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Summit Grabs Iraq Doc

November 19, 2009

Summit Entertainment Jan. 12 will release the Iraq War documentary Brothers at War.



Break Media Launches Premium Content

November 19, 2009

Break Media, an online media community for men, has struck a deal that will expand the content available on its flagship site, Break.com.



Blockbuster Testing Online Game Rentals

November 18, 2009

Blockbuster has begun offering online rentals of new-release video games, including Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Assassin’s Creed and New Super Mario Bros. Wii to monthly subscribers in the Seattle area as part of an expanded pilot program.



Midwest, Military Retailers to Bow Sub-$100 Blu-ray Players

November 18, 2009

Movie consumers in the Midwest and in the military will have the opportunity to purchase Blu-ray Disc players for as little as $89 on Black Friday, heretofore the lowest advertised retail prices for the high-definition packaged-media hardware.



Sony Uses ‘Cloudy’ to Donate Turkeys

November 18, 2009

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Guests of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment were treated to a 3D screening of the hit animated film Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, a free turkey and, of course, plenty of meatballs, Nov. 17 at Clarity Theater.


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‘The Goods’ for Sale on DVD Dec. 15

November 18, 2009

Paramount Home Entertainment will release the sellthrough version of The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard on DVD Dec. 15 at $19.99.



Universal to Release Blu-ray Combo Packs for Catalog

November 18, 2009

Universal Studios Home Entertainment Jan. 5 will take several of its catalog films and pair DVDs and Blu-ray Discs together in the same package at retail.



Wal-Mart to Bow $78 Blu-ray Player on Black Friday

November 18, 2009

Wal-Mart Nov. 18 revealed it would offer on Black Friday a Magnavox Blu-ray Disc player without Internet connectivity for $78, which is so far the lowest advertised retail price for the high-definition packaged-media hardware.



‘Trek’ Veteran Koenig Bows ‘Inalienable’

November 18, 2009

Jan. 19 (order date Dec. 17), Anchor Bay releases the sci-fi thriller Inalienable ($19.97), written by former “Star Trek” star Walter Koenig (Chekov), who also appears in the film.


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Xbox, PS3 Align With Facebook

November 18, 2009

Microsoft’s Xbox 360 and Sony’s PlayStation 3 have integrated social networking site Facebook into their platforms, according to The Associated Press.






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