Thomas Umstead of Multichannel News – 06/17/2009
JUNE 17 | FROM MCN: IFC theaters to launch day-and-date films in HD format More
VOD orders growing, but users still a minority
By Jennifer Netherby – 06/16/2009
JUNE 16 | DIGITAL: Rentrak: 13% of households make a paid transaction each month More
Valentine gets 3D treatment on VOD
By Susanne Ault – 06/16/2009
JUNE 16 | DIGITAL: Comcast slates Jonas Brothers as next offering More
Netflix to add captions to video streams next year
By Danny King – 06/15/2009
JUNE 15 | DIGITAL: Some customers say timeframe is too long More
ABC series score online audiences
By Cynthia Littleton of Variety – 06/15/2009
JUNE 15 | FROM VARIETY: Lost, Grey’s Anatomy bring in most views More
Videogames
Game consoles most popular Web-video player
By Danny King – 06/16/2009
JUNE 16 | DIGITAL: Connected units to doubled by 2013, report says More
Warner Bros. nabs videogame vet
By Marc Graser of Variety – 06/16/2009
JUNE 16 | FROM VARIETY: Russell Arons to oversee Interactive marketing More
Gamers spend most time on Sony’s PS2
By Danny King – 06/15/2009
JUNE 15 | PHYSICAL: Warcraft dominates in monthly minutes played, Nielsen says More
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