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In its continuing integration of Ventura Distribution assets, First Look Studios is offering labels that were distributed by Ventura the opportunity to buy back their unsold product at cents on the dollar. Full Story

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Gun Crazy - Traitor's Rhapsody release details Video Business

Gun Crazy - Traitor's Rhapsody Release Date: 12/19/2006 Label/Distributor: Tokyo Shock Rating: NR (Not Rated) Retail Price: $19.

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Lionsgate to offer iTunes files on DVDs

MARCH 10 | Lionsgate in May will start including an iTunes digital copy on some of its high-profile DVD releases, making it the second studio to work with Apple on providing digital files that can be played on iPods and other Apple devices. The studio will embed the iTunes copy on special-edition

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Video Business: Weekly E-News Summary

With the DVD market maturing and the landscape for distributing films shifting rapidly, independent distributors are increasingly turning to financing productions directly in an effort to better control their fate. Full Story

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BBC downloads deal with iTunes

FEB. 20 | FROM VARIETY: The BBC and Apple have agreed to a pioneering deal that enables users to download high-profile fare like Life on Mars via iTunes for £1.89 ($3.70) an episode.

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Video Business: Weekly E-News Summary

Fit for DVD Chris Freytag (c.) appeared on Weekend Today with hosts Natalie Morales (l.) and Maria Celeste to promote her Prevention Fitness Systems: Personal Training DVD. Available now, the DVD was produced by Rodale and distributed by Gaiam.

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NBC’s Quarterlife heads to iTunes

FEB. 26 | FROM BROADCASTING & CABLE: Quarterlife, the hour-long drama series that began its life on MySpace and will make the jump to NBC Tuesday, will make episodes available for download on Apple iTunes the same day they debut on NBC.

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Video Business: Weekly E-News Summary

Efforts to implement a download-and-burn model for standard-definition DVDs got a major boost late last month when the studios dropped demands for the most controversial elements they were seeking in inter-industry negotiations with hardware makers and technology companies. Full Story

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Apple shares plunge 11%

JAN. 23 | FROM VARIETY: Record revenue and profits and a very healthy first holiday for the iPhone weren't enough to soothe Apple investors, as lower-than-expected guidance sent the computer and media device maker's shares plunging 11% in after-hours trading Tuesday. Revenue growth was highest for

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Video Business: Weekly E-News Summary

Over the next two years, supermarket chain H.E. Butt Grocery Co. (H-E-B) will expand its DVD merchandising as it rolls out up to a dozen new H-E-B Plus stores, which are built around greatly expanded general merchandise sections. Full Story

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