The Digital Entertainment Group promoted Blu-ray Disc with demos at a party for the ESPY sports awards held at the Playboy Mansion on Monday.

Disney held a Step Up 2 the Streets DVD launch event with cast and crew on July 14 at the Avalon in Hollywood, where professional dance crews and street teams performed.

Thirteen/WNET and PBS announced American Masters’ You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, as part of the Television Critics Assn. tour. Warner will release the DVD in the fall.

Starz presented its first original drama, Crash, at the annual Television Critics Assn. tour, held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles. Based on the Best Picture Oscar-winning film, the Crash show will premiere on Oct. 17.

Adam Corolla signed copies of The Hammer, distributed by Weinstein/Genius, at the Hollywood & Highland Virgin Megastore on June 24.

Sony celebrated the DVD of The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep by giving Loch Ness monster fans something to cheer about.

IFC Films and Blockbuster celebrated the Los Angeles Film Festival on June 24. IFC screened at the fest Medicine for Melancholy, The Pleasure of Being Robbed, A Girl Cut in Two and Fear(s) of the Dark.

Infinity Entertainment Group hosted comedian Tommy Chong of Cheech & Chong fame to celebrate its fall DVD release of A.K.A. Tommy Chong. Photo: Joe Coomber

Celebrities celebrated their EMA wins at the Home Entertainment Awards show, held June 24 at the Palms Casino in Las Vegas. Photos: Joe Coomber

Warner hosted a party Monday night themed “The Warner Gallery,” which showed off the studio’s high-end box sets as art pieces. Photo: Joe Coomber

At a Monday evening cocktail party, A&E; Home Video and New Video showed off new TV product. Photo: Joe Coomber

First Look’s Saints & Sinners party Monday was themed to DVD premiere Apostles of Comedy and showed off The Prince & Me: A Royal Honeymoon, The Code, Sukiyaki Western Django and Transsiberian. Photo: Joe Coomber

Panasonic's Eisuke Tsuyuzaki, Forrester Research's James McQuivey, Blockbuster's Jim Keyes, Fox's Mike Dunn discuss the state of the industry at the opening session of the 2008 Home Media Expo in Las Vegas June 24. Photo: Joe Coomber

The Entertainment Merchants Assn. honored its Retailer of the Year winners on June 24. Photos: Joe Coomber

Lionsgate celebrated its upcoming DVD slate with its annual pre-Home Media Expo party held at the Wynn Saturday, June 21. Photos: Joe Coomber