The Punishing Movie Business

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Punishing shareholders twice

Punishing shareholders twice 07/23/2004 07:40 PM

One day, movie downloads will be a big
business ... but for whom?

One day, movie downloads will be a big
business ... but for whom? 04/06/2005 07:35 AM
Analysis Riders and runners

The Movie Business Strives To Be Like...
The IRS?!?

The Movie Business Strives To Be Like...
The IRS?!? 03/25/2005 06:57 AM
We've already questioned Dan Glickman's backwards looking plan as head of the MPAA to beg people not to tape movies, but Glickman continues to amaze with his complete inability to realize what's happening to the business he's supposed to be helping to shape going forward. His latest claim is that he wants to mak e the movie industry more like the IRS. Sheer brilliance. This is an industry that needs to attract and retain customers in the face of increasing competition from a variety of different sources, and the plan is to make the industry more like one of the most hated organizations in the country. Are we going to need to fill out complex forms next time we want to watch a movie too?

Punishing Start for the Freed (Los
Angeles Times)

Punishing Start for the Freed (Los
Angeles Times) 08/16/2004 04:34 AM
Los Angeles Times - SACRAMENTO — Because of his fateful physical resemblance to a killer, David Quindt was wrongly convicted of a murder, faced life behind bars and was driven twice to attempt suicide while in custody.

Chinese Movie Industry Recognizes Movie
Watching Is A Social Experience

Chinese Movie Industry Recognizes Movie
Watching Is A Social Experience 03/22/2005 05:03 PM
Yesterday we noted that the MPAA and movie theater owners were whini ng about how much people coming in an taping movies was hurting their business. The obvious response, we pointed out, is to recognize that going to the movies is a social experience. It's not just about the content (though, that is important), but the overall experience. If they improved that, then people would want to go -- even if they could score the same movie off the internet or a cheap DVD bought off the street. While the folks in Hollywood refuse to entertain this idea, someone (anonymously) in the comments to that story pointed to an article in China noting that this is exactly what Chinese movie theaters have done. After years of declining attendance, they finally shaped up and made going to the movies cool again. They improved the overall experience, putting in better equipment and more comfortable seats. They improved the sound and the lighting as well. It sounds like they also made some theaters to be more like bars, to help attract young adults away from traditional bars. Yet the supposedly "creative" movie people in Hollywood insist "nothing can be done" to get people into the theater.

Businesses For Sale in Northern and
Southern California Reached a Record
Number 368 Business & Franchise Sales
This Past Week from Business Brokers,
Small Business Owners, & Real Estate
Agents

Businesses For Sale in Northern and
Southern California Reached a Record
Number 368 Business & Franchise Sales
This Past Week from Business Brokers,
Small Business Owners, & Real Estate
Agents 05/31/2004 01:52 PM
Businesses for sale in Northern and Southern California reached a record number 368 business & franchise sales this past week from business brokers, small business owners, & real estate agents for the week of May 17, 2004 thru May 23, 2004. [PRWEB May 27, 2004]

Northern And Southern California
Businesses For Sale Dipped This Past
Week To 324 Business & Franchise Sales.
These Small Businesses Were Sold By
Business Brokers, Small Business Owners,
& Real Estate Agents Throughout
California.

Northern And Southern California
Businesses For Sale Dipped This Past
Week To 324 Business & Franchise Sales.
These Small Businesses Were Sold By
Business Brokers, Small Business Owners,
& Real Estate Agents Throughout
California. 06/23/2004 03:08 AM
Northern And Southern California Businesses For Sale Dipped This Past Week To 324 Business & Franchise Sales. These Small Businesses Were Sold By Business Brokers, Small Business Owners, & Real Estate Agents Throughout California. [PRWEB Jun 23, 2004]

Southern California Business Expert
Honored as one of "The World's Greatest
Business Mentors"

Southern California Business Expert
Honored as one of "The World's Greatest
Business Mentors" 08/09/2004 02:18 AM
Southern California Business Expert Honored as one of "The World's Greatest Business Mentors." Ron LaVine receives prestigious honor; To be featured in forthcoming mentoring book [PRWEB Aug 9, 2004]

