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	<title>Entertainment Daily &#187; Film Distribution</title>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:21:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Thousands attend Michael Jackson birthday bash hosted by Spike Lee in New York</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 06:28:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne Ma</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Thousands of Michael Jackson fans danced the rain away in a Brooklyn park on Saturday at a party hosted by filmmaker Spike Lee, marking what would have been the 51st birthday of the late pop star.

Crowds of partygoers streamed into Prospect Park late Saturday afternoon, many wearing fedoras, sporting white gloves and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spike Lee throws Michael Jackson a birthday bash in Brooklyn</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/08/29/spike-lee-throws-michael-jackson-a-birthday-bash-in-brooklyn-29090/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 22:57:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Thousands of Michael Jackson fans are dancing the rain away in a Brooklyn park at a celebration hosted by filmmaker Spike Lee.

The party marks what would have been the 51st birthday of the late pop star.
After a slow start amid heavy rain, a sizable crowd turned out at Brooklyn&#8217;s Prospect Park to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blockbuster shares jump after rental chain sells Irish retailer Xtra-vision</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/08/28/blockbuster-shares-jump-after-rental-chain-sells-irish-retailer-xtra-vision-28828/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 03:42:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Shares of Blockbuster Inc. jumped Friday after the chain said it sold Irish entertainment retailer Xtra-vision Ltd. in a deal valued at up to $45 million.

The movie and video game rental chain, which bought Xtra-vision in 1997, said it plans to use most of the proceeds for boost its liquidity.
At least one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Big screen vs. small: Cinemas get a remake to compete for growing ranks of online video fans</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/08/28/big-screen-vs-small-cinemas-get-a-remake-to-compete-for-growing-ranks-of-online-video-fans-28646/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 18:34:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martha Irvine</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO — Today, young movie-watchers look increasingly like Molly O&#8217;Connor. A junior at the University of Dallas, she still goes to the cinema occasionally, but is often just as happy to hunker down on a bed or a couch with friends to watch a downloaded movie on a laptop that&#8217;s perched on a nearby desk [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beyonce to perform at the MTV Video Music Awards; Wale to be part of house band</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/08/27/beyonce-to-perform-at-the-mtv-video-music-awards-wale-to-be-part-of-house-band-28376/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 23:03:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Beyonce (bee-AHN&#8217;-say) is set to give a dreamy performance at the MTV Video Music Awards.

MTV announced Thursday that the superstar singer will sing her latest hit, &#8220;Sweet Dreams,&#8221; at the Sept. 13 event. Beyonce is nominated for nine trophies, tying Lady Gaga (GAH&#8217;-gah) for the most nominations.
Rapper Wale (WAH&#8217;-lay) is also set [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Paramount agrees to trial deal to supply movies to $1-per-night DVD kiosk operator Redbox</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/08/26/paramount-agrees-to-trial-deal-to-supply-movies-to-1-per-night-dvd-kiosk-operator-redbox-27743/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 05:55:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO — Movie studio Paramount Pictures is following the lead of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. and Sony Corp. by agreeing to supply films to $1-per-night DVD rental kiosk company Redbox.

Paramount Home Entertainment Inc. and Redbox, a subsidiary of Bellevue, Wash.-based Coinstar Inc., said Tuesday they have begun a trial licensing program through which Redbox [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Royal Opera House to release recordings of Wagner operas from Bayreuth Festival on DVD</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/08/25/royal-opera-house-to-release-recordings-of-wagner-operas-from-bayreuth-festival-on-dvd-27740/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 04:33:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BERLIN — Germany&#8217;s Bayreuth Festival has agreed to enter a deal with a production arm of Britain&#8217;s Royal Opera House to produce and sell DVD recordings of composer Richard Wagner&#8217;s operas recorded at the annual festival.

