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Studios/Suppliers 

ESCA conference to focus on sales, profits
By Cheryl Cheng – 03/27/2009
MARCH 27 | Two-day event will be held June 23-24 More

First Run to sponsor Sarasota Film Festival
By Cheryl Cheng – 03/27/2009
MARCH 27 | Distributor acquires acclaimed Turkish film Bliss More

Lionsgate plans Family Fun 3 Packs
By Marcy Magiera – 03/27/2009
MARCH 27 | Offers bargain DVDs in response to tight economy More

Image, Nyx extend merger closing date again
By Cindy Spielvogel – 03/27/2009
MARCH 27 | Image gets $1 million as deadline is moved to April  6 More

Vivendi acquires Deep In the Valley
By Cheryl Cheng – 03/26/2009
MARCH 26 | Sex comedy stars Denise Richards, Kim Kardashian More

Dick Clark Productions sues First Look
By Cindy Spielvogel – 03/26/2009
MARCH 26 | Claims supplier owes $1.4 million More

RealNetworks claim didn’t expect lawsuit over RealDVD
By Jennifer Netherby – 03/24/2009
MARCH 24 | MPAA charge the company with destroying evidence More

Virgil takes faith-based Bridgestone mainstream
By Cindy Spielvogel – 03/24/2009
MARCH 24 | Catalog, new titles being released this year More

Fox names Mulvihill to global content unit
By Cheryl Cheng – 03/23/2009
MARCH 23 | Executive to lead ideation, production for home entertainment More

Sony to launch green initiative with Mall Cop
By Susanne Ault – 03/23/2009
MARCH 23 | Single-DVD cases to use 20% less plastic More

Knowing tops weekend box office
By Dave McNary and Pamela McClintock of Variety – 03/23/2009
MARCH 23 | VARIETY BOX-OFFICE REPORT: Love, Duplicity fall short of expectations More

Warner launches manufacturing-on-demand service
By Susanne Ault – 03/23/2009
MARCH 23 | Consumers can order from 150 classic movies More

Retail

Baker & Taylor, others join Big Blue on Chapter 11 watch
By Cindy Spielvogel – 03/27/2009
MARCH 27 | Downturned economy has led to expanded list More

OPINION: Blockbuster weathering storms
By Paul Sweeting – 03/27/2009
Paul Sweeting is editor of Content Agenda
MARCH 27 | March certainly came in like a lion for Blockbuster. More

Twilight bites 3 million DVD, Blu-ray buyers
By Marcy Magiera and Danny King – 03/27/2009
MARCH 27 | UPDATE: Thousands turn out to glimpse stars at midnight sales More

EMA fights for DRM scrutiny
By Paul Sweeting – 03/27/2009
MARCH 27 | MPAA says technology makes online video options possible More

GameStop’s Q4 profit rises 22%
By Danny King – 03/26/2009
MARCH 26 | Retailer downplays Amazon’s entry into used games More

Best Buy DVD, CD sales drag down earnings
By Danny King – 03/26/2009
MARCH 26 | Profit, same-store sales beat expectations on higher market share More

Economy drags Hastings earnings
By Marcy Magiera – 03/25/2009
MARCH 25 | Fiscal Q4 revenue down 2.7%, full year off 1.6% More

Blockbuster courts Latino auds
By Anna Marie de la Fuente of Variety – 03/24/2009
MARCH 24 | FROM VARIETY: Home video retailer, Maya team for film festival More

High-def

Home entertainment slide slowing in Q1
By Jennifer Netherby – 03/25/2009
MARCH 25 | Merrill Lynch analyst predicts return to growth by 2011 More

Digital copy use on the rise
By Susanne Ault – 03/27/2009
MARCH 27 | Feature most popular with Blu-ray owners More

Bolt Sunday release causes street date breaks
By Jennifer Netherby – 03/26/2009
MARCH 26 | Stores follow after Wal-Mart puts DVD, Blu-ray on shelves on Friday More

Technology

Roku will develop search function for Amazon titles
By Danny King – 03/25/2009
MARCH 25 | Set-top box allows for video-streaming directly to TVs More

Blockbuster downloads to be available through TiVo
By Danny King – 03/25/2009
MARCH 25 | DVRs will be sold at video-rental chain’s stores More

VOD/Downloads

Fox brings VOD under home entertainment
By Susanne Ault and Jennifer Netherby – 03/26/2009
MARCH 26 | Includes online, cable/satellite services More

Free online TV a threat to industry
By John Hopewell of Variety – 03/25/2009
MARCH 25 | FROM VARIETY: Screen Digest unveils report at media confab More

Latinos more likely to download movies, TV shows
03/24/2009
MARCH 24 | Study: Segment adopting digital delivery faster than overall population More

Rentrak boosts VOD-measurement business
By Danny King – 03/23/2009
MARCH 23 | InDemand, Magnolia are among new clients More

Videogames

GameStop’s Q4 profit rises 22%
By Danny King – 03/26/2009
MARCH 26 | Retailer downplays Amazon’s entry into used games More

Wii notches up 50 million sales
By Mark Schilling of Variety – 03/25/2009
MARCH 25 | FROM VARIETY: Nintendo sets a new game console record More

PCs to replace videogame consoles?
By Marc Graser of Variety – 03/24/2009
MARCH 24 | FROM VARIETY: WB’s OnLive promises on-demand service More