More Articles By Jennifer Netherby

• WOMEN ELITE 2008: DISNEY-- Leaders rise up ranks
  Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment’s team of leading women execs makes a perfect case for how more women are rising up the ranks in home entertainment to fill key roles. All five have been with Disney since the ’90s, and all have played major roles in the studio’s evolution over the last few years. More
  
• WOMEN ELITE 2008: UNIVERSAL-- Casting wide influence
  Universal Studios Home Entertainment’s team of Women Elites spans across nearly every segment at the studio. Hilary Hoffman, senior VP of brand and digital marketing, credits the industry’s openness to new ideas as well as female mentors for women’s move up the ranks. “From my experience, the one thing I do find valuable is I do think it’s important for women to me... More
  
• WOMEN ELITE 2008: HBO-- Growing responsibilities
  In March, Sofia Chang’s role at HBO expanded beyond just marketing videos to handling everything from DVDs to HBO-branded products such as Sopranos wine. “There are a lot of women in very senior positions at this company who are very respected, and in the years they’ve been here, they’ve seen their responsibilities grow as well,” says Chang, whose company’s t... More
  
• CinemaNow offers Disney movies to TiVo users
  OCT. 23 | Digital video recorder service also signs deal with Jaman.com More
  
• Dell enters movie download market
  OCT. 23 | Plans to pre-load more films on PCs More
  
• Fox tests DVD, VOD simultaneous releases
  OCT. 16 | The Happening launched on both platforms same day More
  
• Pioneer to offer download-and-burn drives
  OCT. 14 | Internal units ship this month; external in November More
  
• Allegro buys distributor VDI
  OCT. 8 | Acquisition makes Canadian subsidiary one of country's largest More
  
• Judge keeps RealDVD off the market for now
  OCT. 7 | UPDATE: Wired says software sold 3,000 copies before restraining order More
  
• RealNetworks, studios battle over DVD ripping software
  SEPT. 30 | Both sides have filed lawsuits More
  
• HASTINGS 40th ANNIVERSARY: Change for the good
  Constant change. That has been Hastings Entertainment’s secret to longevity in a business that has seen competitors from the legendary Tower Records to the all but forgotten MediaPlay fail. Hastings’ competitors and those in the book and video industries describe the multi-media retailer, one of the few still around, as an ever-changing retailer that knows its customer well and is a... More
  
• Toshiba and partners plan movie downloads to SD cards
  SEPT. 25 | NCR, MOD Systems to place digital kiosks at retail in early 2009 More
  
• Lieberfarb suing MOD Systems over Toshiba intro
  SEPT. 25 | Industry veteran says startup owes him $700,000 More
  
• Download and burn kiosks roll out to colleges
  SEPT. 23 | Polar Frog forms partnership with National Assn. of College Stores More
  
• Studio honchos tell investors sector is strong
  SEPT. 18 | Movie business 'recession resistant,' says Katzenberg More
  
• Dell offers first download-and-burn DVD drive
  SEPT. 15 | Qflix technology will offer CinemaNow downloads with CSS More
  
• HBO readies new American Girl
  SEPT. 12 | DVD premiere movie to bow after doll launch More
  
• New high-def format on the horizon
  SEPT. 11 | Backers could find obstacle in studios loyal to Blu More
  
• NBC returns shows to iTunes
  SEPT. 9 | Nearly a year after walking away from iTunes over a pricing dispute, NBC Universal is putting its shows back on the service and adding high-definition downloads. The studio also will offer the premiere show of Knight Rider and other new shows on iTunes the week before they air on TV. More
  
• RealNetworks to launch DVD ripping software
  SEPT. 8 | UPDATE: Company says content transfer doesn't break CSS encryption More