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Crowded Summer Theatrical Slate Portends Bumper Second-Half Disc Rental Releases 17 Jun, 2013
With the summer box office in full swing, studios have crammed so many tentpole titles through...More>>
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Best Buy, Microsoft to Bow Windows Store 13 Jun, 2013
Best Buy Co. and Microsoft June 13 said they are partnering to roll out Windows Store at select...More>>
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Viacom CEO: Amazon Prime Great for Nickelodeon DVD Sales 12 Jun, 2013
Viacom’s new streaming deal with Amazon Prime Instant Video should jumpstart sales of Nickelodeon...More>>
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Dish, Best Buy Executives Named to CEA’s Board of Industry Leaders 6 Jun, 2013
Dish Network CEO Joseph Clayton and Mike Mohan, president, home of Best Buy Co., have been named to...More>>
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EMA Awards Two Scholarships 5 Jun, 2013
The Entertainment Merchants Association has awarded two scholarships, each worth $1,500 a year for...More>>
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Amazon Inks Streaming Deal With Viacom 4 Jun, 2013
The online battle for children’s attention heated up June 4 as Amazon said it signed a...More>>
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NPD: Hulu Plus, Amazon Gaining on Netflix 4 Jun, 2013
Netflix remains a juggernaut in the subscription video-on-demand market, but Hulu Plus and Amazon...More>>
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Best Buy Gets Exclusive ‘Boondock Saints II’ Blu-ray 4 Jun, 2013
Sony Pictures will be releasing a special director’s cut of 'The Boondock Saints II: All Saints...More>>
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IHS: Domestic Q1 TV Shipments Decline, Prices Rise 3 Jun, 2013
Shipments of television sets in the United States declined 11% in the first quarter of 2013,...More>>
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EMA: June is Ratings, Labeling Awareness Month 3 Jun, 2013
Each year since 2004 a handful of trade associations mark June as Entertainment Ratings and...More>>
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Best Buy CEO: Physical Media Space Shrinking for a Reason 30 May, 2013
Long ago, Best Buy dedicated about 20% of its floor space to physical discs (DVDs, CDs and video...More>>
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Amazon Moves Forward With Five Original Series 29 May, 2013
Amazon is moving forward with five original series that will air exclusively on its Prime Instant...More>>
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Blockbuster Releases New iOS App 28 May, 2013
Blockbuster LLC has released a new iOS application for its Blockbuster By Mail DVD service,...More>>
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Trans World Entertainment Eyes Best Buy’s Shrinking Disc Shelf Space 23 May, 2013
Best Buy’s indifference toward packaged media represents a golden opportunity for Trans World...More>>
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GameStop Sales, Profit Drop 23 May, 2013
Gaming retailer GameStop May 23 reported both lower revenue and a smaller profit for the fiscal...More>>
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Best Buy Posts $81 Million Q1 Loss 21 May, 2013
Best Buy Co. May 21 reported a first-quarter (ended May 4) net loss of $81 million compared to net...More>>
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Target Testing SVOD Service 20 May, 2013
Target Corp. has begun testing a subscription video-on-demand service, dubbed Target Ticket — a...More>>
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Indies Staying Alive 20 May, 2013
John Tiratsuyan, owner of Video Hut in Hollywood, Calif., looks up and down the street from his...More>>
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Hastings Posts $2.2 Million Q1 Loss 20 May, 2013
Hastings Entertainment May 20 reported a first-quarter (ended April 30) net loss of $2.2 million,...More>>
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Amazon Prime Instant Video Adds NBC Content 16 May, 2013
Amazon May 16 said it expanded a license deal with NBC Universal cable and new media distribution...More>>
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