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MESA News – Feb. 27
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Studios/Suppliers
DEG explores industry lead compliance
By Jennifer Netherby – 02/27/2009
FEB. 27 | Committee to create ongoing testing program More
Home entertainment stores cut prices, hours
By Susanne Ault – 02/27/2009
FEB. 27 | Smart packaged media retailers are fighting the recession on two fronts More
Free Willy DVD movie in production
By Susanne Ault – 02/26/2009
FEB. 26 | South Africa title to star Beau Bridges, Steve Irwin’s daughter More
Gaiam expands into personal development
By Cindy Spielvogel – 02/26/2009
FEB. 26 | Deepak Chopra, Rodney Yee among DVD hosts More
Iron Man DVD sales lift Marvel
By Marc Graser of Variety – 02/25/2009
FEB. 25 | FROM VARIETY: Company tops fourth-quarter profit forecasts More
DreamWorks Animation Q4 earnings drop 45%
By Danny King – 02/24/2009
FEB. 24 | Kung Fu Panda DVD sales beat company expectations More
Image approves merger, cuts staff
By Susanne Ault – 02/24/2009
FEB. 24 | Company’s 10% job reduction driven by fewer releases More
Peter Chernin exits News Corp.
By Cynthia Littleton and Dade Hayes of Variety – 02/24/2009
FEB. 24 | FROM VARIETY: Murdoch take reins of Fox film and TV operations More
Genius, TWC realigned under new GNPR ownership
By Susanne Ault – 02/23/2009
FEB. 23 | Genius to distribute Weinstein titles to 2010 More
New Yorker Films closes
By Laurence Lerman – 02/23/2009
FEB. 23 | Library to be auctioned to pay parent company’s debt More
OPINION: Video: Still recession-proof?
By Michael Arrington – 02/23/2009
FEB. 23 | Consumers worldwide have weathered tough economic times over the past year and, as cash and available credit have tightened, they have altered their spending patterns accordingly. Michael Arrington of Screen Digest’s U.S. research arm, Adams Media Research, examines whether video can still be considered a recession-proof business. More
Slumdog wins big at Oscars
By Marc Graser of Variety – 02/23/2009
FEB. 23 | FROM VARIETY: Film takes eight trophies at Academy Awards More
Retail
Best Buy to pick up Circuit City sales: NPD
By Alan Wolf of TWICE – 02/26/2009
FEB. 26 | FROM TWICE: Wal-Mart second alternative, according to survey More
Court OK’s Circuit City stay-on bonuses
By Alan Wolf of TWICE – 02/26/2009
FEB. 26 | FROM TWICE: Acting president/CEO removed himself from plan More
DreamWorks Animation Q4 earnings drop 45%
By Danny King – 02/24/2009
FEB. 24 | Kung Fu Panda DVD sales beat company expectations More
Blockbuster to eliminate Access due dates
By Danny King – 02/24/2009
FEB. 24 | Company relaxes return policies for store-exchanged titles More
Redbox agrees to settlement talks in Universal suit
By Danny King – 02/24/2009
FEB. 24 | Kiosk leader has used ‘workaround’ agreement for studio DVDs since December More
GameStop’s earnings, sales beat forecast
By Danny King – 02/23/2009
FEB. 23 | Forecasts fiscal year sales growth of 12% More
High-Def
Blu-ray sales to reach 100 million mark this year
By Susanne Ault – 02/23/2009
FEB. 23 | Futuresource predicts format growth for U.S., Western Europe, Japan More
Wanted: Weapons of Fate in DVD, Blu-ray crossover
By Susanne Ault – 02/27/2009
FEB. 27 | Videos have codes that unlock videogame features More
Bedtime Stories on Blu-ray before DVD
By Susanne Ault – 02/26/2009
FEB. 26 | Disney will offer high-def version for limited time More
Blu-ray licensing program proposed
By Greg Tarr of TWICE – 02/26/2009
FEB. 26 | FROM TWICE: Expected to be available mid-year More
6 million Blu-ray players may be no sure thing
02/25/2009
FEB. 24 | FROM TWICE: Some believe category might not be a slam-dunk More
DEG Japan names Dark Knight Best in Show
By Cheryl Cheng – 02/23/2009
FEB. 23 | Inaugural awards ceremony held in Tokyo More
Technology
CEA study: Exposure key to 3D TV
By Greg Tarr of TWICE – 02/23/2009
FEB. 23 | FROM TWICE: Technology poised to become ‘major force’ in home entertainment More
Panasonic leads way for 3D in the home
By Susanne Ault – 02/27/2009
FEB. 27 | Cameron’s Avatar might be first such release in 2010 More
Sensio receives 3D patent
By Greg Tarr of TWICE – 02/25/2009
FEB. 24 | FROM TWICE: Technology allows content distribution over 2D channels More
Mission: Impossible offered with Samsung Delve phone
By Susanne Ault – 02/23/2009
FEB. 23 | Free SD card with Paramount’s action films More
VOD/Downloads
TV.com streams CBS shows on iPhone
By Jennifer Netherby – 02/26/2009
FEB. 26 | CSI, Star Trek among series available with app More
Paramount’s Shooter game exclusively on iTunes
By Danny King – 02/25/2009
FEB. 25 | Company to capitalize on surging videogames industry More
Online, mobile, time-shifted viewing increase
By Danny King – 02/24/2009
FEB. 24 | TV shows might help Internet-video growth, reports say More
Vudu to offer permanent high-definition downloads
By Jennifer Netherby – 02/23/2009
FEB. 24 | Magnolia’s Man on Wire will be the first available title More
Netflix linked to Times, Tomatoes Web sites
By Danny King – 02/23/2009
FEB. 23 | Users can video-stream titles, add movies to queues More