Business News, India: Microsoft Xbox
emerging as a viable business

Business News, India: Microsoft Xbox
emerging as a viable business 02/01/2005 09:41 PM
Keralanext.com - Sat Jan 29, 09:57 am GMT

Business 2.0 - Magazine Article -
Printable Version - The 101 Dumbest
Moments in Business

Business 2.0 - Magazine Article -
Printable Version - The 101 Dumbest
Moments in Business 03/20/2003 08:33 AM
The 101 Dumbest Moments in Business in 2002

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Today in Investor's Business Daily stock
analysis and business news

Today in Investor's Business Daily stock
analysis and business news 04/28/2004 10:22 AM
if some in the intelligence community have their way, your online scribblings may soon be regular reads for the FBI, CIA and various other spook groups .. Blog-Tracking May Gain Ground Among U.S. Intelligence Officials .. read full story>

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Working with Business e-Government
project launches Starter Business
website

Working with Business e-Government
project launches Starter Business
website 06/23/2004 01:13 AM
PublicTechnology.net Jun 23 2004 5:46AM GMT

Online Business Networks - Building
Quality Business Relationships on the
Internet

Online Business Networks - Building
Quality Business Relationships on the
Internet 12/28/2004 06:58 AM

Online Business Networks

Online Business Networks - Building Quality Business Relationships on the Internet
http://www.onlinebusines snetworks.com/

Reach More of the Right People Faster with Less Effort. Business is under pressure now more than ever to do more with less — bigger, better, cheaper, faster. But at what cost? At the cost of human relationships? It doesn't have to be. The internet offers powerful tools to help you find the right people, connect with them, build trust and rapport, and collaborate with them quickly and cost-effectively. This is a good guide with some fine resources. This has been added to my white paper Online Social Networking.

Park N Shop implements Microsoft
Business Solutions Great Plains to
manage retail business

Park N Shop implements Microsoft
Business Solutions Great Plains to
manage retail business 04/03/2005 05:45 AM
AME Info Apr 3 2005 8:22AM GMT

Microsoft Business Solutions aims to be
a $10bn business by 2011

Microsoft Business Solutions aims to be
a $10bn business by 2011 07/15/2004 07:00 AM
Computer Weekly Jul 15 2004 10:16AM GMT

Oracle retools E-Business Suite,
business intelligence offerings

Oracle retools E-Business Suite,
business intelligence offerings 07/19/2004 05:01 PM
Oracle Corp. hopes to broaden the appeal of its E-Business Suite to specific industries such as industrial manufacturing and health care with a retooled interface and more vertical applications.

India Business, Microsoft Xbox emerging
as a viable business

India Business, Microsoft Xbox emerging
as a viable business 02/01/2005 09:41 PM
Keralanext.com - Sat Jan 29, 01:54 pm GMT

Live coverage from Times Online business
reporters No 1 FOR BUSINESS

Live coverage from Times Online business
reporters No 1 FOR BUSINESS 07/12/2004 05:40 AM
Business.timesonline.co.uk - Mon Jul 12, 09:22 am GMT

Home and Business Communications is
Offering Packet8, a VOIP/Broadband
Telephone Service, for Residential and
Business Users

Home and Business Communications is
Offering Packet8, a VOIP/Broadband
Telephone Service, for Residential and
Business Users 02/01/2005 08:48 PM
Andrew Aldrich owner of Home and Business Communications "We are excited to be offering Packet8, VOIP / Broadband Telephone Service. VOIP / Broadband Telephone services can save the end user up to 90% on their telephone bill. The service will work where ever a broadband connection is available (worldwide). Read more about Packet8 at: www.GoWithPacket8.com [PRWEB Feb 1, 2005]

Telephone Magic Brings Full-Featured
VoIP Business Phone System to Small
Business at Wholesale Prices

Telephone Magic Brings Full-Featured
VoIP Business Phone System to Small
Business at Wholesale Prices 06/17/2005 03:16 PM
The Revolutionary TalkSwitch 48-CVA provides customers with a converged PSTN and VoIP solution at an unprecedented price [PRWEB Jun 16, 2005]

Harvard Business School Business
Research Guides

Harvard Business School Business
Research Guides 12/19/2004 03:25 PM
Harvard Business School Baker Library Business Research Guides
http://www.library.hbs.edu/g uides/

Baker Library produces guides to help in the use of resources at Baker and beyond for business and career research. The list below includes guides to general business topics, information on specific industries and specific course support projects that may be helpful in other contexts. This has been added to Business Intelligence Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog and Research Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. This will be added to Business Resources 2005 Internet MiniGuide.