Bayreuth Festival co-director Katharina Wagner said Tuesday the first recording would be Christoph Marthaler&#8217;s production of &#8220;Tristan and Isolde&#8221; conducted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jet Li returns to Chinese film after 3 Hollywood productions</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/08/25/jet-li-returns-to-chinese-film-after-3-hollywood-productions-27428/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:07:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Min Lee</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Jet Li returns to Chinese film after 3 US movies

HONG KONG — Jet Li is returning to Chinese film with a reportedly non-kung fu movie after three Hollywood productions, a publicist said Tuesday.
Li is due to start shooting the movie — tentatively called &#8220;Ocean Paradise&#8221; in Chinese — Edko Film publicist Zhang Hongyan told The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Movie theaters cut back on printing show times in newspapers as more moviegoers go online</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/08/21/movie-theaters-cut-back-on-printing-show-times-in-newspapers-as-more-moviegoers-go-online-26655/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 22:51:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Twiddy</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Filmgoers who have long turned to the local newspaper to find theaters and show times for movies may have to start looking elsewhere as theater chains rethink the value of paper and ink in a digital age.

The top two U.S. chains, Regal Entertainment Group and AMC Entertainment Inc., have begun in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>British film board bans sale of Japanese horror movie, saying it&#8217;s too brutal and sadist</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/08/19/british-film-board-bans-sale-of-japanese-horror-movie-saying-its-too-brutal-and-sadist-25964/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 19:31:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — Britain&#8217;s film board banned the sale of a Japanese horror DVD, saying Wednesday its violence is so extreme that it could cause psychological harm to audiences.

The film &#8220;Grotesque&#8221; devoted most of its running time to the sexual assault and torture of its two main characters, the British Board of Film Classification said.
&#8220;&#8216;Grotesque&#8217; features [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blockbuster to offer movies on some Motorola cell phones</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/08/18/blockbuster-to-offer-movies-on-some-motorola-cell-phones-25676/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 21:41:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Blockbuster Inc. plans to offer movies that can be watched on Motorola Inc. cell phones. It marks the struggling rental company&#8217;s first step into mobile video and is its latest effort at chasing down the customers who have abandoned its traditional video stores.

Blockbuster offered few details Tuesday on the plan, which expands [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tourists can share 9/11 memories, look at memorial plans, buy DVDs at new ground zero center</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/08/18/tourists-can-share-911-memories-look-at-memorial-plans-buy-dvds-at-new-ground-zero-center-25475/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:31:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Westfeldt</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Tourists coming to ground zero to see the Sept. 11 memorial often peer through a fenced-off construction site for a glimpse and ask street vendors when it will be built.

It will be at least two years before the memorial to the 2001 terrorist attacks opens to the public. But in an old [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Warner Bros. joins studios in calling for delay on shipments to Redbox, other cheap DVD kiosks</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/08/14/warner-bros-joins-studios-in-calling-for-delay-on-shipments-to-redbox-other-cheap-dvd-kiosks-24056/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 08:36:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — Warner Bros. on Thursday joined studios Universal Pictures and 20th Century Fox in demanding shipments be delayed to $1-per-night DVD rental kiosks like Redbox in an attempt to preserve demand for higher-priced disc purchases.

The unit of Time Warner Inc. said that starting in October, it will supply kiosk companies only after 28 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blockbuster 2nd-qtr loss narrows but misses analyst expectations</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/08/14/blockbuster-2nd-qtr-loss-narrows-but-misses-analyst-expectations-24036/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 05:02:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Metz</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO — Blockbuster Inc. said Thursday its second-quarter loss narrowed as the struggling video rental chain cut costs amid declines in revenue.

The results, however, missed analyst estimates, sending shares of the company down nearly 20 percent in after-hours trading.
Blockbuster, which has been fighting competition from rivals like DVD-by-mail service Netflix Inc. and DVD-rental kiosk [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Roku Internet video box adds first live feed: Major League Baseball games</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/08/13/roku-internet-video-box-adds-first-live-feed-major-league-baseball-games-23972/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 21:54:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Roku says its pioneering Internet video set-top box is adding its first live feed, from Major League Baseball.

The move brings the $100 Player closer to duplicating the benefits of a cable subscription.
It comes with a remote and connects to a TV set, linking it to the Internet. When it launched last year, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Redbox sues 20th Century Fox in fight over timing of new release rentals</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 20:59:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. — Redbox, the DVD rental kiosk company, says it is suing 20th Century Fox over the movie studio&#8217;s attempts to keep its new releases out of the Redbox vending machines for a month after they go on sale.

