Cinram s future cloudy as DVD sales continue to drop: related news

Cinram's future cloudy as DVD sales continue to drop

DVD and CD maker Cinram International Income Fund may be improving its financial risk profile thanks to paring down its debt, but the decline in its DVD business is coming faster than anticipated, says Canaccord Adams analyst Jeff Rath, making the company’s future cloudy.

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Cinram says DVD sales will continue to cool off

TORONTO — DVD producer Cinram International Income Fund kicked off its seasonally slow first half with a loss and predicted slumping sales of traditional DVDs will continue to fall as high-definition formats take over.

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Tandy Leather Factory Sales Down 5% In February

March 6, 2008 (FinancialWire) Tandy Leather Factory, Inc. (AMEX: TLF) said that its sales for the month of February were $4.4 million, a decrease of 5% from $4.6 million last year. The company s year to date sales are down 4% to $8.9 million in the current year from $9.2 million last year. The company s retail Leathercraft operation posted a 5% sales increase for February, with sales totaling $2.1 million compared to $2 million in February 2007. Tandy s 64 comparable stores' sales were down by 2% for the month compared to the same period last year. Eight stores that the company opened in or after February 2007 added February sales of $134,000. Tandy s wholesale Leathercraft operation posted sales of $2.3 million for February, a 12% decline from February 2007 sales of $2.

Blu-ray Sales Haven't Grown Since HD-DVD Dropped Out

If you thought - as I did - that HD-DVD waving the white flag meant that Blu-ray would see a big boost in sales, we'd both be wrong. According to the NPD Group - a market research firm - Blu-ray hardware sales dropped a stunning 40% from January to February this year, and the February to March figures weren't much better, as sales only grew by 2%. It seems as though the only good news coming out of the Blu-ray camp is that Playstation 3 consoles have been selling at a respectable rate, making up 85% of all Blu-ray players sold. Among the top reasons that the next-gen DVD format hasn't exactly lit up cash registers are consumer satisfaction with current standard and upconverting DVD players, and the significant financial investment necessary to go Blu.

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GameStop's sales advance 24%

fourth-quarter net income rose to $189.8 million, or $1.14 a share, from $129.8 million, or 81 cents a share, a year earlier. The Grapevine, Texas, video game and entertainment software retailer said sales increased 24% to $2.87 billion from $2.3 billion. On average, analysts polled by Thomson Financial expected per-share earnings of $1.12, excluding some items, on revenue of $2.89 billion. GameStop's fourth-quarter same-store sales, or sales of stores open at least a year, rose 17% from a year ago, while new video game software sales grew 38%. The company expects first-quarter earnings of 32 cents to 33 cents a share, with comparable-store sales growth of 24% to 25%. GameStop projects 2008 earnings of $2.25 to $2.34 a share, with total sales rising 19% to 21% and comparable-store sales growing 10% to 12%.

DENMARK: Online Sector Sales Continue To Grow

Online sales in Denmark continue to grow, and the latest sector to benefit was book sales. Online book sales accounted for 10% of total book sales in the country in Denmark in 2007, up from 5% in 2006. And book retailer association Boghandlerforeningen expects this figure to rise to 12-13% in 2008.

Future Shop Offers Solution for HD DVD Owners During Transition to Blu-ray Trade in offer for HD DVD players

Future Shop Offers Solution for HD DVD Owners During Transition to Blu-ray Trade in offer for HD DVD players

Future Shop Offers Solution for HD DVD Owners During Transition to Blu-ray Trade in offer for HD DVD players; Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada recipients of returned players

Future Shop, Canada's largest retailer and e-tailer of consumer electronics has introduced a transition option for Canadians affected by the end of the technology battle that left Blu-ray as the prevailing technology for home theatres. Approximately 35,000 Canadians have invested in HD DVD players and discs at various retailers since 2006 but Future Shop has created a practical solution to allow the transition to Blu-ray while still enjoying their existing HD DVDs.

Joe Kane Productions Announces Upgrade Pricing For Upcoming DVE: HD Basics On Blu-Ray And HD DVD

The DVD Acquisition and Development Group, Inc., the parent company of DVD International (DVDI), is introducing the new Digital Video Essentials: HD Basics DVD on Blu-ray and HD DVD disc with an upgrade offer that lets anyone who owns the original DVE HD DVD can upgrade to the new DVE: HD Basics on Blu-ray or HD DVD for only $14.95 simply by ordering online and sending in the entire case wrap from the original DVE. Designed to benefit HDTV novices and aficionados alike, HD Basics has been created by Joe Kane, one of this country’s leading HD experts, designers and consultants.