Sony's entertainment business is killing
its electronics business

Sony's entertainment business is killing
its electronics business 05/11/2004 01:58 AM
Derek Slater takes Sony to task over its new music-download service and iPod-like player.

Sony's acquisition of a couple of minor entertainment companies has had untold consequences. It's a poison pill that is killing Sony, one piece at a time.

Back from 1976-1984, Sony was the company that spent hundreds of millions on the defense of its VCR, bringing it all the way to the Supreme Court, arguing that the entertainment industry didn't have any right to its business-model; that if new technology could make the old business irrelevant, that was tough shit, and the movie companies needed to stop pewling and get with the program (they did, and made lots of money, besides).

But ever since Sony "aquired" Columbia, it's been acting like its electronics business was a minor business unit that couldn't afford to disrupt its precious entertainment arm (despite the fact that the entertainment arm's contributions to Sony's bottom line are minimal when compared to the gadget biz). When the first MP3 players appeared in the market, from little companies like Creative Labs, Sony brought out proprietary devices that played stupid formats like RealAudio and OpenAG, which no one wanted to hear. On the other hand, these formats did come with use-restrictions that kept Sony's music execs from getting too anxious and sad.

The result was that Creative Labs, a little outfit in Singapore, ate Sony's lunch, followed by a bunch of late diners to the table, including a bunch of no-name Korean companies, and most recently, Apple. Sony, who invented the walkman and made billions off of it, has now become an irrelevant player in the personal stereo market, with a market share that's barely a blip on the chart.

And Sony -- a company legendary for tis ability to refine its designs to capitalize on lessons learned in the market -- keeps on repeating the same mistakes, as Derek points out:

Apparently, Sony's hard drive player cannot play MP3s, WMA and (of course) Apple FairPlay-locked AAC. It only plays the Sony's proprietary ATRAC3 format; if it's like Sony's MiniDisc players, forcing consumers to convert to ATRAC3 also forces them to accept certain DRM restrictions. In related news, the Washington Post and New York Times both deemed Connect embarassing, noting its poor interface, proprietary DRM format and codec, copying restrictions ... too many to count.

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CompAmerica Announces 20% off all PCs,
Laptops, Servers, Software and Services
at its new PC-Giants.com
Business-to-Business Computer Shopping
Portal for the Summer of 2005

CompAmerica Announces 20% off all PCs,
Laptops, Servers, Software and Services
at its new PC-Giants.com
Business-to-Business Computer Shopping
Portal for the Summer of 2005 06/05/2005 11:14 PM
CompAmerica indicated that its ultra-sophisticated new electronic computer products and parts-buying store/portal, could save anyone as much as 37% off the usual store pricing on products from 500 brand names, many of which aren’t available at stores like CompUSA, PC Warehouse, other online stores, or Radio Shack. [PRWEB Jun 3, 2005]

Spider Strategies Launches New Business
School Partnership Program -
Participating Business Schools to
Receive Free Copy of Scoreboard®

Spider Strategies Launches New Business
School Partnership Program -
Participating Business Schools to
Receive Free Copy of Scoreboard® 04/06/2005 02:38 AM
Spider Strategies®, Inc., announced today it is providing participating universities and business schools a free copy of its Balanced Scorecard software - Scoreboard® - for use in both classrooms and external learning environments. [PRWEB Apr 6, 2005]

Business-to-business online ad network
launches

Business-to-business online ad network
launches 09/13/2004 07:15 AM
ThomasB2B.com LLC will officially launch on Monday a new online advertising network which is modeled after general-purpose ones from the likes of Yahoo Inc.'s Overture and Google Inc. but which differs in two key aspects: first, it is focused exclusively on the business-to-business market; and second, it matches ads with search queries and content through predefined categories, not keywords.