Redbox&#8217;s service has divided movie studios, with General Electric Co.&#8217;s Universal Pictures joining News Corp.&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lions Gate signs 5-year distribution deal with $1 DVD rental outfit Redbox</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/08/12/lions-gate-signs-5-year-distribution-deal-with-1-dvd-rental-outfit-redbox-23475/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 09:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. became the latest movie studio to agree to supply $1-per-night DVD rental kiosk company Redbox, but the move still leaves Hollywood divided over the cheap rental service.

Lions Gate agreed to supply Redbox, a subsidiary of Bellevue, Wash.-based Coinstar Inc., with movie discs on the same day they are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Netflix to hold sequel to $1M contest for improving its movie recommendation system</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/08/11/netflix-to-hold-sequel-to-1m-contest-for-improving-its-movie-recommendation-system-23457/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 04:41:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Metz</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO — Netflix Inc. has not yet announced a winner for its first $1 million challenge to improve its system of recommending movies that subscribers may enjoy. Already it is indicating there will be a sequel, though.

Netflix Inc.&#8217;s chief product officer, Neil Hunt, said Web forum post that the company will give specific details [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Epix pay TV channel signs output deal with independent filmmaker Samuel Goldwyn Films</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/08/06/epix-pay-tv-channel-signs-output-deal-with-independent-filmmaker-samuel-goldwyn-films-22340/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 12:09:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Nakashima</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — Epix, the fledgling pay TV channel being launched in October by Paramount Pictures, Lionsgate and MGM Studios, took a step closer to legitimacy by signing its first deal with a movie production company outside its ownership group.

The deal, to be announced Thursday, will give it exclusive rights to distribute up to 20 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>News Corp. COO says $1-per-night Redbox DVD rentals are &#8216;grossly undervaluing&#8217; a movie&#8217;s worth</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 08:32:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the bright spots of News Corp.&#8217;s fiscal fourth-quarter earnings results Wednesday was its movie studio segment, which saw revenue rise 13 percent to $1.72 billion despite a profit dip because of some expensive productions.

While U.S. and Canadian box office revenue and attendance are up this year, Hollywood studios appear divided over the growing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>American rapper Lumidee makes video in Cuba as artists push cultural thaw</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:56:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will Weissert</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HAVANA — It&#8217;s well after midnight and the New Yorker is strutting down a crumbling sidewalk in impossibly high — red-sequined — heels, lip-syncing a few seconds of her rap while cameras roll for a music video.

Almost inevitably, a misstep on Havana&#8217;s cracked and uneven concrete sends her pitching forward.
&#8220;Sorry, I&#8217;m going again,&#8221; giggles singer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Disney 3rd quarter profit falls 26 percent due to tough global economy</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/07/31/disney-3rd-quarter-profit-falls-26-percent-due-to-tough-global-economy-20879/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 07:29:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Nakashima</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — The Walt Disney Co. said Thursday its fiscal third-quarter profit fell 26 percent as slower DVD sales pushed its movie studio into the red while the weakening market for TV ads stabilized.

Hurt by the tough global economy, net income for the family entertainment company, which owns Disney theme parks, TV networks ABC [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Time Warner&#8217;s posts drop in 2Q earnings, but affirms full-year outlook</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/07/29/time-warners-posts-drop-in-2q-earnings-but-affirms-full-year-outlook-20503/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:31:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Media conglomerate Time Warner Inc. said Wednesday its second-quarter profit shrank 34 percent as the ad slump and slow DVD sales hurt revenue in the company&#8217;s publishing, movie and online properties.

But the New York-based company affirmed its full-year adjusted earnings projection of roughly $1.98 per share, or flat year-over-year.
Time Warner, which owns [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DreamWorks beats 2nd quarter estimates; expects marketing, production costs to fall</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 06:19:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Nakashima</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. reported Tuesday second-quarter earnings that blew past Wall Street forecasts and said cheaper advertising and its bigger film lineup will mean cost savings ahead.

The animated movie house said producing more movies — five every two years instead of four previously — with roughly same number of employees will [...]]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 04:31:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[GLENDALE, Calif. — DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. on Tuesday reported second-quarter earnings that blew past Wall Street forecasts on the strength of last year&#8217;s films.

