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'Surfer' Glides to No. 1 The fourth quarter began with a bang as 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment's 'Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer' became the top-selling and top-renting DVD its first week in stores. ... FULL STORY
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Healthy Q3 Helps Soften Drop In Home Video Spending A strong third quarter helped ease the gap in consumer DVD spending between this year and last year, with the latest Nielsen VideoScan numbers showing a year-over-year decline of just 5% for the first three quarters of 2007. ... FULL STORY
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HDTV Conference Provides No Easy Solutions for High-Def In another contentious roundtable, representatives of both the Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD groups sparred over which was better to supplant DVD, while a representative of Warner Bros. took the middle ground, at a high-def format panel Oct. 10 at the 5th Annual HDTV Conference in Universal City, Calif. ... FULL STORY
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DVD Forum: 51GB HD DVD Still Testing; Paramount to Up HD DVD
Efforts in 2008 The announcements came Oct. 9 at the DVD Forum's North America DVD Conference in Universal City, Calif. ... FULL STORY
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Warner SVP Says Catalog Could Open Up to Burn On Demand Jim Wuthrich, SVP of digital distribution for Warner Bros., told attendees at the DVD Forum's North America DVD Conference that the decision to allow CSS to be licensed should open studio catalogs. ... FULL STORY
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Indiana town questions Redbox monitoring
October 8, 2007
Legislators in a small Indiana town
are taking Redbox to task over the inclusion of R-rated movies
in its kiosks, and independent rental retailers like DVD
Federation are jumping on
the opportunity to market themselves as more parent- and
community-friendly than their $1-per-night rival.
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Best Buy named leading high-def retailer
OCT. 5 | Best Buy has emerged as the leading
retailer of Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD titles by a wide margin,
easily topping DVD-dominant Wal-Mart, according to the NPD
Group. Wal-Mart carries a third-place share of the
high-definition software market, followed by Circuit City and
Target.
Amazon.com sits in second.
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Who Will Benefit From Movie Gallery Closures?
News that financially challenged Movie Gallery Inc. will
shutter more than 500 stores was largely met with indifference
by independent video retailers.
NEWS
Studios Wrap DVDs for the Holidays
Studios are gearing up for the season with packaging that
ranges from the highly elaborate to the basic and minimalist.
RESEARCH
Consumers Get ‘Knocked Up’
Universal bears a No.1 on the DVD sales and rental charts
with ‘Knocked Up.’.
Top 20 Sellers
Top 20 Renters
NEWS
Product Placement HD DVD Style
Universal unveils site that allows consumers to buy stuff
seen in HD DVDs.
NEWS
Analyst: Blockbuster Q3 Subs Will Drop
A cut in market spending is a major factor.
REVIEWS
How does Robert Rodriguez’ half of the ‘Grindhouse’
double-feature, ‘Planet Terror,’ hold up on DVD?
JUST ANNOUNCED
Sony announces ‘Superbad’ on DVD and Blu-ray Disc
Redbox Finds Its Niche
2007-05-24
Four years ago, Redbox tried to wow the Washington region with high-tech kiosks that dispensed such necessities as milk, eggs and portobello-and-goat-cheese sandwiches, billed as vending machines of the future.
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Kiosk revenue forecast
2007-03-26
UPDATE: Redbox plans hundreds more locations at McDonald's, grocers
By Susanne Ault 3/26/2007.
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An easy pick
2007-03-01
An easy pick: Movies via cable, satellite or internet download threaten, but for now the automated dvd rental dispenser is still best for your thriller. read more >
Business is brisk for DVD rental kisoks
2006-08-30
The video rental business changed the way consumers watch movies. Today another revolution is underway, changing the way consumers acquire and view their chosen films. read more >
DVDNow Allows Entrepreneurs to Profit from DVD Rental Kiosks
With DVD rental kiosks taking the North American market by storm, industry analysts have confirmed that video rental stores are fading out of the picture. Focused almost entirely on new releases, DVDNow rental kiosks offer the same top 30 titles that generate 80% of revenue for a traditional video store. read more>
DVDPlay Reels in $20 Million
2006-06-28
DVDPlay raised $20 million in financing on Wednesday, giving the movie-rental company the cash it needs to position its kiosks in more locations...
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McDonald's Supersizes Their DVD Program
2005-08-04
When I was growing up there was a small theater in my hometown called the Rainbow. It was your typical mom and pop cineplex, the kind of place you would take the whole family to. They used to hold bingo contests before the films started and would sometimes offer double features.
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Nation's Largest Owner/Operator of DVD Rental Kiosks for Grocery Store Channel Completes $10 Million Funding; The New Release™ Plans Aggressive Expansion in 2006
2005-02-01
The primary users of Internet terminals have always been, and will always be, travelers. Anyone else is more likely to be back in front of a computer in their home or office within a couple of hours a...
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DVD Rental Kiosks Give Retailers Added Revenues Kiosk Marketplace
DVD rentals in the US totaled USD 5.7 billion in 2004, according to the Digital Entertainment Group, and kiosks are becoming the latest delivery channel for the movie rental business. Just recently McDonald’s announced that it would expand its DVD rental kiosk pilot from an initial 100 locations, to over 1,200 by end-2005 and will work with major grocery stores to facilitate returns. read more