Home Media Magazine - September 28 - October 4, 2008 - (Page 46) NEWS EAA Honors Visionaries Continued from page 1 www.homemediamagazine.com Schoonover Out at Circuit City, Marcum In the past fiscal year. Arnold said Marcum inherits a was on the horizon. The retailer’s shares, which have host of problems, including Circuit He was paid more than $6.5 mil- steadily declined for the past year, City’s dwindling cash reserves — a lion in salary and stock in the past began freefalling after Blockbuster significant concern, he said, with the fiscal year. Inc. ended its acquisition attempt current credit crunch and the slowThe board elected Allen King as in July. On Aug. 27 shares hit their ing economy portending poor retail chairman. King has been a director, lowest valuation in 20 years. this holiday season. including chairman of the compenEdward Woo, research analyst with “Marcum does appear to have the sation and personnel committee, Wedbush Morgan Securities in Los management and the board behind since 2003. Angeles, said Marcum’s rise is a “clear him, which is support that Schoonover “A change in leadership at the chief sign” Wattles is getting his way. did not possess,” he said. executive officer level is always a dif“But only time will tell what hapArnold believes Circuit City will Entertainment Aids Alliance honored Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment and ficult decision,” said King, who cred- pens to Circuit City,” Woo said, reverse its strategy of mimicking Target this year as the 2008 Visionaries with a presentation and dinner held at the Four ited Schoonover with enhancing the citing ongoing concerns about the No. 1 consumer electronics retailer Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. Sept. 18 (L-R): Presenter Meagan Burrows of ParaNo. 2 consumer electronics chain’s chain’s liquidity (cash) problems Best Buy and start to feature moremount Pictures; Target’s Darrell Tucker, VP merchandise manager, entertainment divimultichannel capabilities and devel- and excessive expansion in areas unique products with higher margins sion, accepting on the company’s behalf; Disney’s Lori MacPherson, GM North America, oping the in-home Firedog technical now undermined by foreclosures and improved customer service. accepting for Disney; and presenter Scott Hettrick, HollywoodinHidef.com. service. and slumping house values. “I also suspect Circuit City will Circuit City, however, lost nearly Tom Arnold, professor of finance be actively looking to be acquired $165 million in the most recent at the University of Richmond, said because its cash position may be too quarter — three times the loss ($55 Wattles’ ascension to third-party limiting for a turnaround,” Arnold million) it posted during the same control of Circuit City is remarkable said. Continued from page 1 period last year. Circuit City has considering the shareholder’s “out15 minutes. Circuit City reports second-quarter to watch and pause live TV on PCs “We respect those DRM rights,” posted just one profitable quarter in sider” status less than a year ago. results Sept. 29. operating Windows XP or Vista, Nero’s Carriere said. record shows to a computer hard “This is all about wanting to take drive, transfer TiVo files to oth- content with you,” added Craig A Weekly Product Update* er computers, export TiVo files to Campbell, technical director for NeiPods and PlayStation Portables, ro. “It’s got portability plus ease of and — perhaps more importantly use. … It’s over and beyond what you — burn them to DVDs. The system can do with your typical TiVo.” allows the TiVo to be controlled usThe TiVo system will be available ing either the TiVo remote, or the PC Oct. 15 at all major retail outlets for mouse connected to the system. $199 and includes software, the Ti“There are more and more people out Vo remote, a TV tuner card to allow there who easily want to enjoy their con- TV signals to be received by a PC, an tent on whatever device they have, and IR Blaster that allows for a wireless, Get Smart Journey to the Center of the Earth Hellboy II: The Golden Army there’s no easy way to do it,” said Nero infrared connection between the PC president Richard Carriere. “We want to and a cable or satellite box, and a STREET BOX OFFICE create a liquid media experience.” one-year subscription to the service. TITLE DATE PREBOOK (MILLIONS) GENRE PRICE TiVo CEO and president Tom Rog- The software-only version will be Get Smart 11/4 9/30 $129.5 Comedy DVD $28.98, BD $35.99 ers added, “To be able to extend the available for download for $99. features of TiVo to a new platform Crupnick said that only 2% to 3% Warner. 