Microsoft Office 2003 Customers Boost
Productivity and Business Insight With
the Availability of Two New Office
Business Intelligence Accelerators

Microsoft Office 2003 Customers Boost
Productivity and Business Insight With
the Availability of Two New Office
Business Intelligence Accelerators 06/02/2004 12:06 PM
Microsoft Corp. today announced the availability of two new Office 2003 Business Intelligence (BI) Accelerators, the Microsoft® Office Business Scorecards Accelerator and the Microsoft Office Excel Add-in for SQL Server (TM) Analysis Services. Designed for and built on the Microsoft Office System and Windows Server System (TM) , the Office BI Accelerators provide customers and partners with increased access to data that is critical to maximizing business performance. Information workers and industry partners can also use the accelerators to assess performance in real time and reshape strategy and redeploy resources as market conditions change, staying one step ahead of their competition. By taking advantage of existing Microsoft technology investments, the accelerators are a cost-effective way for end users and partners to increase their business insight and automate formerly manual business processes, providing greater efficiency, productivity and enhanced decision-making.

TRANSCENDING THE TECHNOLOGY CONSTRAINTS
TO RAPID BUSINESS GROWTH: How Emerging
and Midsize Companies Use Integrated
Internet Business Systems to Improve
Profits and Manage Change While Reducing
the Costs and Risks of Expansion

TRANSCENDING THE TECHNOLOGY CONSTRAINTS
TO RAPID BUSINESS GROWTH: How Emerging
and Midsize Companies Use Integrated
Internet Business Systems to Improve
Profits and Manage Change While Reducing
the Costs and Risks of Expansion 06/23/2004 03:08 AM
It’s a myth that the information technology (IT) requirements of emerging and midsize businesses are simpler than those of large enterprises. Virtually every day, we interact with the technology and business leaders of midsize companies whose IT demands not only rival the requirements of much larger companies, but in many cases exceed them.Fortunately, emerging and midsize businesses can resolve the dilemma of updating their outmoded IT infrastructure without massive one-time investments in technology. New technologies, such as Microsoft® .NET, enable companies to leverage previous investments in technology while step-by-step integrating their business systems to enable an efficient, cost-effective, and flexible solution to driving and managing growth. Learn Morehttp://www.verndale.com/News/WhitePapers.asp-or-Request the Following White Paper:http://www.verndale.com/News/WhitePapers.asp?functype=whitepaper form&WhitePaperID=1 [PRWEB Jun 23, 2004]

Business Contact Manager for Outlook
2003 Update: Windows Small Business
Server 2003

Business Contact Manager for Outlook
2003 Update: Windows Small Business
Server 2003 12/03/2003 12:40 AM
With this update you can use Windows Small Business Server 2003 to run Business Contact Manager for Outlook 2003.

What small business can teach big
business

What small business can teach big
business 03/31/2005 09:04 AM
ZDNet UK Mar 31 2005 1:02PM GMT

Business Objects Boosting Business IQ

Business Objects Boosting Business IQ 07/30/2004 12:20 PM
Companies often rely on "gut feeling," not numbers, to make decisions. Business Objects is trying to change that.

Local Sioux Falls, SD Home Mortgage
Business Increases Leads and Revenue by
100% - Cody Belitz of MorNorth Mortgage
Shares his Business Boosting Strategy

Local Sioux Falls, SD Home Mortgage
Business Increases Leads and Revenue by
100% - Cody Belitz of MorNorth Mortgage
Shares his Business Boosting Strategy 06/05/2005 11:17 PM
The MorNorth Mortgage office of Sioux Falls, SD processes at least one loan application per day, and approximately thirty applications per month. This is a 100% increase in applications since they began using a vanity 800 phone number in their advertising efforts, starting in September 2004. [PRWEB Jun 2, 2005]

WebsiteOnThePhone.com (a business
division of Sri IIST Inc, TX) announces
the launch of Rental Management System
(RMS) - an easy-to-use off-the-shelf
software for starting an own online
video rental business.

