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1/20/2006 To hear studio chiefs tell it, exclusive release windows are about to go out the window. At CES this month, News Corp. president Peter Chernin announced that 20th Century Fox is developing plans to make movies available via video-on-demand simultaneously with their release on DVD.

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Windows Vista for Dummies release details Video Business

This easy to follow program gives you step by step instructions and visual demonstrations to quickly grasp the everyday tasks all Vista users need to know.

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Microsoft Silverlight aids faster online video

APRIL 17 | Microsoft Corp. has introduced a new Web browser plug-in for delivering high-definition and interactive video over the Internet. The company unveiled the technology, called Silverlight, at the National Assn. of Broadcasters conference in Las Vegas this week.

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Combo for conversation

MAY 11 | Blockbuster’s foray into theatrical exhibition makes a great starting point for spinning “what if” scenarios. What if Blockbuster built its single multiplex outside Puebla City, Mexico, into a major North American theater chain?

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Studios approach sliding windows with caution

JULY 13 | Most Hollywood studios remain cautious about collapsing the video-on-demand and DVD windows, despite Warner Home Video’s recent assertions that a simultaneous window helps DVD sell-through as well as VOD buy rates.

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Microsoft pushing into Pod world

Providing only vague details, the tech giant said on Friday that it's working on Zune, a music and entertainment project that will provide a "family of hardware and software products."

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Vongo downloads make the jump to TVs

JAN. 8 | LAS VEGAS—Starz has partnered with Microsoft in a deal that will bring its Internet movie service Vongo to TVs via PCs with the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system and the Xbox 360 game console, the companies announced Monday at CES.

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Microsoft’s home entertainment focus

JULY 12 | LAS VEGAS—Software giant Microsoft has restructured its Windows Digital Media division to give greater focus to its efforts to embed Microsoft technology in emerging home entertainment platforms.

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Showtime downloads available through Vista

MARCH 29 | Microsoft has signed Showtime Networks as one of its premiere launch partners to be featured on Windows Media Center computers with the Vista operating system.

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George Clooney Celebrity Pack (One Fine Day, Solaris, Thin Red Line) release details Video Business

George Clooney Celebrity Pack (One Fine Day, Solaris, Thin Red Line) Release Date: 06/06/2006 Label/Distributor: Fox Rating: NR (Not Rated) Retail Price: $29.

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