Variety.com - Home Ent News Updated : DVD sales make a splash in Sweden Home Ent News: 3.3 million units were sold in June, July -- The rainy summer has dramatically increased DVD sales in Sweden, according to statistics from market research org Gross From Knowledge. Genius makes first profit Home Ent News: Weinstein video distributor nets $2.1 million -- Genius Products LLC, the video distributor controlled by the Weinstein Co., posted its first profit during the quarter ended June 30, showing $2.1 million in net income. 'It's Always Sunny' on MySpace Home Ent News: Social site to air full episode of FX comedy -- Fans of FX's "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" won't have to wait until September to get a dose of the show's dense deviants. Veoh takes on Universal Music Home Ent News: Startup wants court protection from conglom -- In the latest sign of the escalating battle between online video sites and entertainment congloms, the startup site Veoh has taken pre-emptive legal action against Universal Music Group. AOL launches Truveo Home Ent News: Mammoth video portal to combat Google -- AOL may have lost the text-search battle to Google, but it's aiming to take the crown in video searching. Industry pair to dish help on website Home Ent News: Tercek, Edelman set to launch PeopleJam -- Dr. Phil's about to face some serious competition online: Hollywood execs Robert Tercek and Matt Edelman are prepping to launch PeopleJam, a website set on helping people improve their lives. Cuban upping ante on VOD Home Ent News: 'Redacted' on-demand debut to precede plexes -- If Mark Cuban has his way, Brian De Palma's forthcoming Iraq war movie "Redacted" will be available to digital subscribers two or three weeks before the pic reaches the multiplexes. EA says audience wants control Home Ent News: Future of gaming to be more customized -- In the future, audiences won't want to simply watch characters, but to control them -- and their environments. 'Family Guy' hits the road Home Ent News: McFarlane and Co. to perform in Chicago -- Just in time for the show's off-net syndication launch, the cast behind "Family Guy" is taking it back out on the road. Kasanoff partners for DVD business Home Ent News: Lego toys first in line for Tinseltown Toons -- Larry Kasanoff is getting into the direct-to-DVD animation biz, partnering with private equity group Qualia Capital to launch Tinseltown Toons, whose first releases will revolve around the Lego toy brand. Movie Gallery might be out of time Home Ent News: Chain posts $310 million 2nd quarter loss -- Movie Gallery posted a wider loss for the second quarter ended July 1, and said on Friday that there is 'substantial doubt' as to whether it can continue as a going concern. Sina picks up English, Italian soccer Home Ent News: Matches will be broadcast live online -- Sina Corp., China's online media giant, has acquired Internet broadcast rights to English Premier League and Italian Serie A soccer. California videogame law overturned Home Ent News: Judge: State can't ban sales to minors -- California has become the eighth state to see a law regulating videogames overturned, as a federal district court judge on Monday issued a permanent injunction against the a bill signed into law in late 2005. PBS, Target snag Bennet film Home Ent News: Rights to documentary sold to TV, homevideo -- A host of rights to "Tony Bennett: The Music Never Ends," a docu about the legendary American singer, have been sold to television and homevid. Clint Eastwood-produced doc features Eastwood interviewing Bennett and jamming with him. WB gears up ' Speed Racer' game Home Ent News: Studio to self-publish day-and-date release -- Continuing to expand its inhouse videogame work, Warner Bros. will self-publish the game based on next summer's tentpole "Speed Racer." Virgin ups subscriber numbers Home Ent News: Spat with BSkyB takes toll on cable company -- U.K. cable giant Virgin Media upped its subscriber base by just 2,200 in the second quarter as its spat with satcaster BSkyB took a toll on growth. USA 'Bourne' to run Universal films Home Ent News: Network ponys up $60 million for TV rights -- USA has engineered one of the biggest movie deals in the cabler's history, ponying up about $60 million for network TV rights to "The Bourne Ultimatum," "I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry" and nine other theatricals from Universal Pictures. Blockbuster acquires Movielink Home Ent News: Rental giant to offer new downloading service -- After a year of rumors, Blockbuster Video has acquired studio-owned movie download service Movielink, putting the largest rental retailer in the digital business overnight. UTV premieres movies online Home Ent News: Conglomerate strikes deals with trio -- Indian entertainment conglom UTV will on Friday premiere two of its movies online, the Vikram Bhatt-helmed “Fear� and Vishal Bhardwaj’s “The Blue Umbrella.� It has struck deals with Rajshri.com, Bigflicks.com and Indyaondemand.com. Japan Portal opens to Internet VOD Home Ent News: Viewers to pay per film to provider -- TV Portal Service, a digital TV provider backed by Sony, Sony Communication Network, Matsushita, Sharp, Toshiba and Hitachi, will launch video on demand this September.  RSS Parser Increase Web Traffic