Retailers try mainstream promotion of high-def
JULY 6 | Retailers are going mainstream with their marketing and merchandising efforts for high-definition discs as the number of titles released across the HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc formats approaches 1,000. Amazon.com, Best Buy, Trans World, Virgin Megastores and others are promoting both formats, unwilling to potentially snub a portion of their early adopter consumers.
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Warner’s Total HD delayed until 2008
JUNE 27 | LOS ANGELES— Warner Home Video looks to be pushing the launch of its dual-format high-definition disc, Total HD, into 2008, from the second half of this year, as was originally planned.
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More high-def sales, no breakout titles
MAY 25 | A slew of elite high-definition titles landed at retail on May 22, pushing up weekly sales volume on Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD discs. Nevertheless, retailers are beginning to roll out store exclusives for high-profile high-def discs, even if they are catalog.
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DVD games change packaging, prices
DVD game makers are repacking games for the DVD aisle and even cutting prices in a bid to gain new shelf space for the category.
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2006 ends on upswing
Consumer demand for flat-screen TVs, new videogame systems and other high-end electronics drove interest in home entertainment on the whole and helped push DVD sales above last year during the year-end shopping season, according to retailers.
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Online retailers discount for 'Cyber Monday'
Retailers began heavily discounting DVDs online Monday as marketers and retailers kicked off what has been dubbed “Cyber Monday,” one of the busiest online shopping days of the year.
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PS3: Gone in 60 minutes
The installed base of high-definition DVD players increased exponentially this week, as Sony’s Blu-ray Disc-enabled PlayStation 3 game console sold out within minutes of going on sale on Nov. 17, and Microsoft’s HD DVD add-on for the Xbox 360 also opened strongly.
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DVD kiosk business expands
More companies are jumping into the DVD kiosk space with an eye toward in-store disc burning and downloads to portable entertainment devices.
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Store makeover anchors IndieFest
More than 300 retailers took part in IndieFest ’06, Monday’s pre-convention event dedicated to independent retailers.
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PSP loses support
Studios and retailers are continuing to narrow their PlayStation Portable movie slate as sales on the format fail to meet once-high hopes.
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Study: Consumers still prefer shorts
Video snacks, more so than full meals, are proving the most popular type of paid digital download or stream, according to NPD research.
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TV DVD ratings still growing
The TV DVD segment is still growing at a rapid clip this year, due in large part to the growing volume of releases, but some franchises, particularly older ones, are starting to slow, according to retailers and suppliers.
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Warner pushes HD DVD titles to April
Warner Home Video last week finally revealed the first details of its plan to market HD DVD titles, including pricing, special features, projected sales and an initial street date of April 18—three weeks after the March 28 launch the studio had originally planned.
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Walk the Line stomps on competition
Days before the Academy Awards, major contender Walk the Line sold more than 3 million DVD units on its Tuesday street date, according to distributor 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.
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Amazon to enter digital downloads
Amazon.com is preparing to enter the digital download turf this spring with a service that will likely marry downloads to DVD sales.
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Best Buy posts solid December
Best Buy posted $5.7 billion in December revenue, a 12% improvement over a year earlier, but DVDs and other entertainment software were deemed sluggish.
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