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    <title>Entertainment Franchise News</title>
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    <description>Franchising.com provideds the latest in entertainment franchise industry news from over 1,000 franchise companies and business opportunities worldwide. Covering: general announcements, mergers, acquisitions, personnel changes, business expansion, media coverage, conference calls,earnings claims, product announcements, and strategic alliances.</description>
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	<managingEditor>benjaminf@franchiseupdatemedia.com (Franchising.com News Wire)</managingEditor>
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  <title>Dysfunctional Movie Thanksgivings Make Us Grateful For Our Families, According To Blockbuster Survey</title>
    <description><![CDATA[If your family gives you more indigestion at Thanksgiving than the turkey, Blockbuster Inc. (NYSE: BBI) (NYSE: BBI.B) has a list of movies that will help you see it's all relative. In a recent poll conducted on blockbuster.com, movie fans named which...]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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  <title>Blockbuster Expands Online Game Rental Pilot To Seattle </title>
    <description><![CDATA[Blockbuster Inc. (NYSE: BBI) (NYSE: BBI.B), a global leader in entertainment, today announced that consumers in the Seattle area can now rent the latest new video games such as "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2", "Assassin's Creed 2" and...]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:55:00 PST</pubDate>
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  <title>Blockbuster To Present At The Morgan Stanley Global Consumer And Retail Conference</title>
    <description><![CDATA[Blockbuster Inc. (NYSE: BBI) (NYSE: BBI.B), a leading global provider of media entertainment, today announced that Jim Keyes, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Tom Casey, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will present at...]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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  <title>Cruise Planners Makes A Difference Via Veteran's Fund Raising Program </title>
    <description><![CDATA[Eileen Tener, owner of a Cruise Planners franchise located in Tampa loves to help people plan their perfect cruise vacation. Her customers come from all walks of life and interests and seek information about cruises ranging from a short 3 night get...]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:15:00 PST</pubDate>
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  <title>Blockbuster Reports Strong Attach Rates On Consumer Electronics Powered By Roxio CinemaNow </title>
    <description><![CDATA[Sonic Solutions(R) (NASDAQ: SNIC) and Blockbuster Inc. (NYSE: BBI) (NYSE: BBI.B), today announced that the recently launched BLOCKBUSTER On Demand(R) movie service, has exceeded all initial launch expectations and is being rapidly...]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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  <title>CEC Entertainment Reports Financial Results For The Third Quarter Of Fiscal 2009</title>
    <description><![CDATA[CEC Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: CEC) today reported net earnings of $12.7 million for the third quarter ended September 27, 2009, compared to net earnings of $9.9 million in the third quarter of 2008. Diluted earnings per share increased to $0.55 for...]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:30:00 PDT</pubDate>
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  <title>Blockbuster To Announce Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results </title>
    <description><![CDATA[Blockbuster Inc. (NYSE: BBI) (NYSE: BBI.B), a leading global provider of media entertainment, today announced the Company will report its third quarter 2009 financial results for the period ending Oct. 4, 2009 on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009 after the close...]]></description>
    <link>http://www.franchising.com/pressreleases/13419/</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:30:00 PDT</pubDate>
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  <title>IHG Signs Agreement For New InterContinental Hotel In Mendoza, Argentina </title>
    <description><![CDATA[IHG (IHG) (LON:IHG), (NYSE:IHG) (ADRs), the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms, today announced it has signed a franchise agreement with KLP Emprendimientos S.A. for development of the InterContinental Mendoza, in Mendoza, Argentina.]]></description>
    <link>http://www.franchising.com/pressreleases/13385/</link>
  <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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  <title>Second Hampton By Hilton Opens In The UK, With A Connection To Liverpool's Legendary Music Icons </title>
    <description><![CDATA[Hampton Hotels, which is part of the Hilton Worldwide Portfolio of brands, today announced the opening of its second hotel in the UK with franchise developer Peel Leisure - the Hampton by Hilton hotel at Liverpool's John Lennon Airport.]]></description>
    <link>http://www.franchising.com/pressreleases/13365/</link>
  <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:25:00 PDT</pubDate>
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  <title>See The Great Lakes On The Back Of Your Favorite Motorcycle!</title>
    <description><![CDATA[EagleRider, the world's largest motorcycle rental and tour company, is pleased to announce the opening of two new EagleRider motorcycle rental outlets in Michigan -- Cement City and Tecumseh.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:10:00 PDT</pubDate>
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