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Studios/Suppliers

Augmented reality adopted by more studios
By Susanne Ault and Jennifer Netherby – 08/07/2009
AUG. 7 | PHYSICAL: IPhone apps also expected on more DVDs, Blu-rays in Q4 More

Marvel earnings find focus with pics
By Marc Graser of Variety – 08/04/2009
AUG. 4 | PHYSICAL: DVD, pay-TV sales help company post $29 million profit More

Ally McBeal debuts on DVD Oct. 6
By Susanne Ault – 08/06/2009
AUG. 6 | PHYSICAL: TV show will be released in first-season and complete-series sets More

News Corp. posts $203 million loss
By Jill Goldsmith of Variety – 08/06/2009
AUG. 6 | FROM VARIETY: Murdoch calls last year ‘most difficult’ in recent memory More

SuicideGirls comes to DVD through First Look
By Susanne Ault – 08/05/2009
AUG. 5 | PHYSICAL: Supplier will release feature, special interest titles starting next year More

Warner sues disc destruction firm
By Susanne Ault – 08/04/2009
AUG. 4 | PHYSICAL: Accuses IWMB of selling DVD, Blu-ray discs due to be destroyed More

Funny People tops weekend box office
By Dave McNary of Variety – 08/03/2009
AUG. 3 | VARIETY BOX-OFFICE REPORT: Apatow comedy at top spot with $23.4 million More

Retail

Fox seeks 30-day delay for DVDs in kiosks
By Marcy Magiera – 08/05/2009
AUG. 5 | PHYSICAL: Studio directs wholesalers not to sell new releases to Redbox, others More

Rentrak fiscal Q1 earnings drop 72%
By Danny King – 08/06/2009
AUG. 6 | DIGITAL: Transaction unit decline offsets audience-measurement growth More

July consumer electronics sales slump at chains
By Alan Wolf of TWICE – 08/06/2009
AUG. 6 | FROM TWICE: Target sales slip 3.2%; comp-stores sales down 6.5% More

Mañana Media gets Spanish-language library for DVD
By Susanne Ault – 08/04/2009
AUG. 4 | PHYSICAL: Latin Mex titles include popular rodeo programs More

Redbox Q2 revenue doubles on units
By Danny King – 08/04/2009
AUG. 4 | PHYSICAL: Same-store sales jump 33% from last year, parent says More

Redbox adding 2,400 Kroger locations by next year
By Danny King – 08/03/2009
AUG. 3 | PHYSICAL: Kiosk’s units expand more than tenfold at No. 1 U.S. grocer More

High-Def

Warner’s Woodstock selling fast
By Susanne Ault – 08/06/2009
AUG. 6 | PHYSICAL: Studio shipped 300,000 units to retail with 50% sold through More

Fast & Furious sped to No. 1 in sales, rentals
By Cheryl Cheng – 08/05/2009
AUG. 5 | PHYSICAL: Dragonball Evolution has modest debut More

Panasonic enables Amazon VOD on Blu-ray set-tops
By Susanne Ault – 08/04/2009
AUG. 4 | DIGITAL: Initiative was announced in January at CES More

Technology

Rovi reports loss, but Q2 revenue up 64%
By Susanne Ault – 08/07/2009
AUG. 7 | DIGITAL: Sales lift due to consumer electronics licensing, data services More

TiVo licenses data from Rovi
By Todd Spangler of Multichannel News – 08/06/2009
AUG. 6 | FROM MCN: Deal puts TV, movie and music data on DVRs and services More

Paramount, Lionsgate license to DivX
By Jennifer Netherby – 08/04/2009
AUG. 4 | DIGITAL: Digital media company currently pacted only with European movie services More

Set-top box shipments to surge on high-definition
By Danny King – 08/03/2009
AUG. 3 | PHYSICAL: About 200 million set-tops to be shipped in 2013 More

Software aims to deploy video to multiple screens
By Jennifer Netherby – 08/03/2009
AUG. 3 | DIGITAL: ExtendMedia launches OpenCASE platform for cable, satellite, mobile services More

VOD/Downloads

Image signs pay-per-view, VOD deal with Dish
By Susanne Ault – 08/06/2009
AUG. 6 | DIGITAL: Select titles from supplier will be offered More

TiVo licenses data from Rovi
By Todd Spangler of Multichannel News – 08/06/2009
AUG. 6 | FROM MCN: Deal puts TV, movie and music data on DVRs and services More

Warner builds indie film VOD distribution
By Jennifer Netherby – 08/06/2009
AUG. 6 | DIGITAL: Studio signs deals with Image, Oscilloscope, others More

Paramount Web series to debut on MySpace
By Jennifer Netherby – 08/05/2009
AUG. 5 | DIGITAL: Circle of 8 series integrates Pepsi products in story line More

HBO goes with Adobe for TV Everywhere
By Todd Spangler of Variety – 08/04/2009
AUG. 4 | FROM MCN: Will offer streaming video to distributors in encrypted Flash format More

Netflix, ABC reach streaming agreement
By Todd Spangler of Multichannel News – 08/03/2009
AUG. 3 | DIGITAL: Grey’s Anatomy, Lost among included titles More

Korea to bow online film distrib
By Han Sunhee of Variety – 08/03/2009
AUG. 3 | FROM VARIETY: Komi connects content holders to service providers More

Videogames

GameStop taps ex-Playboy exec to run digital
By Danny King – 08/06/2009
AUG. 6 | DIGITAL: Retailer looks to boost sales with casual-gaming emphasis More

High-profile titles rescue videogame revenues
By Marc Graser of Variety – 08/06/2009
AUG. 6 | FROM VARIETY: Prototype, Hero, Duty show signs of resilience More