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This chart tracks video sales--alternating weekly between...

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This chart tracks video sales--alternating weekly between an overall view of the market and profiles of individual segments. Sales data include mass merchandisers and retailers but not most discount outlets.

Theatrical: 73%

Children’s: 14%

Television: 3%

Exercise: 7%

Sports: 1%

Other: 2%

Children’s Video Vendors

Year-to-date share of the children’s video sales market through March 14 and current top-selling children’s videos:

Company: Warner Home Video*

Share: 21.1%

Current best-selling video: Teletubbies Nursery Rhymes (PBS)

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Company: Paramount Home Video

Share: 20.6%

Current best-selling video: Blue’s Clues ABC’s--123’s

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Company: Disney

Share: 16.5%

Current best-selling video: Sing a Song With Pooh Bear

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Company: Lyrick Studios

Share: 15.7%

Current best-selling video: Barney: What a World We Share

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Company: Sony Music/Sony Wonder

Share: 9.3%

Current best-selling video: Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet

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Company: Universal Home Video

Share: 4.3%

Current best-selling video: Land Before Time 6

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Company: Fox

Share: 4.3%

Current best-selling video: Power Rangers in Space

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Company: Columbia

Market share: 1.7%

Current bestseller: Baby Huey’s Great Easter Adventure

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Company: Anchor Bay

Market share: 1.5%

Current bestseller: Cranky Bus & Other Thomas Tank Stories

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Company: Artisan

Market share: 1.0%

Current bestseller: Here Comes Peter Cottontail

Market Leaders March 8-14:

Top video vendors, in percentage of sales in all categories:

Disney: 19.7%

Warner Home Video*: 16.1%

Fox: 10.7%

Universal Home Video: 8.6%

Paramount Home Video: 6.9%

Columbia: 6.0%

* Includes HBO, Tuner, New Line and Warner Vision

Source: VideoScan

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