2008. Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway, Dwayne Johnson, Terence Stamp, Alan Arkin. Maxwell Smart’s dream of becoming an agent without compromising the integrity of consumers are regularly using comes true when CONTROL is attacked and he must team with Agent 99 to battle KAOS. of what has made TiVo such a revo- legal digital right now, but TiVo’s Journey to the Center of the Earth 10/28 Now $99.2 Adventure DVD $28.98, BD $35.99 lutionary product is a significant new offering has the ability to hurt achievement, one we know both new physical media. Warner. 2008. Brendan Fraser, Josh Hutcherson, Anita Briem. Based on the classic Jules Verne novel, a man and his nephew travel with their and old fans of TiVo will love.” “If you can just plug and play, tour guide to the center of the earth. Includes glasses to watch the film in 3-D. Russ Crupnick, senior industry move content wherever you want, Hellboy II: The Golden Army 11/11 9/30 $75.8 Action DVD $29.98, BD $39.98 analyst for entertainment with The that whole [digital delivery] sector NPD Group, noting that about 30% could just explode,” he said. Universal. 2008. Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Doug Jones. In this sequel Hellboy and his team battle to save the world from rebellious creatures bent of Americans are using DVRs, called In a separate announcement, Nero on destruction. Also available as a three-DVD special edition ($34.98), a three-DVD gift set ($64.98) and a two-Blu-ray Disc gift set ($69.98). the new TiVo a “huge benefit to con- introduced Nero Move It, a software The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 11/18 10/14 $43.8 Drama DVD $28.98, BD $35.99 sumers” but questioned the security program that allows consumers to of the system. convert music, videos and photos Warner. 2008. Alexis Bledel, Blake Lively, America Ferrera, Amber Tamblyn. This sequel follows the four best friends as they finish their fresh“Everything I’ve heard from TiVo from one file format to another, and man year of college and embark on summer adventures. has been the opposite, on how to keep transfer them directly to other porStar Wars: The Clone Wars 11/11 10/7 $34.5 Animated DVD $28.98, BD $35.99 it inside the box, keep it from being table media devices. For example, all moved around,” he said. “Does this the music and video on an iPod can Warner. 2008. Voices of James Arnold Taylor, Dee Bradley Baker, Christopher Lee, Samuel L. Jackson. Anakin Skywalker and his new apprentice mean I’ll be able to take The Dark easily be moved with Nero’s software must rescue Jabba the Hutt’s infant son or risk further complicating a galactic civil war. Also available in a two-DVD special edition ($34.99). Knight and put it on my iPod? How to a Blackberry or a PlayStation PorHenry Poole Is Here 11/4 10/2 $1.8 Drama DVD $29.98, BD $39.98 will we be able to keep these files table without the need to move the from showing up on BitTorrent?” files first to a computer hard drive. DATE CHANGE. Anchor Bay. 2008. Luke Wilson, Adriana Barraza, Radha Mitchell, George Lopez, Cheryl Hines. A man seeking desperate Nero representatives point out Retailing for $49.99, the software isolation instead finds himself in a neighborhood that provides hopeful company. Includes a making-of featurette, commentary and more. it uses Content Scramble System recognizes more than 200 current The Day the Earth Stood Still: Special Edition 12/2 11/5 Re-release Sci-Fi DVD $19.98, BD $34.99 (CSS) copyright encryption in its devices on the market, with the comDVD-burning technology. MPEG-2 pany adding more down the line. Fox/MGM. 1951. Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Hugh Marlowe. A spaceship land s in Washington, D.C., and a woman and her son befriend and MPEG-4 compressions will be “This changes the game, not only the alien emissary who has come to tell the Earth’s citizens to live in peace or face destruction. used for playback, and depending on for us … but also for users,” said the speed of the PC used, a TV pro- Alex Sayyah, director of marketing * In order of box office, then prebook date gram can be converted from TiVo in for Nero. 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