The company said domestic pay TV revenues for &#8220;Kung Fu Panda&#8221; and international DVD sales of &#8220;Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa&#8221; bolstered results.
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		<title>Viacom: Ad outlook good despite 2nd-quarter profit drop on weak ad market, slow video games</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 02:57:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Vanacore</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Viacom Inc. struck a hopeful note on advertising for the rest of the year even as the media conglomerate controlled by Sumner Redstone saw second-quarter profit plunge on weak ad markets, video game sales and box-office returns.

Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman said the company, which owns the BET and MTV cable TV networks, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Viacom&#8217;s 2nd-quarter profit falls 32 percent on weak ad market, slow video game sales</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/07/28/viacoms-2nd-quarter-profit-falls-32-percent-on-weak-ad-market-slow-video-game-sales-20274/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 02:55:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Vanacore</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Viacom Inc. struck a hopeful note on advertising for the rest of the year even as the media conglomerate controlled by Sumner Redstone saw second-quarter profit plunge on weak ad markets, video game sales and box-office returns.

Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman said the company, which owns the BET and MTV cable TV networks, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>James Cameron and Peter Jackson discuss the future of film, 3-D technology at Comic Con</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/07/25/james-cameron-and-peter-jackson-discuss-the-future-of-film-3-d-technology-at-comic-con-19559/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 17:31:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandy Cohen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN DIEGO — &#8220;Titanic.&#8221; &#8221;Lord of the Rings.&#8221; &#8221;Aliens.&#8221; &#8221;King Kong.&#8221; &#8221;The Terminator.&#8221;

The men behind those movies, James Cameron and Peter Jackson, are among modern film&#8217;s special-effects kings, advancing technology in computer-generated imagery, motion-capture photography and 3-D.
They met up at Comic Con Friday for an hourlong discussion moderated by Entertainment Weekly about the future of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Avatar&#8217; ratchets 3-D to another world and budget level in Cameron&#8217;s return to feature films</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/07/24/avatar-ratchets-3-d-to-another-world-and-budget-level-in-camerons-return-to-feature-films-19400/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 00:43:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Nakashima</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN DIEGO — When James Cameron directed his first 3-D film, &#8220;Terminator 2: 3-D,&#8221; for Universal Studios theme parks more than a decade ago, the bulky camera equipment made some shots awkward or impossible.

The 450-pound contraption — which had two film cameras mounted on a metal frame — was so heavy that producers had to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Netflix CEO explains why he won&#8217;t expand into DVD kiosks, despite threat posed by Redbox</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/07/24/netflix-ceo-explains-why-he-wont-expand-into-dvd-kiosks-despite-threat-posed-by-redbox-19179/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/07/24/netflix-ceo-explains-why-he-wont-expand-into-dvd-kiosks-despite-threat-posed-by-redbox-19179/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 09:03:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Almost everything has been going right for Netflix Inc. for the past year, except for one nagging issue: some consumers are so strapped for money that they have been canceling the DVD-by-mail rental service and getting their entertainment fix from in-store kiosks that dispense discs for $1 per night.

The leading operator of DVD kiosks, Coinstar [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Netflix remains on a roll in recession as 2Q profit rises 22 percent to top analyst views</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/07/24/netflix-remains-on-a-roll-in-recession-as-2q-profit-rises-22-percent-to-top-analyst-views-19172/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 07:22:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Liedtke</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO — Netflix Inc.&#8217;s second-quarter profit shot past analyst expectations, following a familiar script as recession-weary consumers flocked to its DVD-by-mail and Internet streaming service.

The performance announced Thursday is the latest evidence that a bad economy is good for Netflix because it offers low-cost home entertainment at a time when more people are pinching [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Amazon 2nd-qtr profit declines due to Toys R Us dispute settlement charge, beats analyst views</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/07/23/amazon-2nd-qtr-profit-declines-due-to-toys-r-us-dispute-settlement-charge-beats-analyst-views-19151/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 04:45:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Metz</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO — Amazon.com Inc. said Thursday that its second-quarter earnings fell while sales rose, as the leading online retailer recorded a $51 million payment to settle a long-standing dispute with former partner Toys R Us.

The revenue increase was not enough to placate analysts, who were expecting even more than Amazon delivered. Shares of Seattle-based [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Netflix 2nd-quarter profit, sales jump as subscriber base grows</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/07/23/netflix-2nd-quarter-profit-sales-jump-as-subscriber-base-grows-19150/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 04:28:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Netflix Inc.&#8217;s second-quarter profit coasted past expectations as recession-weary customers continued to embrace its DVD-by-mail and streaming movie service.

