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MovieTickets.com is ... reporting record ticket sales for summer 2007: -- May 2007 set a new record for movie tickets sold in a calendar month beating the former best performing month, May 2005, by 22%. -- May 2007-August 2007 movie tickets sold beat May 2006-August 2006 movie tickets sold by over 40%. -- 32% increase in movie tickets sold during January-August 2007, as compared to January-August 2006.
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Users log on to MovieTickets.com, select a movie and showtime, and buy their tickets with a credit card. Some theater chains even offer reserved seating options. MovieTickets.com consumers can email tickets to friends and family members.
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There are a couple of companies in the US already offering movie downloads (Cinemanow.com) but their titles tend to be studio fare, not the major box office material. World Cinema Online is distinct in that it offers award-winning independent titles from all over the world.
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"Consumers crave compelling and immediate content, and the Netflix online streaming movie feature can provide instant gratification. This alliance underscores LG's goal of developing smart technologies that deliver flexibility, convenience and control to consumers," said KI Kwon, President of the Consumer Electronics Division of LG Electronics USA, Inc.
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Some online movie operators have decided to avoid working with large Hollywood studios for now because of negotiating complexities and high licensing costs. MovieFlix, one of the longest-running online distributors, deals only with independents and production companies with midrange to small film budgets, which usually secure and own licensing rights from all parties up front.
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According to Clickz, Technorati, the blog search engine, is scheduled to announce a multi-year movie marketing agreement with Paramount Pictures today. The article states that Technorati will aggregate relevant blog posts about Paramount films for use on the films' websites, and will provide ads and custom content as well. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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