An analysis of sales, numbers and trends affecting home entertainment.
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TiVo: Ad-Skipping Varies by Viewer 30 Jul, 2008
The DVR may impact the way viewers watch or skip television ads, but a new report says commercials still resonate depending on the household demographic.More>>
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21 Hits Jackpot on Disc 31 Jul, 2008
The Sony Pictures Home Entertainment drama '21' aced the DVD and Blu-ray Disc sales and rental charts the week ended July 27, debuting at No. 1 in a relatively slow week for hot new releases.More>>
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Nim Beats Out Harold & Kumar 14 Aug, 2008
'Nim's Island,' from 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, captured the top spot on both the national home video sales and rental charts the week ended Aug. 10, proving that there's no time like the summer to release a family film.More>>
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Report: U.S. Blu-ray Sales to Top DVD Sales by 2012 19 Aug, 2008
Sales of Blu-ray Discs in the United States are expected to total about 45 million units this year (up 400% year-over-year) and equal to 61% of all packaged media (DVD) unit sales by 2012, according to a new report.More>>
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Report: Web Video to Top $6B by 2013 19 Aug, 2008
With the gap between the Internet and transmitting entertainment to the television narrowing, a new report said consumers in the United States will spend $6 billion for Web-based video services by 2013.More>>
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NPD: Moviegoers Trump Down Economy 20 Aug, 2008
The U.S. economy may be in a recession, but that won't stop avid moviegoers, 80% of whom said they would go out to the theater (four or more times over a 90-day period) at least as often as they did last year, according to a new report.More>>
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'Nim' Takes No. 1 Again 21 Aug, 2008
Home video buyers and renters had island fever for the second consecutive week. With no big new theatrical features hitting shelves, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment's 'Nim's Island' remained on top of the national video sales and rental charts its sophomore week in stores.More>>
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Report: 'Grand Theft Auto IV' Tops Global Video Game Sales 21 Aug, 2008
Global sales of video game 'Grand Theft Auto IV' (Rockstar) topped 6.2 million units, including 4.7 million units in the United States, according to a new report.More>>
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'Mermaid' Floats to No. 1 4 Sep, 2008
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment topped the national sales chart the week ended Aug. 31 with the direct-to-video prequel 'The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning,' even though the film was up against the $80 million theatrical hit 'What Happens in Vegas.'More>>
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Blu-ray 'Transforms' the Charts 11 Sep, 2008
Last week will go down in history as Blu-ray Disc's coming-of-age party. Paramount/DreamWorks' two-disc special edition of a catalog title, 'Transformers,' debuted at No. 3 on the national sales chart, primarily because of strong sales on Blu-ray Disc.More>>
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