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<title>Movie studios sign up for DCDC satellite distribution system</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/03/08/theaters.to.use.satellite.terrestrial.service.for.digital.film.distribution/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1353499003_disneymoviemontage.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Five movie studios have signed an agreement with the Digital Cinema Distribution Coalition (DCDC) to distribute films through its satellite network. Disney, Warner Bros, Paramount, Universal, and Lionsgate will be using the network as a way to delivery movies and other content to theaters across North America....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 11:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Comcast completely acquires GE's portion of NBCUniversal</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/02/12/deal.expected.to.complete.with.little.interference.by.end.of.1q/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1205/comcasttruck-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Comcast has announced today that it is acquiring GE's 49 percent common equity share of the NBCUniversal joint venture. The deal, worth $16.7 billion -- plus $1.4 billion for 30 Rockefeller Plaza and the CNBC headquarters -- will be funded with $11.4 billion in cash, $4 billion of unsecured notes, $2 billion in new debt, and $725 million of stock issued to GE as terms of the agreement....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2013 22:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>HBO deal extends Universal Pictures exclusivity deal to 2022</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/01/07/agreement.blocks.netflix.from.universal.content/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1336266414_HBOGoTeaser.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[HBO has signed a deal with Universal Studios that extends its exclusive rights to Universal Pictures' and Focus Features' films for another ten years. The extension prevents competing video-on-demand services such as Netflix from gaining access to content, keeping it on HBO's TV, mobile, and online services until the year 2022....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2013 14:27:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>No deal near for Apple music streaming service, sources say</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/12/05/apple.terms.leaving.record.labels.cold/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://cdn2.macnn.com/news/1202/itunesmatch.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Apple is nowhere close to completing a deal with the major record labels for a music streaming service, say music industry sources contacted by CNET.  The people say that the terms Apple has been offering for the service, nicknamed "iRadio," have left the labels -- Sony, Warner, and Universal -- unsatisfied.  It's believed that even if one side or the other changes its position, it could take a...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 17:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Universal Music gets European approval to take over EMI</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/09/21/european.commission.approves.universal.emi.deal.but.requires.concessions/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1348239947_universalin.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[The European Commission approved Universal Music's takeover of EMI Music, though it required some concessions. Universal agreed to divest nearly one third of EMI assets, including its Parlophone flagship music label in Europe. There are other stipulations, such as agreeing to a set of market controls that dictate how Universal handles contracts with digital music services....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2012 15:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Briefly: Lovefilm agreement, LA Mobile Arts, NFC Research</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/05/30/lovefilm.to.stream.universal.pictures.films.in.the.uk/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1203/lovefilmin.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Lovefilm has signed a multi-year agreement with NBC Universal to stream Universal Pictures films to its Lovefilm Instant users. The addition of Universal extends the roster of films that currently includes movies from Disney, Sony Pictures, Warner Bros, Entertainment One, and Studio Canal. The streaming agreement would help the Amazon-owned movie rental company fight off Netflix, which launched in...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2012 19:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Apple objects to showing files from Universal dispute</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/04/30/depositions.by.steve.jobs.eddy.cue.at.heart.of.controversy/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1204/robzombie.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Apple is fighting a discovery request in a class action lawsuit brought by musicians like Rick James and Rob Zombie against Universal Music, The Hollywood Reporter reports.  Specifically the plaintiffs want access to trial exhibits, expert reports, depositions, and other material from a suit by FBT Productions against UMG subsidiary Aftermath, filed over money owed from music by rapper Eminem.  Du...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Hulu intros four new original shows</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/04/19/hulu.steps.up.original.video.content/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1204/huluplus-5.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Hulu used its turn at upfronts for TV content to reveal that it was adding four original shows beyond those teased earlier in the year.  The strategy would be headlined by The Awesomes, a superhero comedy show due in 2013 that would draw on Saturday Night Live actors Seth Meyers and Michael Shoemaker.  A nearer-term committed show, the 2012 basketball series We Got Next, would have The Game's Hale...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 23:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Sony alliance gets EU approval to buy EMI music publishing</title>
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<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1204/sonymusicunlimited-2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[A group led by Sony on Thursday won its side of a joint bid on EMI assets.  The alliance, which includes the Blackstone Group, David Geffen, Mubadala Development, and Raine Group, was cleared by the European Commission to buy EMI's publishing wing for $2.2 billion.  The deal is contingent on Sony's group selling off catalog rights for Virgin's European, UK, and US divisions, along with Famous Musi...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Universal movies reach iTunes in the Cloud</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/04/07/apple.gains.a.studio.for.cloud.video.downloads/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://cdn.macnn.com/news/1203/appletv2012-handson.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Apple edged closer to having a complete iTunes in the Cloud on Saturday with  previous holdout Universal adding support.  Movies from the studio can now be re-downloaded on any device with an Apple ID, or streamed directly to an Apple TV.  The expansion adds hundreds or more videos to those from existing supporters like Sony Pictures....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Apr 2012 21:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
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