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Fox Debuts New Interactive Technology With ‘Night at the Museum 2’
November 06, 2009
Dubbed “FoxPop,” the feature debuts on the Dec. 1 release of Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian and allows viewers to sync up their iPhone or computer with the film.
  

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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.



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.


My One and Only


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.



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.



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.



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.



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.


My One and Only


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.



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.



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.


JUST ANNOUNCED

The Time Traveler's Wife, Warmer. Street 2/9, Prebook 1/5. DVD $28.98, BD $35.99.
9, Universal. Street 12/29, Prebook 11/10. DVD $29.98, BD $39.98.
Gamer, Lionsgate. Street 1/19, Prebook 12/23. DVD $29.95, BD $39.99.
The Hurt Locker, Summit. Street 1/12, Prebook 11/24. DVD $26.99, BD $34.99.
It Might Get Loud, Sony Pictures. Street 12/22, Prebook 11/19. DVD $27.96, BD $37.95.

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Dawson to DVD

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment and The Paley Center for Media hosted Dawson’s Creek: A Look Back Wednesday, Nov. 4, in Beverly Hills, Calif. to celebrate the new complete-series DVD.

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