More Articles By Wendy Wilson

• WOMEN ELITE 2008: INDEPENDENTS-- New challenges
  Things are tough all over, executives with independent labels agree, but they say that being a woman at the top of the industry is the least of their concerns. Citing broad economic concerns that are impacting consumer spending, these women say their companies are taking inventory of the most pressing challenges facing their businesses and developing fresh ways to address them. More
  
• WOMEN ELITE 2008: TRADE ASSOCIATIONS-- Staying connected
  Leading women executives from two industry trade groups fielded questions about the future of their respective organizations and how being a woman colors the way they do business. When Carrie Dieterich came to the Entertainment Merchants Assn. (then called Video Software Dealers Assn.), she brought a rich background in film and TV production, as well as theatrical marketing and publicity, with ... More
  
• CEA report: More companies going green
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• Monterey's Whale doc focuses on Unity and Peace
  SEPT. 25 |  Screenings to be central in environmental weekend More
  
• FAITH & FAMILY: Ringing in the holiday season
  SEPT. 8 | FAITH & FAMILY: Suppliers, retailers repromote catalog, price aggressively More
  
• Bring summer theatrical hits home
  JULY 21 | Plenty of DVDs extend the Batman, Hulk franchises More
  
• Licensed products will give Iron Man DVD steam
  JUNE 6 | DVD-related licensing news from Licensing International Expo More
  
• EMA Digital Council addresses digital delivery
  MAY 5 | SUPERMARKET CHANNEL GUIDE: The grocery channel is redefining its relationship with video by making the move toward rental kiosks; eventually, that could include manufactured-on-demand kiosks as well. Rather than focusing specifically on supermarkets, the Entertainment Merchants Assn. has decided to address the practical problems of the overall home entertainment digital delivery business. More
  
• Advocate for indie stores calls it quits after 24 years
  MAY 1 | Rod Eglash and his family will close the doors of Milwaukee’s RSE Video Discount Superstore next month. In operation since 1985, RSE has seen a 10% drop in revenue each year for the last three years, to $350,000 annually. More
  
• Executives discuss initiatives at Green Media Summit
  MARCH 21 | GREEN REPORT:  When executives come together for the industry’s first Green Media Summit in Los Angeles next week, the talk won’t be as much about what they’ve done to green their operations as to why increased environmental responsibility is best for their business. More
  
• Topics gives back—to employees and environment
  MARCH 10 | As head of a DVD and computer software publishing company that employs 55 people, Topics Entertainment president and CEO Greg James found himself in the somewhat unique position to create a program that benefits his employees while addressing larger environmental concerns, so he did. More
  
• The word is the thing for Walden Media
  FEB. 25 | FAITH & FAMILY: Company co-founder and president Michael Flaherty says that Walden’s success in reaching beyond mainstream movie-goers to Christian viewers is no secret, just the product of simple outreach. More
  
• Sony develops DVD premieres with notable names
  FEB. 15 | Sony has quietly developed a notable business bringing out DVD premiere action titles featuring stars that graced theatrical marquees in the late ’80s and ’90s, including Dolph Lundgren, Steven Seagal and Jean-Claude Van Damme. More
  
• Music DVDs play on lower note
  JAN. 21 | INDIE FILM GUIDE: The video industry is feeling dubious about the strength of music DVD, whether documentaries, live concert films or other music-related material. More
  
• Franchise DVDs in spotlight at Toy Fair
  JAN. 21 | Toy Fair 2008 takes place Feb. 17-20 in New York City, and studios and their partners on the consumer products side will be using their spring toy lines to capitalize on expanding audiences for existing franchises. More
  
• Distributor Artie Bach dies
  JAN. 4 | Video pioneer Arthur Bach died Dec. 10 at Sloan-Kettering hospital in New York City from complications following cancer surgery. He was 78. More
  
• Mike Nawrocki is the Veggie gardener
  OCT. 22 | FAITH & FAMILY: Nawrocki and Phil Vischer have cultivated their creative connection into a Christian ministry of an animated and far-reaching kind. To date, VeggieTales has released 28 direct-to-video titles and one theatrical film. More
  
• WaxWorks builds Blu-ray promotional kit
  OCT. 18 | Distributor WaxWorks VideoWorks is offering accounts a meat-and-potatoes promotional kit to help explain next-generation DVD technology Blu-ray Disc to consumers. The company will not offer a similar promotional kit for HD DVD. More
  
• Best Buy up, Circuit City down in Q2
  SEPT. 20 | Best Buy and Circuit City announced second-quarter earnings this week, giving investors a glimpse at two sides of the coin for consumer electronics retail sales: Best Buy showing solid gains; Circuit City, losses. More
  
• Sonopress division brought under Arvato Digital Services
  SEPT. 18 | Sonopress has a new name, as part of a reorganization of parent company Bertelsmann AG's media services operations. The replicator is now included with Arvato Digital Services. More