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Studios/Suppliers

Navarre posts $47.7 million loss for fiscal Q3
By Susanne Ault – 02/06/2009
FEB. 6 | Company has already made moves to improve earnings More

Screen Media goes low on Blu-ray pricing
By Susanne Ault – 02/06/2009
FEB. 6 | Releasing titles with recognizable stars More

Universal bundles Blu-ray catalog titles
By Susanne Ault – 02/06/2009
FEB. 6 | Studio attracts new buyers with budget sets More

Genius lays off 17% of workforce
By Susanne Ault – 02/05/2009
FEB. 5 | Part of restructuring following GNRP acquisition More

Fox DVD sales, earnings decline in Q2
By Danny King – 02/05/2009
FEB. 5 | Horton Hears a Who! can’t compare to Die Hard 4, Fantastic Four 2 More

Warner Bros. Q4 earnings rise 7%
By Danny King – 02/04/2009
FEB. 4 | Dark Knight was 2008’s bestseller More

Physical media challenged, but still preferred
By Susanne Ault – 02/03/2009
FEB. 3 | NPD says maintaining retail selection is key More

Arts Alliance America changes name
By Cindy Spielvogel – 02/03/2009
FEB. 3 | UPDATE: Company now called Virgil Films and Entertainment More

Disney’s Q1 studio unit profit falls 64%
By Danny King – 02/03/2009
FEB. 3 | WALL-E, Caspian DVD sales trail year-earlier titles More

Wal-Mart, Target sell Zack and Miri sans ‘porno’
By Susanne Ault – 02/02/2009
FEB. 2 | Family-friendly packaging offered to larger retailers More

Wuthrich heads Warner international video, digital
By Susanne Ault – 02/02/2009
FEB. 2 | Executive to align studio’s packaged, digital businesses More

Image expects gains in Q3 earnings
By Susanne Ault – 02/02/2009
FEB. 2 | Supplier to raise fiscal 2009 guidance More

Taken scores box office touchdown
By Pamela McClintock of Variety – 02/02/2009
FEB. 2 | VARIETY BOX-OFFICE REPORT: Fox’s action pic wins Super Bowl weekend More

Retail

Retail sales to improve in second half: NRF
By Alan Wolf of TWICE – 02/06/2009
FEB. 6 | FROM TWICE: But group says stimulus bill comes up short More

Netflix, Wal-Mart attract more class-action lawsuits
By Danny King – 02/05/2009
FEB. 5 | Almost 40 parties sue since Jan. 2 claim of collusion More

Videogames surge, DVDs and CDs stall in 2008
By Danny King – 02/05/2009
FEB. 5 | Online video viewing jumps on TV episodes, report says More

Sears names new consumer electronics chief
By Alan Wolf of TWICE – 02/04/2009
FEB. 4 | FROM TWICE: Austin to oversee segment for Kmart, off-mail stores too More

Circuit City selling off real estate
By Alan Wolf of TWICE – 02/04/2009
FEB. 4 | FROM TWICE: Taps Gordon Bros. unit to manage sales More

Rentrak fiscal Q3 earnings double
By Danny King – 02/03/2009
FEB. 3 | Audience-tracking business jumps on Dish, NBC deals More

Netflix might start weekend distribution
By Danny King – 02/03/2009
FEB. 3 | Company plans unchanged by postal-service to stop Saturday deliveries More

Mark Fisher promoted at EMA
By Danny King – 02/02/2009
FEB. 2 | Retail veteran led membership growth at trade group More

High-Def

Falling DVD sales lowers media earnings
By Danny King – 02/06/2009
FEB. 6 | Execs debate whether drop-off is temporary or permanent More

OPINION: Ups and downs
By Paul Sweeting – 02/06/2009
Paul Sweeting is editor of Content Agenda
FEB. 06 | Cyclical, or secular? That is the question preoccupying studio minds these days as they stare into the abyss of plunging DVD sales. More

DVDs still preferable over downloads
By Susanne Ault – 02/05/2009
FEB. 5 | FUTURE OF PACKAGED MEDIA: Retailers look to grow Blu-ray sales More

BD Live promising, but has challenges
By Susanne Ault – 02/04/2009
FEB. 4 | FUTURE OF PACKAGED MEDIA: Disc developers say Web features future of Blu-ray More

Technology

Microsoft to offer video on Zune
By Marc Graser of Variety – 02/04/2009
FEB. 4 | FROM VARIETY: Company’s answer to the iPod gets upgrade More

NBC Universal doubles mobile-video market share
By Danny King – 02/03/2009
FEB. 3 | Views jump fivefold on Office, Rock More

NBC.com streaming Chuck in 3D
By Danny King – 02/03/2009
FEB. 3 | Series looks to capitalize on PepsiCo Super Bowl promotion More

VOD/Download

Universal, Fox, Summit shut VOD-DVD window
By Jennifer Netherby – 02/06/2009
FEB. 6 | Studios deliver on-demand simultaneous with DVD More

YouTube helps boost Monty Python DVD sales
By Jennifer Netherby – 02/06/2009
FEB. 6 | Web site program claims credit for comedy troupe’s Amazon sales More

DVDs still preferable over downloads
By Susanne Ault – 02/05/2009
FEB. 5 | FUTURE OF PACKAGED MEDIA: Retailers look to grow Blu-ray sales More

Netflix on Xbox Live users hit 1 million
By Jennifer Netherby – 02/05/2009
FEB. 5 | Microsoft’s own downloads jumped 174% between December, January More

Jaman adds E1 movies to downloads
By Jennifer Netherby – 02/04/2009
FEB. 4 | Deal includes foreign films, documentaries, classic TV shows More