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MESA News – May 15
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Studios/Suppliers
Tuesday street dates return, for now
By Susanne Ault – 05/15/2009
MAY 15 | PHYSICAL: Extra expense a factor in cutting back weekend releases More
Home simultaneously in theaters, online, on TV, DVD
By Laurence Lerman – 05/15/2009
MAY 15 | PHYSICAL: Earth documentary released on World Environment Day More
Total Drama Island to street Aug. 18
By Susanne Ault – 05/15/2009
MAY 15 | PHYSICAL: Cartoon Network will pack all 27 episodes into DVD More
Sony promotes worldwide publicity executives
By Marcy Magiera – 05/14/2009
MAY 14 | PHYSICAL: Griesbach now executive director, Allen director More
RealNetworks expands lawsuit against studios
By Jennifer Netherby – 05/14/2009
MAY 14 | PHYSICAL: Updated Accuses violation of antitrust laws More
Sony reports fiscal 2009 $1.01 billion loss
By Susanne Ault – 05/14/2009
MAY 14 | PHYSICAL: Film a high point; videogames, electronics down More
Eagle Rock wins Blues award
By Laurence Lerman – 05/13/2009
MAY 13 | PHYSICAL: Three titles nominated for DVD of the Year More
DVD most popular home entertainment choice
By Susanne Ault – 05/12/2009
MAY 12 | PHYSICAL: NPD survey says Blu-ray at 7%, online at 3% More
Toshiba reports $1.89 billion loss in Q4
By Danny King – 05/11/2009
MAY 11 | PHYSICAL: Digital products unit hurt by global recession, says company More
CDSA names new director of anti-piracy programs
By Cheryl Cheng – 05/11/2009
MAY 11 | PHYSICAL: Dyson to replace Gorman in role More
Star Trek beams up $76.5 million
By Pamela McClintock of Variety – 05/11/2009
MAY 11 | VARIETY BOX-OFFICE REPORT: Paramount’s franchise reboot tops box office More
Gay Pride Month, related titles bow in June
By Cindy Spielvogel – 05/11/2009
MAY 11 | PHYSICAL: President Clinton records intro for Wolfe’s Pedro More
Angels & Demons conjures indie opportunities
By Cindy Spielvogel – 05/11/2009
MAY 11 | PHYSICAL: Suppliers release related documentaries, movies More
Vanguard starts movie club
By Cindy Spielvogel – 05/11/2009
MAY 11 | PHYSICAL: Indies supplier offers titles for sale at discount to members More
Retail
Netflix tops in customer satisfaction again
By Susanne Ault – 05/11/2009
MAY 11 | PHYSICAL: Online rental store topped ForeSee’s list of 100 retailers More
Wal-Mart’s Q1 sales, earnings flat
By Alan Wolf of TWICE – 05/15/2009
MAY 15 | FROM TWICE: Company blames currency fluctuations, 2008 leap year More
Blockbuster Q1 profit falls 39%
By Danny King – 05/14/2009
MAY 14 | PHYSICAL: U.S. same-store sales decline 10.9%; refinancing completed More
Netflix opens Ohio central shipping hub
By Danny King – 05/14/2009
MAY 14 | PHYSICAL: 90,000-square-foot facility will ship 150,000 DVDs daily More
CBS, Paramount package T.V. Sets DVDs
By Susanne Ault – 05/13/2009
MAY 13 | PHYSICAL: New line aimed at putting genre into new retail segments More
Systemax wins bid for Circuit City brand: Report
By Alan Wolf of TWICE – 05/12/2009
MAY 12 | FROM TWICE: IT manufacturer gains chain’s intellectual property, e-commerce business More
High-Def
Watchmen expands interactivity on Blu-ray
By Susanne Ault – 05/12/2009
MAY 12 | PHYSICAL: Title will include Maximum Movie Mode, Facebook feature More
Technology
Sony launching new Walkman music/video player
By Susanne Ault – 05/13/2009
MAY 13 | MOBILE: Two models will be priced at $299, $399 More
Amazon launches Kindle store for iPhones
By Danny King – 05/12/2009
MAY 12 | MOBILE: Web services for mobiles continues growth More
North American flat-screen shipments still rising
By Danny King – 05/11/2009
MAY 11 | PHYSICAL: Vizio leapfrogs Samsung, Sony for LCD market lead More
VOD/Downloads
Online movie sites searchable on Jinni
By Jennifer Netherby – 05/15/2009
MAY 15 | DIGITAL: Service plays Hulu, Netflix content More
Online video viewing lengthened 58% in past year
05/12/2009
MAY 12 | DIGITAL: Typical user watched almost three hours in April, report says More
IPhone owners most likely to watch video
By Danny King – 05/12/2009
MAY 12 | MOBILE: Mobile Web users surge, building revenue More
Warner integrates Web content across divisions
By Susanne Ault – 05/11/2009
MAY 11 | DIGITAL: WB.com includes video clips for classic, current films More
Videogames
Nintendo tops 1 million DS sold in April
By Amy Gilroy of TWICE – 05/15/2009
MAY 15 | FROM TWICE: New DSi propels sales well beyond Sony’s PlayStation Portable More
Videogame revenue falls 17% in April
By Susanne Ault – 05/14/2009
MAY 14 | PHYSICAL: Month hampered by few new game releases More
Q1 videogame spending jumps online, DVD drops
By Danny King – 05/14/2009
MAY 14 | PHYSICAL: E-commerce outperforms bricks-and-mortar More
GameStop offers movie promotion
By Danny King – 05/13/2009
MAY 13 | PHYSICAL: Free theater ticket with purchase of such games as X-Men, Hannah More