To Our Readers
Beginning today, Company Town has a new feature, a chart that shows what’s happening in the video industry. This is one of several changes in recent months to Company Town, which reports on the entertainment industry in the Business section Tuesday through Friday. The changes, mostly involving weekly charts, are designed to offer features with the most relevant information with which to dissect the entertainment business.
The video chart is organized to show major companies’ market share in the home video business. The chart will periodically offer quarterly market share, weekly market share and break the market down by segments. VideoScan, a company that monitors sales of videos directly from retail outlets across the country, is the source for the chart.
Company Town will continue to cover major executive changes in the entertainment industry but no longer will run lists of promotions and appointments in the Executive Suites column.
In addition to the daily charts, Company Town is now running occasional reviews of entertainment Web sites. Please send site suggestions and comments to Krissy Harris at haringbat@mobsters.com
Company Town continues to welcome comments and ideas from readers. Send e-mail to company.town@latimes.com. Send faxes to (213) 237-7837, or mail to Company Town, Business Section, Los Angeles Times, Times Mirror Square, Los Angeles, CA 90053.
Standing Features of Company Town
* Tuesday: The Biz column by Claudia Eller; movie box-office chart
* Wednesday: Video chart
* Thursday: Music industry chart, redesigned to focus on current market share in the volatile music business
* Friday: The Biz column by Claudia Eller; TV ratings chart, designed to illuminate network penetration in the key demographic groups on which ad sales are based
Company Town Staff
* Editor: Mark Saylor (213) 237-2290 (mark.saylor@latimes.com)
* The Biz: Claudia Eller (213) 237-0715
* Movies: James Bates (213) 237-4985 (james.bates@latimes.com)
* Television: Sallie Hofmeister (213) 237-3111
(sallie.hofmeister@latimes.com)
* Music: Chuck Philips (213) 237-7729
* General: Marla Matzer (213) 237-3666