Rising Star Puts It All on ‘The Line’

November 07, 2009

The crime drama The Line is one of the biggest DVDs to emerge from the Maya Independent Film Series so far.

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Amazon.com, Target.com Hold $10 DVD Sale

November 06, 2009

Just as Wal-Mart did earlier this week, Amazon.com and Target.com are offering pre-orders of some of their most anticipated new DVDs at $10, with free shipping on the discounted DVDs.

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Target Exclusively Releases ‘My One and Only’

November 06, 2009

Target has teamed with Herrick Entertainment to exclusively release the production company’s DVD of My One and Only, starring Renée Zellweger and distributed by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.

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Redbox Parent Posts $41.1 Million Q3 Profit

November 05, 2009

Redbox parent Coinstar Nov. 5 reported profit of $41.1 million on revenue of $296 million for the three-month period ended Sept. 30, in large part thanks to a 75% increase in the number of Redbox kiosks year over year, and a 26% jump in per-kiosk revenue, compared to the same three months in 2008.

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MPAA, Consumer Groups Battle Over FCC Waiver

November 05, 2009

The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and a coalition of consumer interest groups traded barbs Nov. 4 over an MPAA request to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that, if approved, could give the movie industry power to turn off analog video outputs on consumer electronics during special VOD presentations.

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MPAA, Consumer Groups Battle Over FCC Waiver

November 05, 2009

The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and a coalition of consumer interest groups traded barbs Nov. 4 over an MPAA request to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that, if approved, could give the movie industry power to turn off analog video outputs on consumer electronics during special VOD presentations.

Comcast: Studios Upping VOD Content

November 04, 2009

Comcast Corp., the nation’s largest cable operator, Nov. 4 said Hollywood studios are increasingly warming to the idea of releasing new movies on video-on-demand at the same time of retail sellthrough.

‘Twilight’ Author Gets Digital Comic Bio

November 04, 2009

Eagle One Media’s latest digital motion comic will focus on the author of the popular “Twilight” novels.

Best Buy to Offer Movie Downloads

November 03, 2009

Best Buy Co. said it would begin offering on-demand movie downloads to portable media devices through a deal with Sonic Solutions’ Roxio CinemaNow technology.

YouTube, Hulu Score Record Viewership in September

November 03, 2009

Spurred by the new TV season, online video viewing was up in September, according to comScore, with nearly 26 billion videos viewed during the month. More than 168 million viewers watched an average of 154 videos each during the month.

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