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Home Media Magazine publishes weekly reports of top home entertainment sales and rentals, along with detailed analysis of other trends affecting the home entertainment industry.

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Projection: 'Frost/Nixon' Next Week's Top Seller

April 24, 2009

The victor next week will be the title that earned more consumer loyalty from its theatrical showing, which seems at this point to be Frost/Nixon.

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Sales Chart Goes to The Dogs — Again

April 22, 2009

20th Century Fox Home Entertainment's hit family feature Marley & Me regained the No. 1 slot on the national home video sales chart the week ended April 19, while The Day the Earth Stood Still held onto the top spot on the national video rental chart for the second consecutive week.

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Report: Nearly 1 in 10 Young Video Game Players Addicted

April 20, 2009

A new study shows that 8.5% of video game players aged 8 to 18 show signs of addiction, HealthDay News reports.

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‘Madagascar’ Sequel Has Second Wind

April 15, 2009

Fueled by price promotions at major retailers, Paramount Home Entertainment’s release of the DreamWorks hit Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa vaulted to the top of the national home video sales chart for the third time, after 10 weeks in stores.

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NPD: More than 50% of Consumers Bought DVD, Blu-ray in Past 90 Days

April 15, 2009

Despite ongoing recessionary pressure on consumer spending, home entertainment appears to be only moderately affected, according to a new report.

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New Technology Allows for ITB of Data on Disc

April 15, 2009

The Materials Research Lab at the University of California, Santa Barbara has developed a new technology meant for holographic data, allowing for a full terabyte (1,000 gigabytes) to be stored on one side of one disc.

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Console Sales Could Drop, But Online Gaming Up

April 09, 2009

Market research firm In-Stat is predicting video game console sales will flatten as a result of the recession, but online gaming subscriptions should grow 20.4% by 2013.

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‘Marley & Me’ Fetches First Place

April 08, 2009

Marley & Me, from 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, exhibited both bark and bite when it debuted on home video, topping both the national DVD sales and rental charts the week ended April 5.

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‘Twilight’ Still Falls Into Top Sales Spot

April 01, 2009

Summit Entertainment’s Twilight remained the top home video seller the week ended March 29, despite a stiff challenge from a pair of newly released blockbuster theatricals.

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U.S. Spending on Entertainment Continues to Slide

March 31, 2009

Although the Obama Administration continues to urge consumption, spending on entertainment has continued to decrease.

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