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Blockbuster pitches service to telco companies
JAN. 6 | Wants to offer digital delivery service to compete with VOD
EMA recaps its 2008 activities
JAN. 6 | Entertainment Merchants Assn. legislative update for December
EMA opens college scholarship registration
JAN. 6 | Organization has granted more than $1 million to students
Lionsgate expands Care Bears distribution
JAN. 6 | American Greetings deal also includes CBS's Sushi Pack
Mill Creek makes management changes
JAN. 6 | Promotes two VPs, hires new director

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Hitachi "Unlimited" CES theme shows some realistic boundaries for 2009
Source: www.engadgethd.com
Date: 22 minutes ago

Online Video Viewing Up 34%
Source: www.electronichouse.com
Date: 4 hours 25 minutes ago

RocknRolla Announced for UK Release
Source: www.blu-ray.com
Date: 8 hours 32 minutes ago

FCC Says No to Selectable Output Control
Source: hometheatermag.com
Date: 14 hours 54 minutes ago

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Content Agenda

iTunes changes tune on DRM
Apple is dropping its anti-piracy protection on iTunes and the music biz if finally getting the variable pricing it has long desired.
Eighty Copyright Owners Will Sue Tudou.com In China
About 80 Chinese copyright owners, including Joy.cn, Beijing Polybona Film Distribution, Beijing Orange Sky Entertainment Group and SFS Emperor, are planning a massive legal assault against Chinese Internet video website Tudou.com for various copyright infringements.
Sources: Apple to expand DRM-free music, pricing
Apple has cut deals that will finally enable iTunes to offer songs free of copy protection software from the three largest music labels, according to two sources close to the negotiations.

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2008 Video Hall of Fame cocktail party
The Video Hall of Fame cocktail party was held just before the gala event on Dec. 8 at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. Photos by Lionel Cassini

Lisa Rinna gets Beautiful
Lisa Rinna celebrated the DVD release of her Dance Body Beautiful fitness titles, Learn & Burn and Jive, Jump, Ballroom Bump, on Dec. 9 at Belle Gray in Sherman Oaks, Calif. The DVDs will be released on Dec. 16 from Warner.

Image retail conference
Image held its first retail conference at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Dec. 9. The supplier reported a record fiscal year. Photos by Amy Graves

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MEDIA WONK
Paul Sweeting, Media Wonk, ContentAgenda
January 6, 2009
iTunes: Free at last
So, I get on a plane at National Airport this morning to fly to Las Vegas, through Ch...
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DVDIALOG
Laurence Lerman, Product Digest Editor, Video Business
January 6, 2009
The Secret Policemen Are Having a Ball!
With Shout! Factory’s upcoming compilation of The Secret Policeman’s Ball...
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DISC DISH
Samantha Clark, Managing editor and online editor, Video Business
January 6, 2009
Changeling DVD, Blu-ray
Universal will deliver the $35 million-grossing Changeling to DVD and Blu-ray on Feb....
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THE DOWN LOW
Danny King, Reporter, Video Business
January 6, 2009
Showtime's 'Tara' to debut on Netflix
Looks like Diablo Cody's new show about multiple personality disorder will be availab...
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BETWEEN THE LINES
Marcy Magiera, Editor in chief, Video Business
December 31, 2008
Remember HD DVD?
I have really been at a loss about how to put a full stop on the end of old year, and...
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BLU STATE
Susanne Ault, Senior Reporter, Video Business
December 31, 2008
Amazon Post-Christmas Deal
There could be one more present to unwrap in your future: a free Playstation 3 Blu-ra...
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in response to Vicky Cristina Barcelona

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Market Data

The Dark Knight was a bright spot for both renters and sellers.

Top DVD Sellers

RANK	TITLE

1	THE DARK KNIGHT
2	MAMMA MIA!
3	DEATH RACE

Top DVD Rentals

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1	BURN AFTER READING
2	DEATH RACE
3	THE DARK KNIGHT

Source: Rentrak Corp.; week ended 12/27/2008

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Commentary

12/31/2008 10:24:00 AM
OPINION: Mixed Year
Paul Sweeting is editor of Content Agenda
OCT. 31 | The fact that Las Vegas hotels were slashing their Consumer Electronics Show room rates a month before the annual technology fair was scheduled to open next week can’t have been a good sign for the venerable tradeshow or the industry it’s meant to showcase.
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12/15/2008
OPINION: 3D—a new dimension for home entertainment?
Marie Bloomfield is an analyst with Screen Digest
DEC. 15 | The early success of digital 3D in cinemas has encouraged Hollywood to ramp up 3D production, but a lack of standards for bringing 3D to the home means studios are missing out on potential revenue in the video and TV release windows.
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