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To: Goodboy who wrote (6655)	1/26/1999 6:26:00 PM
From: ENOTS	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 21142

thanks for your info...altho it helped seac with a nice jump today!

To: Goodboy who wrote (6655)	1/27/1999 9:30:00 AM
From: Don Hand	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 21142

Stupid human tricks dailynews.yahoo.com Is this a case of one business unit not knowing what the other is doing ? Hopefully being two days old; it is old news. Blockbuster, Warner renew controversial video deal NEW YORK (Reuters) - Blockbuster Inc., the biggest U.S. video rental chain, said Tuesday it has renewed a multi-year agreement to stock Time Warner Inc. (NYSE:TWX - news) releases at its stores under a controversial revenue-sharing deal first signed last year. Under terms of the deal, Blockbuster will rent out VHS movies distributed by Warner Home Video, Home Box Office, and Turner at its nationwide chain of 6,000 stores. At the same time, New Line Home Video, also distributed by Warner Home Video, said it has signed a revenue-sharing deal with Blockbuster. Under revenue-sharing, video store owners pay a small fee -- around $10 per tape -- to effectively ''rent'' the tape from a studio. Store owners then split the rental revenue with the studio by a pre-determined percentage. But the plan, designed to boost rentals by putting more copies of hit movies on retail shelves, has come under heavy protest from small, independent retailers, who say they do not have the same access to new releases as big stores with more money. Revenue-sharing, however, has spurred higher sales for Blockbuster and increased market share of its parent, Viacom Inc. (AMEX:VIA - news), the company has said. Until mid-1998, Blockbuster had been one of Viacom's poorer-performing units. ''We are pleased with the results of our original agreement with Warner Home Video and are delighted to continue this revenue-sharing relationship,'' John Antioco, chairman and chief executive officer of Blockbuster, said in a statement. Warner Home Video, the world's leading video distributor with a huge library of films, also praised revenue-sharing in Tuesday's announcement. ''Revenue sharing, (has) increased inventory levels and revenues,'' said Warren Lieberfarb, president, Warner Home Video. ''This new agreement demonstrates WHV's commitment to customer satisfaction with the video rental experience.'' Viacom's stock fell 75 cents to $81.50 in early afternoon trade on the American Stock Exchange, while Time Warner's stock rose 87.5 cents to $63.81 on the New York Stock Exchange.