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...next move has been to introduce a surround-sound version of its service for the living room. Like DVDs, some XM tracks are in 5.1 audio - that is, they contain separate sound for five speakers and a subwoofer. So XM has partnered with Yamaha and others, who have introduced audio receivers that decode XM's surround audio stream. I borrowed Yamaha's new RX-V659 ($550; yamaha.com/yec) and tuned to XM Pops, to test...
...Hong Kong's Magic Kingdom has so far been a little short on magic. The $1.8 billion theme park, which opened last September, was touted by Disney executives as its biggest, boldest effort to build its brand in China, a potentially vast new market for its toys, dvds and movies. The Hong Kong government?which aggressively wooed Disney and is the park's majority owner"hoped Disneyland would help secure the city's reputation as one of Asia's top tourist destinations. However, the conservative approach of Disney and its partner has produced a pint-sized park that...
...Hong Kong's Magic Kingdom has so far been a little short on magic. The $1.8 billion theme park, which opened last September, was touted by Disney executives as its biggest, boldest effort to build its brand in China, a potentially vast new market for its toys, dvds and movies. The Hong Kong government?which aggressively wooed Disney and is the park's majority owner"hoped Disneyland would help secure the city's reputation as one of Asia's top tourist destinations. However, the conservative approach of Disney and its partner has produced a pint-sized park that...
...mark by the end of 2007. About 25% of M.Video's sales are credit financed. "A majority of customers in big cities already have basic products such as TVs and fridges," he says. "Nowadays it's more a question of replacement, or selling DVDs or plasma TVs." Food retailing has also taken off. A couple of the bigger Moscow supermarket operators, Seventh Continent and Pyaterochka, are already publicly listed on the stock exchange. Several rivals are expected to follow suit in the near future as they look to finance national expansion. The industry is also starting to consolidate. Last month...
...Cinema” lecture at the Carpenter Center, said, “This film is changing the way movies get made. We never expected such a strong reaction.” Expect to see stellar box office performance and subsequent “Snakes on a Plane” DVDs circling around Harvard next year.The next few months will be bigger than ever, but if audiences aren’t there, there may never be another one like it. So, whether you’re in the Harvard bubble or not, make sure to make time for the movies...