More Articles By Carl DiOrio

• Resolutions and wishes
  It’s a new year, so why not a new attitude? No more hand-wringing over video industry consolidation and assorted threats to packaged media. More
  
• Blockbuster raises Hollywood bid
  Improves on Movie Gallery's offer by 9% More
  
• TV-on-DVD gets popular
  Music DVD sales also surge More
  
• Average cost of a movie: $102.9 million
  FROM VARIETY: 15% rise from previous year; Valenti confirms exit. More
  
• Disney has the Muppets well in hand
  Company also acquires Bear in the Big Blue House from Henson Co. More
  
• Company eyes stock swap, auction block for retailer
  FROM VARIETY: Company eyes stock swap, auction block for retailer More
  
• Lost in Translation plays it both ways
  FROM VARIETY: Film expands in theaters as it hits video shelves. More
  
• Pixar breaks off talks with Disney
  Jobs says 'we're moving on' after sides can't agree on new distribution deal. More
  
• Sources: Time Warner and MGM talking merger
  FROM VARIETY: As former distributor of Lion's video, TW knows the catalog. More
  
• MGM, New Line on Rentrak movie marquee
  All majors except Warner, Sony on board for tracking service. More
  
• EchoStar in the bidding for more birds
  Offer made to buy Lorel's six satellites for about $1.5 billion. More
  
• MGM bids adieu to bidding to buy Vivendi U
  FROM VARIETY: Studio says $14 billion asking piece is too high. More
  
• James Bond is there to boost MGM in 2nd quarter
  Red ink rises, but revenue jumps 44% powered by Die Another Day . More
  
• New round of offers to buy Artisan fielded
  FROM VARIETY: Handful of initial bidders follow up with second proposals. More
  
• Before video, an encore for Chicago
  Miramax to rerelease film in theaters; new dance number also on VHS, DVD. More
  
• For sale sign is placed on Disney Stores
  Company looks at shedding 548-store chain in U.S. and Europe. More
  
• At deadline, bids for Artisan roll in
  FROM VARIETY: Non-binding offers top $100 million; Lions Gate seen as suitor. More
  
• Matrix Reloaded hits the motherlode
  FROM VARIETY: $135.8 million is record for four-day opening weekend. More
  
• Muppets are back in the Henson family
  Sons and daughters of founder reclaim company from EM.TV for $89 million. More
  
• Artisan is looking to sell a piece of the pie
  FROM VARIETY: Auction could cash out Audax investors, perhaps others. More