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COMPANY NEWS
SCRI Inks Deal With DRI in Japan
SCRI Research International, publisher of this newsletter and the leading broadcast industry market research reports, has announced a distribution deal with Data Resources, Inc (DRI) in Japan for distribution of SCRI reports in Japan.

DRI, with 2005 sales at 270 Million Yen, is an agency firm handling the worldwide information and intelligence distribution, in the area of telecommunications, computer and electronics industries. Major clients include: Canon, Fujitsu, Hitachi, KDD, NEC, Sony, NTT, Sumitomo, Toshiba, Panasonic, Oki, MRI, NRI, Mitsubishi.

“This deal gives SCRI direct representation in Japan to support our growing list of Japanese based clients” said SCRI’s Research Director, Des Chaskelson.

SCRI Reports are also distributed by several leading online publishers including: Thomson Financial, Profound, Dialog, MarkIntel, MarketResearch.com & Research & Markets.

SCRI clients include equipment manufacturers, investment firms, trade magazines, trade associations, and other industry analysts including the US. Department of Commerce. To date, SCRI has served over 1,000 such clients , worldwide.

OTHER COMPANY NEWS

3 Firms Reach Flat-Panel Alliance

Viacom signs Microsoft ad deal

Regulatory Filing for Broadcast International

FTC Clears Google's $3.1 Billion Acquisition of DoubleClick

Brand Share Forecasts -- 2007

PRODUCT NEWS

Sony Updates Vegas Movie Studio Platinum Edition

HD/Blu-Ray price slash

CES 2008 Preview: Digital Cameras & Camcorders

Matrox release new MXO Drivers

Product Reports & Forecasts

INDUSTRY NEWS

Warners Posts Alliance with India's Prasad

China DTV subs 23.6m, IPTV subs 1.14m

Divided FCC eases media ownership curbs

Cable operators see no TV writer strike impact, yet

TECHNOLOGY NEWS

US awareness of switchover grows

China's IPTV industry looks beyond 2007

Web TV gets more viewers 2007-2009 HDTV / Digital Trends Report

SCRI RESEARCH NEWS

NEW: 2007-2009 HDTV / Digital Trends Report This extensive 75 page report includes an Executive Summary, followed by an analysis, charts and tables of how the broadcast / professional video marketplace equipment endusers respond to the key HDTV / Digital Video Trends -- click to view table of contents

IPTV / Mobile TV Report: now available, 14 page Executive Summary and Analysis, with over 120 pages of articles and reports from online sources as well as SCRI Insider Reports. Cost is $995, or $695 for current SCRI Insider Report subscribers and clients. Contactdes_chas@scri.com for more info.

Broadcast/Pro Video Product Reports. Tracking purchase history (2006), purchase plans (2007 & 2008), brand shares, etc. for each of twenty five specific product types, from Camcorders to VTRs.

Broadcast/Pro Video Macro Industry Overview Report. Over 50 pages of analysis and information on the state-of-the-industry compiled from secondary online research sources including industry news sites, manufacturers sites, as well as SCRI's own weekly online News Briefs and Insider Reports.

Broadcast/Pro Video Micro Quantitative Product Data Report. 23-page report containing quantitative data tables, for all six verical end-user markets, and all of the 25 Product categories, as well as in total, with summary tables from 2002- 2008.

OTHER RESEARCH NEWS

Mobile Media Market Potential Staggering, says Report

Telco TV boom says new report

STB manufacturers respond to increasing risks

2008 will be the year of Web TV in the UK

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