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Six New Blu-ray DVD Players Receive DivX Certification [DIVX]

3/12/2008 1:18:12 PM Diego, California-based media application services provider DivX, Inc. (DIVX) on Wednesday said it has granted DivX Certification to six new Blu-ray DVD players from Panasonic, Philips, and Denon. Newly certified DVD players include Panasonic Model: DMP-BD30EE, Philips Model: BDP7200 and Denon Models: DVD-2500BTC1B, DVD-3800BDC1B, DVD-3800BDSP and DVD-2500BTSP.

DVD makers aAcross Taiwan Strait may jointly develop CH-DVD format

With the Toshiba Corp. already abandoning its development of HD DVDs, Taiwanese DVD makers may partner with their Chinese counterparts and jointly develop CH-DVD (China High-definition DVD) format in the future, according to industry sources.

GameStop impresses

fourth-quarter net income rose to $189.8 million, or $1.14 a share, from $129.8 million, or 81 cents a share, a year earlier. The Grapevine, Texas, video game and entertainment software retailer said sales increased 24% to $2.87 billion from $2.3 billion. On average, analysts polled by Thomson Financial expected per-share earnings of $1.12, excluding some items, on revenue of $2.89 billion. GameStop's fourth-quarter same-store sales, or sales of stores open at least a year, rose 17% from a year ago, while new video game software sales grew 38%. The company expects first-quarter earnings of 32 cents to 33 cents a share, with comparable-store sales growth of 24% to 25%. GameStop projects 2008 earnings of $2.25 to $2.34 a share, with total sales rising 19% to 21% and comparable-store sales growing 10% to 12%.

DVD Sales Drop Faster Than Blu-ray Can Rise

Others agree that Hollywood and its partners may have squabbled too long: Blu-ray's victory in the format war may be too late to salvage the sale of DVDs. Consumers spent less on the disks in 2007 than the year before, the first drop in DVD revenues since they became a household staple. And this year is unlikely to be any better, reports Pali Research.

HD DVD Promo group closes shop

HD DVD Promo group closes shop Even though Toshiba conceded the hi-def fight to Sony and other BDA members, the HD DVD group still had cleanup to do. Today, the HD DVD group sent a message to its members, informing everyone that the group was officially being dissolved, along with the website shutting down. It's been over a month since Toshiba announced the bad news to HD DVD supporters, making this not even close to being a surprise. You can see the notice itself on the HD DVD Promotional Group site.

E-commerce sales for 2007 reached $136.4 bln

Total e-commerce sales for 2007 were estimated at $136.4 bln, an increase of 19.0% from 2006,according to the Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce. Total retail sales in 2007 increased 4.0% from 2006. E-commerce sales in 2007 accounted for 3.4% of total sales; in 2006, e-commerce sales accounted for 2.9% of total.

Toshiba Still Selling HD DVD Discs

Latest News Toshiba have announced its policy regarding the future sales of the HD DVD-R media. The company plans to continue selling the HD DVD-R media made by Ritek and Mitsubishi Chemicals directly through its Shop1048 web site.

Apple Sees Strong Mac Sales, iPhone Sales Drop Sharply

IconYesterday (well, CET in any case), Apple posted its financial results for the second quarter of the 2008 fiscal year (which ended 29 March). While sales of Macintosh laptops and desktops soared to ever greater heights, and while sales of the iPod consolidated itself, the news is not so good for the iPhone. And the dodo will have an Apple TV to play with, soon.

Upconverting HDMI DVD players: Fact vs. fiction

I've been meaning to write this column for a while, but hadn't been able to pull the trigger until a couple of comments related to HD DVD's demise--and the apparent rise of upconverting DVD players--raised my ire. Perhaps you've noticed that a lot of HD DVD owners have been commenting on how they don't regret their purchases because once the studios soon stop releasing HD DVDs, they'll be left with a good upconverting DVD player that didn't cost them too much. Also, in exiting the format war, Toshiba's chief executive, Atsutoshi Nishida, suggested that Toshiba would combat Blu-ray by selling upconverting DVD players that cost less than Blu-ray players and are just as good.

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