Word: dvds
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...returned--193 years overdue. The library waived the $10,000-plus late fee. But many libraries aren't as forgiving these days, squeezing delinquent borrowers by jacking up fines, hiring collection agents, threatening jail and even sending the sheriff to knock on doors and reclaim overdue books, CDs and DVDs...
...impressive list but still a Jiminy Cricket-- size business. Bureaucratic red tape and rampant piracy in China have stymied much of the profitmaking potential of the Mouseketeers. Disney has been unable to bring in its Disney Channel because of restrictions on media ownership. Legitimate Disney DVDs cost up to 10 times as much as knock-offs, restricting sales to a trickle. A hot title like Finding Nemo sold a scant quarter of a million or so genuine DVDs in China. (By comparison, Nemo sold nearly 15 million DVDs in the U.S. and Canada during its first two weeks alone...
With so much on the line, a successful Hong Kong Disneyland is crucial. Executives hope the park will pave the way for the company's DVDs, TV shows, toys and other businesses to thrive in China by acting as a huge roller-coaster-filled advertisement for the Disney brand. "At the highest level, Hong Kong Disneyland is a beachhead for the Walt Disney Co. in China," says Jay Rasulo, president of Disney's theme parks and resorts...
...sure thing. Disney faces a special hurdle in China. Until a few years ago, hardly anyone knew Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck even existed. Disney characters were banned for nearly 40 years after Mao's takeover. Now Chinese kids are familiar with the classic characters--in part from pirated DVDs--but their knowledge of Disney lore is limited. "This is the first market where we've opened a park in which we don't have a long-term relationship with our guests," says Rasulo...
...series of cinematic duds has analysts wondering if the movie-house business is slowly going dark, as film fans switch to DVDs. No, say AMC and Loews, which are merging in an estimated $4 billion deal to create AMC Entertainment. The new company will have 4,592 screens in 338 theaters in 30 states, second to market leader Regal's 6,273 screens...