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Narnia Film News

Buena Vista Announces UK Region 2 DVD LWW “Royal Edition”

Buena Vista Home Entertainment have announced the UK Region 2 DVD release of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe (Royal Edition) for 20th November 2006. This limited edition, four-disc set is “beautifully packaged” and contains an extended version of the film with nearly half-an-hour of never-before-seen extra footage. […]

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Extended The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is Coming

UltimateDisney has finally gotten word of what we’ve known for quite some time. That Andrew Adamson wasn’t kidding about the excended edition of the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. I think that the idea that there were “no plans” for it was probably based on the fact that they weren’t ready to officially announce it, or they were still waiting to see how the original version would sell. Now that it’s been listed as the top selling DVD of the year so far, Disney has decided to go forward with it. […]

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LWW one of First Major Studio Films for Video on Demand

ViewNow. a subsidiary of Kasenna, signed a deal with Buena Vista Television enabling it to distribute Disney movies for VOD services to both the telco and cable markets. The agreement provides for a 72-hour VOD rental period, compared to the standard 24-hour period of most VOD services. ViewNow said its deal represents the first time a major studio has allowed a 72-Hour VOD Rental. […]

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LWW is the Number 1 DVD of 2006

Walt Disney Pictures and Walden Media’s presentation THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE has become the number one top-selling DVD of 2006, it was announced today by Bob Chapek, president of Buena Vista Home Entertainment (BVHE). THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE was released on April 5 and has sold over 11 million units in route to claiming this year’s top DVD spot. […]

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Narnia Books

‘Narnia’ promo campaign by the book

Faced with promoting its movie version of C.S. Lewis’ “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe,” a book that many readers consider a contemporary classic, the Walt Disney Co. decided to tread carefully with a “classy” promotional program that highlights the book’s literary heritage. […]