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Metrodome finds Romanian buyer

Metrodome Group’s German parent TV-Loonland announced Friday it is set to sell a 50.1% stake in the UK theatrical to DVD independent distributor to leading Romanian entertainment group MediaPro for 2.62p per share, valuing the company at £3.2 million.

Sainsbury's to boost non-food as profits grow

Supermarket chain Sainsbury’s plans to boost its non-food offer as it reports strong profits at the end of a three-year turnaround plan.

Skitt heads The Works retail chain

Former ChoicesUK CEO Anthony Skitt has been brought in by private equity house Endless to head discount bookseller The Works, which is bought out of administration late last month.

HMV expects to meet higher profit expectations

In a trading update on Friday for the last 16 weeks to April 26, HMV Group Plc reported that it was confident full-year pre-tax profit before one-off items would be towards the upper end of market expectations, which range from £46-58 million.

Salter quits EUK in shock move to Tesco

In a shock move, Tesco DVD Category Director Ian Ditcham is to move to another category at the supermarket giant and will be replaced by Entertainment UK Sales and Marketing Director Rob Salter, according to industry sources.

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Strategy is working for Blockbuster

A same-store sales rise for the first time in five years and a move into the black for its online subscription business has helped push Blockbuster in the US into profit in the first-quarter.

Liberation welcomes 'Visitor'

Liberation Entertainment has extended its distribution deal with Halcyon Pictures to include the DVD release of director Tom McCarthy’s latest feature "The Visitor".

Paramount enters Coolroom

Paramount Digital Entertainment has linked with digital services provider Coolroom to deliver Paramount Pictures’ titles through its digital retail service.

Pias opts for 'Real' comedy

Distributor Pias – formerly Vital – has signed a distribution deal with new comedy label Real Talent.

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Hollywood looks for an entente cordiale

PEVE Digital Entertainment returned last month after an 18-month hiatus in which Screen Digest took over the complete organisation of the event. Sam Andrews and Pete Dodd report from the 16th edition of the premier European home entertainment conference.

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HMV Focus: Putting the passion back into retail

Already back from the brink, high street specialist HMV unveils its next round of strategies to regain retail dominance. Sam Andrews reports

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New gimmicks buoy US DVD shops

The Hollywood Reporter’s Carl Diorio reports on the creative measures US retailers are taking to counter falling sales

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Brits no Cannes do

‘Indiana Jones’ heads the star power at this year’s Festival de Cannes but there’s no room in the Competition for any British films. Ray Bennett looks at the lineup

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A healthy future in selling the past

Studios never overlook the importance of older titles. Pete Dodd reports on the campaigns that keep catalogue alive

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Keeping the disc hackers at bay

One of the key content protection features of Blu-ray is the BD+ security system. Kit Rodgers of Cryptography Research and Carter Laren of Macrovision gives Bob Auger the facts behind the technology and the licensing process.

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Something out of nothing

In the second of his series about how filmmakers make ends meet in the British movie industry, Ray Bennett meets the makers of the no-budget “Small Town Folk”

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Flying high into retail

Indie film distributor High Fliers has inked a deal with sales house World Cinema to attack the sell through market. Pete Dodd reports.

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Living the dream

“The Office” star Martin Freeman is fast carving out a name for himself as a movie star. His latest film, “The Good Night”, is set to be released on DVD by Momentum Pictures on May 26. Directed by Jake Paltrow and co-starring Penelope Cruz, Simon Pegg, Gwyneth Paltrow and Danny DeVito, it is a comedy about a man who encounters the woman of his dreams. Here, Freeman talks about making the film, his own dreams and how he’s never seen Tom Cruise’s “bits”

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Coming attractions: July

Ray Bennett looks at forthcoming cinema releases for July

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Travelling in hope of finding diversion

Setting off for a last minute holiday, Emma Agu Benson put her time at the airport to good use with a trip round the travel entertainment stores

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