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Studios/Suppliers

Studios release more TV shows on Blu-ray
By Susanne Ault – 02/20/2009
FEB. 20 | South Park, BBC miniseries making their high-def debut More Buckley-Bruno named Variety publishing director
By VB staff – 02/19/2009
FEB. 19 | Move part of larger restructuring at Variety Group More

Blu-ray, DVD packaged in same box
By Susanne Ault – 02/20/2009
FEB. 20 | New, catalog releases offered in combo packages More

Cable operators continue Internet TV talks
By Todd Spangler of Multichannel News – 02/20/2009
FEB. 20 | FROM MULTICHANNEL NEWS: Comcast, TWC talk with Viacom, NBCU More

Gospel music gives light to blind boys concert DVD
By Mike Reynolds of Multichannel News – 02/20/2009
FEB. 20 | FROM MULTICHANNEL NEWS: Network premieres ‘Live In New Orleans’ day before street More

Videogame piracy flourishes in Western Europe
By Danny King – 02/19/2009
FEB. 19 | Italy, Israel among most notorious, ESA says More

SpongeBob DVD followed with new videogames
By Danny King – 02/19/2009
FEB. 19 | Nickelodeon’s cartoon character celebrates 10th anniversary More

Shout! Factory hires DVD production, acquisitions head
By Cheryl Cheng – 02/18/2009
FEB. 18 | MacMillan previously worked at BCI Eclipse More

Universal distributes new Pokemon DVD
By Danny King – 02/18/2009
FEB. 18 | Latest movie from the cartoon franchise bows next month More

Piracy crackdown yields success
By Clifford Coonon of Variety – 02/18/2009
FEB. 18 | FROM VARIETY: Operation ZoomOut cuts number of DVDs More

Watching the deep Blu sea
By Cindy Spielvogel – 02/20/2009
FEB. 20 | GREEN REPORT: Some of the best films about the natural wonders of the ocean are shown in tourist venues like theme parks and museums, shot on high-definition and made to be viewed in expansive spaces. But these programs also are available in high-quality versions for the small screen, on Blu-ray Disc as well as DVD. More

Retail

Circuit City store closings underway
By Alan Wolf of TWICE – 02/23/2009
FEB. 20 | FROM TWICE: Auction for leases scheduled for Feb. 26 More Best Buy limits HQ layoffs to 250
By Greg Tarr of TWICE – 02/19/2009
FEB. 19 | FROM TWICE: Electronics chain also creating 210 corporate-level jobs More

Retailers join digital business with gift cards
By Jennifer Netherby – 02/20/2009
FEB. 20 | Broker GMG reports sales up eightfold in Q4 More

Amazon to sell exclusive Twilight Blu-ray box set
By Susanne Ault – 02/19/2009
FEB. 19 | $79.99 collection to be available May 5 More

Videogames online spending increases
By Danny King – 02/19/2009
FEB. 19 | DVDs, electronics sales through Internet lag More

Premium entertainment services still in demand
By Susanne Ault – 02/18/2009
FEB. 18 | NPD: Consumers subscribe to online download, videogame offerings More

Microsoft names Porter to head retail effort
By Doug Olenick of TWICE – 02/17/2009
FEB. 17 | FROM TWICE: VP was Wal-Mart’s head entertainment buyer, DreamWorks exec More

Wal-Mart reports 1.7% Q4 gain sales
By Steve Smith of TWICE – 02/17/2009
FEB. 17 | FROM TWICE: Income continuing operations was down 7.7% More

Circuit City to begin auctioning stores, brand
By Alan Wolf of TWICE – 02/17/2009
FEB. 17 | FROM TWICE: Retailer to sell or break leases on nearly 600 properties More

High-def

Sony rolls out Kramer vs. Kramer BD Live download
By Susanne Ault – 02/18/2009
FEB. 18 | Feature to be accessible to variety of Blu-ray disc owners More

Technology

Gateway intros movie-centric laptop
By Doug Olenick of TWICE – 02/20/2009
FEB. 20 | FROM TWICE: TC notebook will have 14-inch HD widescreen display More

Mobile-TV users to surge tenfold by 2013
By Danny King – 02/19/2009
FEB. 19 | Report: Asia, Europe to lead growth More

VOD/Downloads

Cable operators continue Internet TV talks
By Todd Spangler of Multichannel News – 02/20/2009
FEB. 20 | FROM MULTICHANNEL NEWS: Comcast, TWC talk with Viacom, NBCU More

Videogame downloads to increase faster than movies
By Susanne Ault – 02/19/2009
FEB. 19 | Game revenue will be $5.4 billion in 2012, $2.8 billion for films More

Hulu pulls TV shows from rival sites
By Jennifer Netherby – 02/19/2009
FEB. 19 | CBS’s TV.com, Boxee among first sites to lose content More

GTA IV episode exclusive download on Xbox
By Danny King – 02/17/2009
FEB. 17 | Installment of record-setting title priced at $19.99 More

Mobile movie downloads coming from Sony Ericsson
By Jennifer Netherby – 02/17/2009
FEB. 17 | Content will be offered as part of PlayNow service More