Lower Holiday Spending Prompts ‘Black Friday,’ Mobile Focus

November 20, 2009

With about 63% of U.S. shoppers intending to spend less this holiday season compared to last year, nearly 66% of shoppers plan to navigate anticipated crowded stores to purchase gifts on Black Friday — slightly up from last year, according to reports.

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Keyes: Blockbuster Streams Better Than Netflix

November 20, 2009

Blockbuster chairman and CEO Jim Keyes Nov. 20 said he eagerly anticipates the day when consumers with Internet-enabled devices and televisions are confronted with the option to either stream movie rentals from Blockbuster or Netflix.

Netflix, IFC Sign Streaming Deal

November 20, 2009

Netflix subscribers beginning Nov. 20 will have free access to 53 independent movies from IFC Entertainment.

New State Power Policy Could Cut LCD-TV Energy Use 50%

November 20, 2009

Proposed California energy efficiency standards for new high-definition televisions with screen sizes 58 inches and smaller could reduce energy use 50%, according to a new report.

Sam Shepard Headlines First Epix Original Series Pilot

November 20, 2009

Veteran actor and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Sam Shepard is slated to star in “Tough Trade,” the first original one-hour drama series for Epix, the high-definition pay-TV and online streaming channel co-owned by Lionsgate, MGM and Paramount Studios.

Lawyers in Redbox Late Fee Suit Launch Web Site

November 19, 2009

The law firm behind a class-action lawsuit against Redbox, accusing the kiosk operator of charging illegal late fees, has launched a Web site.

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‘Up’ Floats to Top of Sales Charts

November 18, 2009

Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment's latest Pixar epic, Up, soared to the top of the DVD and Blu-ray sales charts, while Sony Pictures Home Entertainment's The Ugly Truth was the top rental for the week ended Nov. 15.

Analyst: Redbox Improves Workaround For Fox, Warner Titles

November 16, 2009

Two weeks after finding Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs stocked in just more than two-thirds of Redbox kiosks, financial services firm Merriman Curhan Ford checked the same 50-plus kiosks in 17 cities Nov. 14 and found the 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment DVD stocked in 94% of machines.

NPD: Consumers Still Paying for Entertainment Subscriptions

November 16, 2009

Even with an unemployment rate of more than 10%, American consumers are still shelling out for their TV and Internet subscriptions, according to new data from The NPD Group.

‘G.I. Joe’ Rises to the Top

November 11, 2009

The upward trend in consumer disc purchases continued last week, with Paramount Home Entertainment’s G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra storming into the No. 1 position on the national sales charts with a whopping first-week North American sales tally of 3.8 million discs, 500,000 of them on Blu-ray.

Third ‘Ice Age’ Heats Up Charts

November 04, 2009

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, from 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, debuted at No. 1 on both the national home video sales and rental charts for the week ended Nov. 1.

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JUST ANNOUNCED

I Can Do Bad All by Myself, Lionsgate. Street 1/12, Prebook 12/16. DVD $29.95, BD $39.99.
Jennifer's Body, Fox. Street 12/29, Prebook 12/2. DVD $29.98, BD $39.99.
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt, Anchor Bay. Street 12/22, Prebook 11/19. DVD $29.98, BD $34.98.
Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball, Universal. Street 1/19, Prebook 12/8. DVD $29.98, BD $36.98.
Halo Legends, Warner. Street 2/9, Prebook 1/5. DVD $19.98, BD $34.99.

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A Visit to VPD

Jim Sturgess, the star of '50 Dead Men Walking' and CEO of Phase 4 Films Barry Meyerowitz made a visit to VPD to promote the upcoming release of the film '50 Dead Men Walking.' They were joined by VPD and Handmade Films staff.

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