WebsiteOnThePhone.com (a business
division of Sri IIST Inc, TX) announces
the launch of Rental Management System
(RMS) - an easy-to-use off-the-shelf
software for starting an own online
video rental business. 09/19/2004 02:24 AM
The RMS web application software allows complete automation of account creation, inventory management, tracking of rentals, customer management, rewards programs and more for the online video rental business. The online video rental store will have the capability to process payments using all major credit card processing vendors such as Card Services International, WorldPay, Authorize.net, Verisign, 2Checkout.com, Paypal, etc. [PRWEB Sep 19, 2004]

Web Hosting Resource Kit Now Available
With Large Inventory of Web Hosting
Business and Small Business Management
Information

Web Hosting Resource Kit Now Available
With Large Inventory of Web Hosting
Business and Small Business Management
Information 12/19/2004 03:29 PM
Net Services USA LLC (netservicesusa.com), a Highlands Ranch, Colorado based Internet Service and Marketing provider announces the release of the "Web Hosting Resource Kit" (webhostingresourcekit.com) - a new information resource (business, technical, management, and marketing) for web hosting businesses and Internet-related small businesses. [PRWEB Dec 17, 2004]

Family Business Experts Credits Family
Business Synergy As Key To Baxa
Corporation’s Success

Family Business Experts Credits Family
Business Synergy As Key To Baxa
Corporation’s Success 06/05/2005 11:58 PM
Baxa Corporation is featured in a recently published “Family Business Experts” profile detailing the key to the company’s 30 years of success in product innovation and customer responsiveness. The company was selected as the featured family business for the Family Business Institute’s (FBI) top-ranked Internet site, because Baxa met criteria as both a positive family and a business success story. The profile details the company’s 30 years of success in product innovation and customer responsiveness, crediting that success secret to family business synergy. [PRWEB May 23, 2005]

$25,000 Entrepreneur Contest: All
Graduate Students may Register to
compete for $25,000 and the chance to
present their new business proposals
before Silicon Valley Venture
Capitalists at the University of San
Francisco 2004 International Business
Plan Competition.
(http://www.businessplancompetition.org)

$25,000 Entrepreneur Contest: All
Graduate Students may Register to
compete for $25,000 and the chance to
present their new business proposals
before Silicon Valley Venture
Capitalists at the University of San
Francisco 2004 International Business
Plan Competition.
(http://www.businessplancompetition.org) 05/31/2004 02:13 PM
The University of San Francisco Entrepreneurship Program is now accepting business plan proposals from all graduate students from every nation for the USF 2004 International Business Plan Competition. Graduate Student Entrepreneurs will compete for the opportunity to present their best business ideas before leading Silicon Valley Venture Capitalists and Chief Executives. Total Cash Prizes are $25,000. Submission details are at http://www.businessplancompetition.org. [PRWEB Dec 10, 2003]

“The Last Word” In Business Writing Is
Now A New Radio Show On The VoiceAmerica
Business Radio Network

“The Last Word” In Business Writing Is
Now A New Radio Show On The VoiceAmerica
Business Radio Network 12/22/2004 01:05 AM
New radio show dedicated to teaching business owners that how you write is as important as what you write debuts on VoiceAmerica Business Radio Network January 17, 2005 [PRWEB Dec 20, 2004]

See This Movie

See This Movie 03/26/2005 07:32 AM
I just watched But I'm A Cheerleader and highly recommend it. A funny and charming comedy about accepting who you are and finding love with...

SMS Novel To Become MMS Movie

SMS Novel To Become MMS Movie 09/20/2004 06:52 AM
Not so long ago, there was a bit of a press frenzy over a novel that was being delivered via SMS text messaging in China. Well, to build off of that hype, a company has now bought the film rights to the story, and yes, they will be filming it in short segments which can be sent to mobile phones as well. While I do think mobile video content should be focused on shorter bits of content, given that the people viewing it are likely to be on the go and/or interrupted more frequently, I wonder how well you can hold the plot line of a movie that's broken into so many pieces.

The Movie That Wasn't There

The Movie That Wasn't There 05/07/2004 05:01 AM
Kerry Conran spent years rendering retrobots on his home computer. Now his garage blockbuster starring Gwyneth & #038; Jude and a rendered world is hitting the big screen. By Frank Rose from Wired magazine.
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