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cinematech.blogspot.com - 12/16/2008
Universal: Let's Stamp Out $1 Movie Rentals
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The Journal has a great piece today about Universal's campaign against Redbox, a company that operates 12,000 DVD rental kiosks in the US. The basic issue is that while consumers love renting movies from the kiosks for $1, Universal feels that, A, the kiosks threaten important partners like ...

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hollywoodreporter.com - 12/16/2008
'Bakugan' gets big-screen treatment
— hollywoodreporter.com — Universal and Stuber Prods. are hoping to capitalize on the latest toy craze among boys, entering into a deal with toy company Spin Master to bring "Bakugan Battle Brawlers" to the big screen. "Bakugan" is a Japanese anime show airing on the Cartoon ... (more) 'Bakugan' gets big-screen treatment

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Universal Pulls Fast and Furious From Their Summer Line-Up!
firstshowing.net - 12/15/2008
Universal Pulls Fast and Furious From Their Summer Line-Up!
— firstshowing.net — Universal Pictures has pulled Fast & Furious from its original June 12th release date and moved it to April 3rd , making it a forgettable pre-summer release instead of the big summer event movie that originally it seemed it might be. I ... (more) Universal Pulls Fast and Furious From Their Summer Line-Up!

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Jurassic Park 4 Not So Dead
cinemablend.com - 12/10/2008
Jurassic Park 4 Not So Dead
— cinemablend.com — Universal feeds a reluctant Frank Marshall to their T-Rex. (more) Jurassic Park 4 Not So Dead

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Movie Marketing Madness — ... Scott Kirsner is likewise stumped by the push-back by some studios to Redbox. The problems they have seem to have to do with the fact that Redbox doesn’t provide as much of a monetary cut as outlets like Blockbuster, despite the fact that it gets movies seen by more people. ...

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