Amazon is to bow out of DVD rentals and throw its weight behind Lovefilm, the leading European specialist,. Amazon is to transfer its subscribers and inject some cash to Lovefilm in exchange for a stake believed to be about 30 per cent of the company and valued at about £60 million (E80m) to £70 million.

Simon Calver, chief executive of Lovefilm, said the arrival of Amazon as the single biggest shareholder did not mean an end to plans for an eventual initial public offering or buy-out of the business. "This puts those options more firmly on the table than before," he said. Lovefilm, which hired Goldman Sachs in December 2006 to explore its strategic options, is backed by Arts Alliance Media, Index Ventures, Balderton Capital and DFJ Esprit.

Amazon will offer Lovefilm’s rental service via its own websites in the UK and Germany and provide marketing support.

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Amazon is to bow out of DVD rentals and throw its weight behind Lovefilm, the leading European specialist,. Amazon is to transfer its subscribers and inject some cash to Lovefilm in exchange for a stake believed to be about 30 per cent of the company and valued at about £60 million (E80m) to £70 million.

Simon Calver, chief executive of Lovefilm, said the arrival of Amazon as the single biggest shareholder did not mean an end to plans for an eventual initial public offering or buy-out of the business. "This puts those options more firmly on the table than before," he said. Lovefilm, which hired Goldman Sachs in December 2006 to explore its strategic options, is backed by Arts Alliance Media, Index Ventures, Balderton Capital and DFJ Esprit.

Amazon will offer Lovefilm’s rental service via its own websites in the UK and Germany and provide marketing support.

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Note this listing is Restricted to pre-approved bidders and buyers only. PLEASE RETRACT BID IMMEDIATELY IF YOU DO NOT INTEND TO PAY. UNPAID ITEM WILL BE POSTED AS WELL AS NEGATIVE FEEDBACK. ALSO IF YOU DO NOT PAY IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE BID IS OVER SECOND CHANCE OFFERS WILL BE SENT RIGHT AWAY KEEP THIS IN MIND. GARY DOES NOT RECEIVE THESE MESSAGES. EMAIL ME ONLY IF INTERESTED IN BUYING OR PAYING FOR THIS ITEM. I AM CHECKING ALL EBAYERS WHO BID TO SEE IF THEY HAVE 100% POSITIVE FEEDBACK AND IF NOT I RETRACT THE BID MYSELF. I DON'T TAKE CHANCES WITH FOOLISHNESS AND UNRESPONSIBLE PEOPLE.

Amy Winehouse is back in rehab.

Global Girl Power

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- KidsGive is proud to present its newest addition, Piper Whelan from Sydney, Australia to be added to the Karito Kids World Collection. Piper is an 11-year-old who lives with her mother, father and 'lil sis in Bondi Beach. She is an avid surfer and lifeguard, which they call Nippers down under. Being outdoors so much, Pip begins to see the effects that humans have on our environment. Known as a "Greenie" by her friends and family, Pip takes it upon herself to educate others about how they can make a difference until one day when she was cleaning trash along the beach and realized what she thought was a bag was no bag at all. Her book reveals the mystery of why the sea life was dying.

Pip and her pals from the Karito Kids World Collection will be at the American International Toy Fair this February in booth #6436.

Hip-Hop Rumors: Inside The Grammys, Fantasia's New 'Do, The New Fergie ...

I can't say, but Tyrese is very excited about the project. I don't know if that says anything, but it sure shows a stark difference in opinion. But all hope isn't lost! Tank said that hopefully through prayer they will be able to get past the ego thing.

Three Six Mafia is on hand at the Grammys because they are nominated for that "UGK" song "International Players Anthem" (they have production credits on that song) and DJ Paul said he was actually with Pimp C two days before he passed. Pimp C was in L.A. that week because he was recording a song with DJ Paul. Also backstage at the Grammys was Ludacris manager Chaka Zulu who told Kendra G. that he was going to watch what he had to say because he didn't want to end up on ALLHIPHOP.COM! Well Chake Zulu...what's up! More to come with Kendra G.

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This age-old buffalo fight is organised on the occasion of the harvest festival "Bhogali Bihu" in Assam. AFP photo
Ulemas target Godrejs for hosting Rushdie
Mumbai, January 16
The All India Ulema Council, an organisation which claims to represent India's Muslims, said the Godrej family of industrialists should apologise to the community for association with writer Salman Rushdie. No proposal for religion-based reservation: Arjun Singh
New Delhi, January 16
The Centre today said there was no proposal before it to provide reservation on the basis of religion. English, Hindi words to simplify Urdu
New Delhi, January 16
Urdu learners can now heave a sigh of relief as the Union government has decided to replace difficult words in the language with simplified terms.

Continuous Availability for SAP Perfect Plant Environments

SAP AG has taken an innovative business approach to delivering manufacturing integration and intelligence to the shop floor through a program called the Perfect Plant. In this paper, Stratus Technologies, an SAP Global Technology Partner with a singular focus on ensuring end-to-end availability, describes best IT practices required to deploy SAP Perfect Plant solutions.