AMSTERDAM, Sept. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- At IBC 2009--Autodesk, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADSK) announced strong sales worldwide for Autodesk Flare visual effects software and launched Extension 1 for Flare 2010 software (announced separately).

Sales of high-definition Blu-ray players are the best hope for a holiday surge that could offset a declining market for home video products.

MOD Systems, an industry-leading provider of media-on-demand solutions for retailers, today announced it has become an associate member of the DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group.

By Mike Snider LAS VEGAS -- The love affair between consumers and DVD stayed strong in 2006 but not strong enough to prevent a second year of decline in overall home video spending as VHS withered.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The growth in DVD sales and rentals slowed dramatically last year as the home video format started showing its age, according to a report released on Thursday by the Digital Entertainment Group.