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Vudu Fetes 10th Anniversary With 10-Cent Movie Rentals 21 Jun, 2017
Walmart-owned digital movie/TV show platform Vudu.com is quietly celebrating its 10th anniversary...More>>
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Amazon Prime Video India Doubles Subs as First Original Series Launches July 10 20 Jun, 2017
Amazon Prime Video launched in India last December and has doubled its subscriber base in the past...More>>
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Sky Store Launches Service in Germany, France 20 Jun, 2017
Sky Store, British telecom Sky’s digital transactional platform, June 20 began selling movies and...More>>
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Trans World Reports Lessening of Industry Disc Sales Decline Through April 29 8 Jun, 2017
Industry sales of DVD and Blu-ray Disc movies declined less than 8% through April 29 compared with...More>>
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Amazon Lowers Prime Fee for People on Government Assistance 7 Jun, 2017
Seeking to address the nation’s population that receives food stamps and other government...More>>
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GameStop Ups Same-Store Sales With Collectibles, Tech — Not Video Games 5 Jun, 2017
In a lagging video game market, GameStop continues to diversify its business portfolio and...More>>
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Netflix's Hastings Calls Amazon 'So Scary' 31 May, 2017
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has run the gamut characterizing Amazon Prime Video — from “confusing...More>>
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Trans World Entertainment CEO Saw 79% Compensation Hike in 2016, Despite Company's Fiscal Challenges 31 May, 2017
TWEC CEO Michael Feurer, who joined the company in 2014, realized a 79.4% increase in total...More>>
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Best Buy Q1 Entertainment Sales Increase 11% 25 May, 2017
Best Buy May 25 said first-quarter (ended April 29) entertainment revenue increased 11.3%, compared...More>>
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Indie Distributors Join Allied Vaughn 24 May, 2017
On-demand disc manufacturer Allied Vaughn has signed up indie film distributors The Orchard,...More>>
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Netflix's 15th Anniversary Going Public 23 May, 2017
Netflix became a publicly held company 15 years ago on May 23, 2002. Its market capitalization...More>>
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Amazon Channels Launches in the U.K., Germany 22 May, 2017
Amazon May 22 launched access in the United Kingdom and Germany to Amazon Channels — the...More>>
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Trans World Entertainment Ups Q1 Income on Deceased Founder's Insurance Payout 22 May, 2017
Trans World Entertainment Corp. May 22 announced first-quarter (ended April 29) income of $3.5...More>>
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British Trio Sentenced 10 Years For Selling Pirated DVDs 19 May, 2017
Three men in the United Kingdom have been sentenced a combined 10 years and seven months prison...More>>
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Walmart Q1 General Merchandise Sales Decline 18 May, 2017
Walmart, the nation’s largest packaged-media retailer, May 18 reported a “low single-digit”...More>>
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Amazon Announces June Movie, TV Slate 16 May, 2017
Amazon behemoth will make Oscar-winning 'The Salesman' (Best Foreign Language Film) available for...More>>
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Analyst: Amazon Besting Netflix in Original Movie Buzz, Revenue 15 May, 2017
As Netflix reportedly tests increasing prices in Australia, the SVOD pioneer continues to churn out...More>>
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Veteran Retailer Closes His Last Store 9 May, 2017
Mark Vrieling, long a leader in the industry, April 30 closed his last Rain City Video store after...More>>
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DEG Reports Q1 2017 Home Entertainment Spending Increased 2% 4 May, 2017
Total domestic consumer spending on home entertainment in the first quarter (ended March 31)...More>>
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HBO Not Renewing Catalog License Deal With Amazon Prime Video 3 May, 2017
HBO is not planning to renew its groundbreaking catalog content licensing agreement with Amazon...More>>
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