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3D@Home Offers Digital 3D Requirements

November 10, 2009

The 3D@Home Consortium is hoping its work will be a big step toward standards for digital 3D.



Cinram Q3 Revenue, Profits Down Due To DVD Decline

November 10, 2009

For the three months ended Sept. 30, Toronto-based replicator Cinram International on Nov. 10 reported a 15% decline in revenue year-over-year.


GameStop


GameStop Reiterates Guidance of Down Comp Store Sales

November 10, 2009

With its third-quarter 2009 results coming up Nov. 19, video game retailer GameStop reiterated Nov. 10 that it expects comparable store sales to be down between 6% to 11% for the three months ended Oct. 31.



PayPal Gives Best Buy Shoppers $20 Back

November 10, 2009

The PayPal online payment service is giving people who shop at Best Buy using its service $20 back in PayPal credit when they spend $100 or more at BestBuy.com.



Cartoon Network Offers Specialized Boutiques in Toys ‘R’ Us With DVDs

November 10, 2009

Cartoon Network Enterprises is gearing up for the holiday shopping season, advertising their specialized boutiques in Toys “R” Us stores nationwide, during the month of November.



HDNet Movies to Sneak Preview John Woo Film

November 10, 2009

HDNet Movies will air Red Cliff, a film by director John Woo, Nov. 18 at 8 p.m. EST, two days before its national theatrical release.



Survey: 75% of Students Prefer Downloading Music to Streaming

November 10, 2009

A recent study has found that 75% of students prefer to download music, rather than buy it in stores or pay for it on music-streaming Web sites.


Up


Disney/Pixar’s ‘Up’ Available For Sale on PlayStation Store

November 09, 2009

Sony said it would offer Disney/Pixar’s animated hit Up for purchase Nov. 10 on the PlayStation Network video delivery system — the same day as the DVD/Blu-ray Disc releases.



Analyst Questions $10 New Release DVDs

November 09, 2009

Wal-Mart’s announcement that it would offer pre-order pricing on 10 major studio DVDs over the next couple of months to only $9.99 left Pali Capital analyst Richard Greenfield questioning the impact of the retail behemoth’s scorched earth policy on packaged media sellthrough.



Analyst Expects Blockbuster to Cut Store Losses 50%

November 09, 2009

Blockbuster Inc. is expected to limit third-quarter (ended Sept. 30) overall same-store losses to 7.5%, compared to store losses of 14.7% during the prior-year comparable period, according to Wedbush Morgan Securities analyst Michael Pachter.






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