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Archives for: February 20085
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Oscar’s box office bump
Friday February 22nd 2008There’s been an unusually strong awards box office bump this year, with the five best picture contenders combining to gross $97 million domestically since Academy Award nominations were announced Jan. 22.
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Paramount seals Blu-ray sweep
Friday February 22nd 2008All six major Hollywood studios are now in the Blu-ray Disc camp, a day after Toshiba has pulled the plug on HD DVD and Blu-ray became effectively the only next-gen game in town.
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TV ads losing steam, marketers say
Thursday February 21st 2008Traditional television advertising has become less effective in the past two years, according to 62% of marketers, and a majority are trying new ad formats and new video platforms, according to a study by the Association of National Advertisers and Forrester Research. The complete survey results will be revealed during[…]
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Owen Wilson goes back to work
Thursday February 21st 2008Owen Wilson is going back to work for the first time since his suicide attempt last summer. After he was hospitalized last August, Wilson dropped out of this summer’s comedy “Tropic Thunder,” which already had been in production. He was replaced by Matthew McConaughey.
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Studios go Blu as high-def format war ends
Thursday February 21st 2008In the wake of Toshiba’s formal surrender in the next-gen DVD format war, Universal Studios Home Entertainment said that it will begin releasing titles on Blu-ray Disc. Toshiba confirmed Tuesday that it will discontinue developing, manufacturing and marketing HD DVD players and recorders. The announcement ends a two-year battle with Blu-ray Disc to succeed DVD.
ARCHIVES
Archives for: February 20085
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Oscar’s box office bump
Friday February 22nd 2008There’s been an unusually strong awards box office bump this year, with the five best picture contenders combining to gross $97 million domestically since Academy Award nominations were announced Jan. 22.
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Paramount seals Blu-ray sweep
Friday February 22nd 2008All six major Hollywood studios are now in the Blu-ray Disc camp, a day after Toshiba has pulled the plug on HD DVD and Blu-ray became effectively the only next-gen game in town.
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TV ads losing steam, marketers say
Thursday February 21st 2008Traditional television advertising has become less effective in the past two years, according to 62% of marketers, and a majority are trying new ad formats and new video platforms, according to a study by the Association of National Advertisers and Forrester Research. The complete survey results will be revealed during[…]
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Owen Wilson goes back to work
Thursday February 21st 2008Owen Wilson is going back to work for the first time since his suicide attempt last summer. After he was hospitalized last August, Wilson dropped out of this summer’s comedy “Tropic Thunder,” which already had been in production. He was replaced by Matthew McConaughey.
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Studios go Blu as high-def format war ends
Thursday February 21st 2008In the wake of Toshiba’s formal surrender in the next-gen DVD format war, Universal Studios Home Entertainment said that it will begin releasing titles on Blu-ray Disc. Toshiba confirmed Tuesday that it will discontinue developing, manufacturing and marketing HD DVD players and recorders. The announcement ends a two-year battle with Blu-ray Disc to succeed DVD.
ARCHIVES
Archives for: February 20085
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Oscar’s box office bump
Friday February 22nd 2008There’s been an unusually strong awards box office bump this year, with the five best picture contenders combining to gross $97 million domestically since Academy Award nominations were announced Jan. 22.
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Paramount seals Blu-ray sweep
Friday February 22nd 2008All six major Hollywood studios are now in the Blu-ray Disc camp, a day after Toshiba has pulled the plug on HD DVD and Blu-ray became effectively the only next-gen game in town.
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TV ads losing steam, marketers say
Thursday February 21st 2008Traditional television advertising has become less effective in the past two years, according to 62% of marketers, and a majority are trying new ad formats and new video platforms, according to a study by the Association of National Advertisers and Forrester Research. The complete survey results will be revealed during[…]
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Owen Wilson goes back to work
Thursday February 21st 2008Owen Wilson is going back to work for the first time since his suicide attempt last summer. After he was hospitalized last August, Wilson dropped out of this summer’s comedy “Tropic Thunder,” which already had been in production. He was replaced by Matthew McConaughey.
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Studios go Blu as high-def format war ends
Thursday February 21st 2008In the wake of Toshiba’s formal surrender in the next-gen DVD format war, Universal Studios Home Entertainment said that it will begin releasing titles on Blu-ray Disc. Toshiba confirmed Tuesday that it will discontinue developing, manufacturing and marketing HD DVD players and recorders. The announcement ends a two-year battle with Blu-ray Disc to succeed DVD.
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