Los Gatos, Calif.-based Netflix also boosted its 2009 profit outlook and said it expects to end the year with more subscribers than previously estimated.
Netflix said Thursday it earned $32.4 million, or 54 cents per [...]]]></description>
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		<title>With kids as young as 5 hooked on Harry Potter, parents struggle with older, darker themes</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/07/21/with-kids-as-young-as-5-hooked-on-harry-potter-parents-struggle-with-older-darker-themes-18223/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 03:41:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leanne Italie</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s a little-kid rite of passage: lugging Harry Potter to and fro, begging for toy wands and Hogwarts birthday parties. But the boy wizard is nearly grown, and the love of magic he inspires in the very young is now tinged with pure evil, dripping with teen hormones.

Parents revel in their kindergartners and first-graders taking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The way he moved: Michael Jackson leaves void in the dance world; new generation discovers him</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/07/20/the-way-he-moved-michael-jackson-leaves-void-in-the-dance-world-new-generation-discovers-him-17953/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 23:32:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erin Carlson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Growing up in Crown Heights, Anthony Rue II wanted to be like Mike.

Not Jordan, prince of basketball — Jackson, king of pop. Rue, a native of that Brooklyn neighborhood, was raised on &#8220;Moonwalker,&#8221; like so many children of the 1980s. But as a little boy harnessing a raw talent for dance, Jackson&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blockbuster hoping to close Netflix gap by piping video rentals on Internet to Samsung TVs</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/07/14/blockbuster-hoping-to-close-netflix-gap-by-piping-video-rentals-on-internet-to-samsung-tvs-16273/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Liedtke</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO — Having been a step behind in the race to pipe entertainment from the Internet to TV screens, struggling video rental-chain Blockbuster Inc. is counting on a new partnership with Samsung Electronics America Inc. to regain ground on rival Netflix Inc.

In an alliance announced Tuesday, Samsung&#8217;s next generation of high-definition TVs will include [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Baron Cohen&#8217;s &#8216;Bruno&#8217; sashays to box-office fame with $30.4M; &#8216;Ice Age&#8217; follows with $26.5M</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/07/12/baron-cohens-bruno-sashays-to-box-office-fame-with-304m-ice-age-follows-with-265m-15977/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 01:42:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Germain</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — Gay Austrian fashion devotee Bruno has landed the No. 1 spot at the weekend box office, though it&#8217;s uncertain how much staying power he has.

Sacha Baron Cohen&#8217;s &#8220;Bruno&#8221; started big on opening day Friday but had a huge drop the rest of the weekend, with the Universal Pictures mock documentary finishing with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fans arrive from near and far to bid Michael Jackson farewell outside memorial service</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/07/07/fans-arrive-from-near-and-far-to-bid-michael-jackson-farewell-outside-memorial-service-14729/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:37:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina Hoag</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — Michael Jackson fans came from near and far Tuesday to say last goodbyes to their pop music hero, some traveling from across the U.S. and Europe for his public memorial in Los Angeles.

Near the service site in downtown&#8217;s Staples Center, vendors sold Jackson memorabilia such as T-shirts, collages, buttons and bouquets of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>California teacher gives students DVD with her own sex clip</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/07/03/california-teacher-gives-students-dvd-of-class-memories-with-clip-of-her-having-sex-13583/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:45:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ELK GROVE, Calif. — A Northern California elementary school teacher sent her students home for the summer with a video of class memories, only the DVD included six seconds of her having sex on a couch. Officials at the Elk Grove Unified School District asked families of the teacher&#8217;s 24 students to get rid of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Group comes close to winning $1 million Netflix prize to improve recommendations</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/06/29/group-comes-close-to-winning-1-million-netflix-prize-to-improve-recommendations-12681/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 02:30:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barbara Ortutay</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — A multinational group of researchers, scientists and engineers are close to winning a $1 million prize from Netflix.

The online movie rental company had launched a contest in 2006 improve its recommendations by at least 10 percent.
On Friday, the team submitted its solution for the Netflix Prize, improving its predictions by 10.05 percent. [...]]]></description>
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