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Lionsgate Board Rejects Icahn’s Tender Offer
March 12, 2010
Characterized as “financially inadequate and coercive,” Lionsgate’s board of directors March 12 said it is recommending that shareholders of the Santa Monica, Calif.-based mini-major reject activist investor Carl Icahn and his affiliated entities offer to purchase more than 13 million common shares for $6 each.
  

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Coinstar CEO: Blu-rays Won’t Replace DVDs in Redbox Kiosks

March 11, 2010

Blu-ray Discs will be available in a majority of Redbox kiosks by the middle of this year and won’t replace already available DVDs, Coinstar CEO Paul Davis said March 11.



NCR: Rent DVDs Online, Pick Up at Blockbuster Express Kiosks

March 11, 2010

NCR Corp. March 11 said it has upgraded the Blockbuster Express Web site so consumers can now rent online up to three DVD movies at a time and pick up at the nearest kiosk – a first among self-serve vendors.



Game Sales Fall Again in February

March 11, 2010

Overall video game sales fell 15% in February, to $1.26 billion, compared with the same month in 2009.



PlayStation 3 Motion Controller Unveiled

March 11, 2010

The PlayStation 3 motion controller, dubbed PlayStation Move, will be available worldwide this fall, Sony Computer Entertainment said March 10, with 36 game developers and publishers working on content for the system.



‘Nine Dead’ Draws Viewers In

March 11, 2010

Image Entertainment’s new movie Nine Dead should have “Saw” fans leaping in horror.



Coinstar CEO: Blu-rays Won’t Replace DVDs in Redbox Kiosks

March 11, 2010

Blu-ray Discs will be available in a majority of Redbox kiosks by the middle of this year and won’t replace already available DVDs, Coinstar CEO Paul Davis said March 11.



NCR: Rent DVDs Online, Pick Up at Blockbuster Express Kiosks

March 11, 2010

NCR Corp. March 11 said it has upgraded the Blockbuster Express Web site so consumers can now rent online up to three DVD movies at a time and pick up at the nearest kiosk – a first among self-serve vendors.



Game Sales Fall Again in February

March 11, 2010

Overall video game sales fell 15% in February, to $1.26 billion, compared with the same month in 2009.



PlayStation 3 Motion Controller Unveiled

March 11, 2010

The PlayStation 3 motion controller, dubbed PlayStation Move, will be available worldwide this fall, Sony Computer Entertainment said March 10, with 36 game developers and publishers working on content for the system.



‘Nine Dead’ Draws Viewers In

March 11, 2010

Image Entertainment’s new movie Nine Dead should have “Saw” fans leaping in horror.


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Leap Year, Universal, Street 5/4, Prebook 3/16, DVD $29.98, BD $36.98
The Young Victoria, Sony Pictures, Street 4/20, Prebook 3/18, DVD $27.96, BD $34.95
Tenure, Vivendi, Street 4/13, Prebook 3/9, DVD $19.93
Transylmania, Sony Pictures, Street 4/27, Prebook 3/25, DVD $24.96
Deadly Impact, Fox/MGM, Street 4/20, Prebook 3/24, DVD $22.98

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'September Issue' Hits N.Y.C.

On Feb. 25 Lionsgate and the Union Square Barnes & Noble in Manhattan commemorated the DVD release of 'The September Issue' with a panel discussion and DVD signing.

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