iTunes Makes Online Movie Gains

IHS Screen Digest announced that iTunes’ share of U.S. consumer spending for movie Electronic Sell Through (EST) and Internet Video-On-Demand (iVOD) rose to 65.8% in the first half of 2011, up from 64.9% in 2010.

Pioneer Unleashes Four AV Receivers

Pioneer Electronics (USA) announced four new Pioneer-branded 5.1 and 7.1-channel audio/video receivers, the VSX-521 ($249), VSX-821 ($349), VSX-921 ($449) and VSX-1021 ($549).

Denon and Marantz Offer AirPlay Streaming

Denon Electronics and Marantz America announced a feature upgrade to support AirPlay music streaming on various network-capable audio/video components in their respective lineups.