Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group announced six new Blu-ray 3D titles, including Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore 3D, Clash of the Titans 3D, The Polar Express 3D, IMAX Deep Sea 3D, IMAX Under the Sea 3D and IMAX Space Station 3D.
Some sad news today. CD, DVD and Blu-ray Disc (BD) replicator Cinram GmbH in Alsdorf, Germany announced that it plans to chop 400 jobs by the end of the year.
Warner Home Video announced that it has partnered with LG Electronics, Inc. and Sony Electronics Inc., to offer new Blu-ray 3D versions of IMAX Under the Sea 3D, IMAX Space Station 3D and IMAX Deep Sea 3D with the purchase of select Blu-ray 3D players, 3D TVs and 3D projectors.
Some sad news today. Cinram Manufacturing, LLC announced a reduction in its workforce at its Olyphant, PA optical disc manufacturing facility. According to the statement, this reduction will affect 155 employees and is in response to the loss of the company’s Warner Home Video account. The positions impacted by this decision represent a cross section …
The Digital Entertainment Group Europe announced that, following robust sales in 2009, strong Blu-ray Disc (BD) sales continued during the first quarter of 2010, topping 151.4 million Euros.
The British Video Association (BVA) announced that it is coordinating a promotional Blu-ray Disc (BD) bundle offer ahead of the FIFA World Cup in South Africa, being televised in HD for the first time. According to the statement, as part of the BVA’s continued campaign to promote the Blu-ray format it has brokered a partnership …
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Blockbuster Inc. announced new agreements with Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment LLC and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Inc. According to the statement, these new agreements, along with the previously-announced agreement with Warner Home Video, will provide day-and-date availability of movies for Blockbuster’s store and by-mail channels. Additionally, these studios will provide new enhanced payment terms …
Blockbuster Inc. announced a new agreement that continues to provide immediate availability of Warner Bros. titles in BLOCKBUSTER stores and by-mail. The digital agreement already in place remains unchanged.
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group and redbox announced a new multi-year distribution agreement that will make Warner Bros. new release DVD and Blu-ray Disc (BD) titles available to redbox customers after a 28-day window. The agreement also marks the end of the lawsuit that redbox filed against Warner Home Video in August 2009. According to …
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Standard & Poor’s announced that it has lowered its ratings on Cinram International Inc. (Cinram), including the long-term corporate credit rating to ‘B-‘ from ‘B’. In addition, it placed Cinram’s ratings on CreditWatch with negative implications.
Technicolor announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with Warner Bros. covering a broad number of areas. According to the statement, Technicolor and Warner Bros. have entered into a long term contract covering replication and distribution services for DVD and Blu-ray discs, which is expected to start generating material revenue for Technicolor in …