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Walmart Gets ‘Marley’ Prequel First 18 Jul, 2011
Walmart, Sam’s Club and Walmart.com will have sole rights to 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment’s 'Marley & Me: The Puppy Years.'More>>
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Walmart Gets Exclusive WWE Discs 22 Mar, 2011
World Wrestling Entertainment March 22 said it signed a deal with Walmart through 2012 giving the world’s largest retailer 90-day exclusive packaged media access to its next five studio movies.More>>
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Walmart Offers Bieber Blu-ray Combo Exclusive 30 Mar, 2011
Pop artist Justin Bieber gave his fans a surprise March 30, telling fans via Twitter that the first 1,800 who preordered the 'Justin Bieber: Never Say Never' Blu-ray combo pack via Walmart would have their copy autographed.More>>
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The Three Faces of Consumerism 9 Feb, 2011
Consumers fall into three camps when it comes to home entertainment, and each has distinct personality traits.More>>
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Walmart Offers Free ‘Toy Story 3’ Digital Copy 2 Nov, 2010
Walmart Nov. 2 said it will offer a free digital copy of <i>Toy Story 3</i> on its Vudu download service with the purchase of the popular Disney/Pixar movie on DVD or Blu-ray Disc.More>>
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Retailers Offer Summer Deals on Blu-ray Players 23 Jul, 2010
With the dog days of summer just around the corner, retailers such as Target and Walmart have marked down prices on myriad consumer electronics, including Blu-ray Disc players.More>>
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Group Says Wal-Mart, Target Mandate New-Release DVD Purchase Limits 26 Jan, 2010
Wal-Mart Stores and Target Corp. have apparently begun limiting quantity purchases of new-release DVD movies to five copies per title — a move that further underscores an emerging sellthrough window and could pose a serious challenge to rental kiosks.More>>
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Redbox Accuses Fox, Warner of Retailer Interference 1 Dec, 2009
Wal-Mart, Best Buy and Target all have told Redbox representatives they can’t buy more than three copies of any new-release DVD, according to new court filings in the kiosk operator’s ongoing lawsuits with Warner Home Video and 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.More>>
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Stores Bringing Blu-ray Disc Prices Below $20 10 Nov, 2009
Premium pricing for new Blu-ray Disc releases appears to be falling by the wayside as part of an all-out effort by studios to bring the high-definition format to the masses.More>>
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Analyst Questions $10 New Release DVDs 9 Nov, 2009
Wal-Mart’s announcement that it would offer pre-order pricing on 10 major studio DVDs over the next couple of months to only $9.99 left Pali Capital analyst Richard Greenfield questioning the impact of the retail behemoth’s scorched earth policy on packaged media sellthrough.More>>
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