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Archive for March 1st, 2008

HD DVD’s Last Chance For Limelight

As HD DVD plays out its last days on the market, it has had one last shot at the limelight. For the week ended 2/24 HD DVD managed to grab 23% of the high-def market, with Blu-ray taking the other 77%. This makes them 76:24 for the year, and 65:35 since inception. But the real story is American Gangster. It managed to do something HD DVD has done in quite a while, take the top spot for best selling high-def title. In fact, it is the only HD DVD release to make the top 10, outselling second place Blu-ray Michael Clayton 3:2. This is one of the last major HD DVD exclusive blockbuster titles, there aren’t many titles left. And it is possible that some of those announced titles could be dropped, just as Paramount did with their post 3/4 titles.

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Liberty Media Concludes DirecTV Acquisition

Liberty Media has completed their acquisition of News Corp’s shares in DirecTV. The FCC approved the deal on Monday, and the Justice Department followed suit on Tuesday, clearing the deal of any anti-trust hurdles. The full deal has Liberty giving up their 16.3% share in News Corp in return for News Corp’s controlling 41% share of DirecTV, three regional sports networks, and $625 million in cash. The total deal is valued at $13.6 billion. The acquisition has been long rumored to signal the potential return of TiVo as DirecTV’s DVR platform, as Liberty Media is also a corporate investor in TiVo. Only time will tell.

Via EngadgetHD.

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This Weekend’s Amazon Unbox Sale

This weekend it almost isn’t worth posting about the sale. Amazon Unbox is only offering two titles, The Comebacks for $2.49 and The Bourne Supremacy for $2.99.

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