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April 8, 2010
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CE Helps Bring Out Bigger Black Friday Crowd
More than 77% of shoppers said they bought consumer electronics, computers, videogames, music, movies, or books over the weekend, up from 75% last year, according to the National Retail Federation. But average total spending over the weekend fell to $343.31 per person from $372.57 in 2008, the association says. Price promotions at Best Buy and other specialty chains were generally milder this year than in 2008, according to consumer electronics trade publication TWICE. By TWICE
Comcast Expected To Aggressively Push VOD, Digital Distribution With Universal Titles
There is still no deal between Comcast and General Electric for NBC Universal. But presuming a deal does go through, industry executives expect the cable giant to use the film library of Universal Pictures to further develop its video-on-demand offering as well as other digital distribution models. By The New York Times
Redbox Chief Defends His Business Model, And DVD’s Versatility
“What we’re doing — and I think some of the studios recognize this, some don’t — we’re expanding the ability for more people to watch more movies,” Redbox’s Mitch Lowe tells The Wall Street Journal in a Q&A interview. “This is really just a model change that they need to get on board with.” By The Wall Street Journal
Packaging Vet Roth Joins Disc Graphics
New York-based packaging and printing firm Disc Graphics hires industry veteran Richard Roth as its Chief Strategy Officer. Roth was EVP of entertainment packaging company Queens Group before spending seven years with AGI Media as EVP of sales and marketing worldwide. Via Graphic Arts Online
Sony Ties ‘This Is It’ DVD Release To Grammys
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment says the DVD and Blu-ray of Michael Jackson’s posthumous performance will offer a fuller experience than the theatrical cut, which has already been crowned the No. 1 music movie with more than $70 million in U.S. box office. The standard DVD ($28.96) will contain an hour of extra footage, and the Blu-ray version ($39.95) will hold an additional hour and a half of material. Both are set for a Jan. 26 release date, ahead of the Grammy Awards show Jan. 31. By Video Business
MGM Titles Make DVD Debut Via Amazon’s Manufacturing-On-Demand Service
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment enters a deal with Amazon.com’s CreateSpace to deliver at least a dozen film/TV titles from the MGM library in December, marking the first time MGM titles have been offered through a manufacturing-on-demand service. A mix of classic and more contemporary MGM titles will be offered, unlike most MOD studio efforts, which include mostly older catalog titles. Like other MOD services, however, such as Warner Archive Collection, MGM’s films will be tagged at $19.98 on CreateSpace. By Video Business
‘New Moon,’ Others Best Thanksgiving Box Office Record
Domestic box-office receipts from Wednesday through Sunday totaled an estimated $275 million, beating the previous mark set in 2000 by 12%, according to Hollywood.com. By the Los Angeles Times
Short Supply For B&N’s E-Reader
Barnes & Noble is delaying shipments of its newly-launched Nook electronic reader to stores, as the company strives to deliver pre-ordered devices to consumers before the holidays. By Reuters
Research Firms Look Beyond Black Friday For Blu-ray’s Holiday Performance


For Blu-ray Disc players and HDTVs, Black Friday won’t be the only indicator of how those products perform this holiday season, according to The NPD Group and others. “It’s wrong to concentrate on just one day,” says NPD’s Stephen Baker. “Discount shaving has been happening all year. For all of November we’ve seen low prices, and aggressive online discounts.” By Home Media Magazine
Study: 14 Million HDTV Households Receive No HD Programming
Consumers remain uninformed about the offerings and value of HDTV programming, according to research firm Frank N. Magid Associates. Those who describe their home as owning at least one HDTV set and subscribing to HD service remains limited, at 66% of HDTV set owners — nearly the same level of service subscription at 64% in 2008. In terms of the size of the opportunity for operators, this translates to 14 million households with HDTV sets, but without programming service. Via PR Newswire
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