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Venice 27 Aug 08 - 06 Sep 08

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F1 fans driven to Odeon

Saturday, July 05, 2008

Odeon Cinemas opened up to Formula One fans over the weekend for a live screening of the 60th British Grand Prix.

Virgin Media warns against illegal downloading

Friday, July 04, 2008

Virgin Media has sent out around 800 letters to customers warning them that they should not be downloading illegal music files from the internet.

Consumers still love DVDs, says survey

Friday, July 04, 2008

Although the internet is growing increasingly significant as a source of video content, the vast majority of consumers aged 13 to 29 (Gen Y) and 30 to 43 (Gen X) still buy and rent DVDs, according to a survey.

Metrodome goes day and date with VOD and theatrical

Friday, July 04, 2008

Metrodome is set to release the Neil Young anti-Iraq war concert film “CSNY Déjà Vu” simultaneously in cinemas and via Video on Demand (VOD).

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Previous Next Latest Features: July 2008 issue

Underneath the tent poles

Feature length kids’ stuff is going great guns at the moment but that’s not necessarily the case elsewhere in the children’s sector. Pete Dodd investigates

Queuing up to the gramophone

You CAN teach an old dog new tricks – at least you can when you’re talking about HMV’s timeless and trusted icon Nipper.

Keeping the Disney classics fresh

So significant is the Disney portfolio to sales of children’s titles in the UK that in BVA terms ‘Walt Disney’ is a section in its own right, competing with Pre-School, School Age and ‘Other Kids’ for its share of the overall kids’ sales pie.

Fremantle guided by research

Independent home entertainment distributor Fremantle has embarked on extensive research and analysis of the children’s market over the last few years to develop a comprehensive kids’ strategy for their newly acquired Canadian Nelvana catalogue and their existing children’s brands.

Coming Attractions: September

By Ray Bennett

Sydenham offers space

Following a recent refurbishment, Sainsbury’s Sydenham store is now not only one of the highest earning but also physically one of the biggest Sainsbury’s stores. So is big better? Emma Agu Benson reports.

Fun for all the family on DVD

A wealth of children’s product is lined up for the summer and beyond. Here is just a taster of some of the highlights and new developments for the rest of 2008.

Crisis, what crisis?

The digital revolution is already forcing a period of great change on home entertainment retailers and a global recession is in prospect – but that’s all good for business, Pete Dodd learns.

The transition from physical to digital

In the second day of the Driving Digital Content conference, Bob Auger listened to a panel of Studio execs as they discussed the evolving home entertainment landscape.

Making movies mobile

Motorola and Paramount have announced they are to partner in offering an online film store for mobile phones. Bob Auger reports on the company that provided the platform for the service to launch.

Cinemas wait for summer reels to sizzle

Summer 2008 has a lot to live up after last year but distributors are upbeat about the prospects. Ray Bennett reports.

Brightspark puts heart into ‘Tin Man’

Indie distributor Brightspark Productions is moving on from the budget arena into premium-priced television series. Sam Andrews talks to Managing Director Jeremy Davis about his plans to grow the business.