The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) has posted to its web site updated preliminary textile and apparel import data for 2005, which now covers the 2005 period from early July 2005 through mid-September 2005.
Time Warner, under investor pressure, is in preliminary talks with Comcast and Google about a possible partnership that could involve its AOL unit, a person familiar with the situation said. The companies are discussing what, if any, 3-way combination might make sense, the source said, adding that no term sheet for a transaction has been produced. The talks come amid speculation that Microsoft is interested in combining its MSN Internet business with AOL, the No. 1 U.S. dial-up Internet provider.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has initiated a new shipper review of the antidumping (AD) duty order on certain preserved mushrooms from China with respect to the following producer/exporter combination and review period:
Time Warner, under investor pressure, is in preliminary talks with Comcast and Google about a possible partnership that could involve its AOL unit, a person familiar with the situation said. The companies are discussing what, if any, 3-way combination might make sense, the source said, adding that no term sheet for a transaction has been produced. The talks come amid speculation that Microsoft is interested in combining its MSN Internet business with AOL, the No. 1 U.S. dial-up Internet provider (CD Aug 16 p7).
The PS2 version of Madden NFL 06 from Electronic Arts (EA) was again the best-selling videogame in the U.S., according to Rentrak’s preliminary Home Video Essentials data for the week ended Oct. 9. Rentrak said the SKU earned an additional $410,000 in its 9th week. But the Xbox version fell 4 to #8 in its 9th week, earning $240,000. EA had 2 other titles in the top 10: The PS2 version of NBA Live 06 at #2 (down 5 in its 2nd week, $310,000) and the PS2 version of NCAA Football 06 at #6 (down one in its 13th week, $270,000). Activision had 3 SKUs in the top 10: Ultimate Spider-Man for PS2 at #3 (up 12 in its 2nd week, $310,000), the PS2 version of X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse at #7 (up 20 in its 3rd week) and the Xbox version of the latter at #10 (up 27 in its 3rd week, $190,000). Midway Games had 2 SKUs in the top 10: The PS2 and Xbox versions of Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks at #4 (down 2 in its 3rd week, $290,000) and at #9 (down 3 in its 3rd week, $220,000), respectively. Ubisoft’s Far Cry Instincts for Xbox was #5, up 18 in its 6th week with an additional $280,000.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has initiated a new shipper review of the antidumping (AD) duty order on certain frozen warmwater shrimp from China with respect to the following company, which is both the producer and exporter, and review period:
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has initiated a countervailing (CV) duty investigation of certain lined paper products (CLPP) from India and Indonesia, in order to determine whether manufacturers, producers or exporters of CLPP from these countries receive countervailable subsidies.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued its preliminary results of this antidumping (AD) duty changed circumstances review of brake rotors from China.
The PS2 version of Madden NFL 06 from Electronic Arts (EA) was again the best-selling videogame in the U.S., according to Rentrak’s preliminary Home Video Essentials data for the week ended Oct. 2. Rentrak said the SKU earned an additional $350,000 in its 8th week. The Xbox version of the game was again #4 ($200,000). EA, which dominated the top 10, had 5 other SKUs in the chart: Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects for PS2 at #3 (up 6 in its 2nd week, $210,000), NCAA Football 06 for PS2 at #5 (down 3 in its 8th week, $200,000), NBA Live 06 at #7 in its first week ($180,000), Xbox Marvel at #8 (up 5, $180,000) and Burnout Revenge for PS2 at #9 (down 6 in its 3rd week, $160,000). Rounding out the top 10 were the PS2 and Xbox versions of Midway’s Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks at #2 (up 3, $230,000) and #6 (up one, $190,00), respectively, in its 2nd week, and Take-Two Interactive’s Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition for PS2 at #10 (down 2 in its 25th week, $150,000). Separately, Rentrak said U.S. consumer rental spending during the 3rd quarter ended Oct. 2 fell 11% from the comparable period in 2004. It said consumers decreased their spending on “a la carte” and subscription DVD and VHS rentals from the brick-and-mortar and online channels by more than $218 million during the period. Rentrak Business Development Vp Brad Hackley said “the video rental market is experiencing a temporary slump due to a slowdown in the flow of compelling content, plus the summer season [has] been traditionally lighter as compared to other quarters.” He said “the implementation of new video store and online subscription models has also been a contributing factor.” Rentrak said consumer rental spending reached $1.75 billion during the quarter, in which Oscar winner Million Dollar Baby was the #1-rented theatrical video and Lost: The Complete First Season was the top-rented TV DVD. It also said Warner Home Video had the largest market share but didn’t specify what the company’s share was.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has initiated an antidumping (AD) duty investigation of certain lined paper products (CLPP) from India, Indonesia, and China, in order to determine whether imports of CLPP are being, or are likely to be, sold in the U.S. at less than fair value.