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		CSI set out to help MovieFone design and build a data mart that would cull customer information, make it readily available to its marketing and sales departments, and enable managers to make strategic decisions about their business.
		MovieFone could sell the investor a breakdown of people by zip codes that request movies of that ilk and pinpoint the best location for the new theater.
		Although the MovieFone project was completed in less than 120 days (for a fixed price of $75,000 plus products), in all data warehousing projects there are obstacles to be wary of and issues that arise.
	www.businessobjects.com /news/in_the_press/movie_fone.asp (1795 words)

	KeanuNet - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Moviefone: Obviously, this is all about the fans and taking their questions over the Internet.
		Moviefone: All the young girls are crying over their computers right now.
		Moviefone: It's like you can be in a band, you know, can you do all that stuff, and that's very cool, because you kind of get to do a lot of fun stuff.
	www.keanunet.com /aol021401.shtml (2987 words)

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		Moviefone: This is AOL Moviefone live with David Arquette, talking about his new movie, "See Spot Run," opened in theaters Friday.
		Moviefone: You mentioned earlier that you didn't like kind of how the business was, people were treating you, maybe.
		Moviefone: I was saying to you earlier, you're the only other phone guy.
	members.lycos.co.uk /absolutelyarquette/david_aol.htm (3121 words)

	MovieFone Expands Relationships with Theater Chains
		MovieFone Inc., a movie listing and ticketing service, reported record usage of its services and said it has signed new, expanded relationships with three of the country's top theater chains.
		The company said that use of the MovieFone telephone service and its online sister service, Movielink.com, is expected to be up 30 percent, to 110 million user sessions for the year, representing over 250 million moviegoers, or nearly 20 percent of all U.S. moviegoers in 1998.
		MovieFone also said it will provide theater-specific three-digit express codes so that moviegoers loyal to a particular theater may have instant access to listings and tickets for that theater.
	www.internetnews.com /ec-news/article.php/32921 (451 words)

	Moviefone - Coupons, Specials, Promotions and Details
		AOL Moviefone was formed when four entrepreneurs merged their resources in 1989.
		This program is hassle-free for consumers because AOL Moviefone tracks the number of tickets purchased on each American Express® Card, gives the balance of tickets purchased after every transaction, and then issues the 11th ticket without charging the moviegoer's Card.
		AOL Moviefone callers in certain markets are now able to get movie listings and tickets faster and easier than ever by simply speaking into the phone.
	www.consumermatch.com /wdetail/wid/326/wn/Moviefone.html (809 words)

	Is AOL reeling as cinemas defect? \| CNET News.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Bucksbaum and other theater owners blame their troubles with Moviefone on what might be considered AOL's holistic corporate strategy, in which online ticket sales are but a small part of a business oriented around entertainment content and advertising.
		AOL acquired Moviefone in 1999, in a deal then valued at $525 million.
		The company said Moviefone had tested a similar seat-reserving service a few years ago and that it flopped because users considered reserved seating an erosion of the "democracy" of the moviegoing experience.
	news.com.com /2100-1026_3-1001571.html (1535 words)

	MovieFone enhances service with speech recognition from Lucent Technologies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		MovieFone is one of the largest interactive phone applications in the world, providing more than 100 million callers a year with a complete directory of movies, theaters, and showtimes, and the ability to buy tickets.
		Letting moviegoers use their own voice to speak to MovieFone is a twist, since the well-known voice callers hear when they call MovieFone (e.g., "Hello and welcome to MovieFone...") is a frequently imitated part of pop culture.
		MovieFone, Inc. is the leading media company focusing on the moviegoing audience.
	www.lucent.com /press/1098/981027.nsb.html (851 words)

	Bell Labs: AOL's Moviefone Using Bell Labs Speech Recognition Capabilities (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		AOL Moviefone today announced it has added speech recognition technology developed by Bell Labs, the research and development arm of Lucent, to enhance its popular interactive telephone service, 777-FILM, in New York and New Jersey.
		Moviefone plans to begin rolling out speech recognition to more than 35 major markets over the course of the next year.
		Since Moviefone's inception in 1989, callers have made selections using the buttons on their touch-tone keypad.
	www.bell-labs.com /news/2000/april/25/2.html (565 words)

	CNN - MovieFone says callers predict hits - January 6, 1999
		Data from MovieFone and its sister Web site MovieLink could help them quickly advise theater owners on how many screens a blockbuster movie should play on and even let them advise theater developers on picking hot locations.
		MovieFone covers more than 15,000 theaters in 38 cities.
		Miller said MovieFone is working out how to properly add the Web site surfer behavior data from MovieLink to the warehouse.
	www.cnn.com /TECH/computing/9901/06/moviefone.idg (718 words)

	America Online \| AOL Products \| Moviefone (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		AOL added a second familiar greeting to its family of brands when it acquired Moviefone in 1999 --"Hello and Welcome to Moviefone!" Through its Moviefone telephone service and Moviefone.com Web site, Moviefone is the most popular movie listing guide and ticketing service in the country.
		Moviefone serves nearly 20 million moviegoers, 13 million unique users through Moviefone.com and 6 million moviegoers through the Moviefone phone service each month.
		Moviefone is helping both theater chains and studios enhance the economies of their businesses.
	www.corp.aol.com /products/brands_moviefone.shtml (217 words)

	Mr. Moviefone
		Moviefone was formed when four entrepreneurs merged their resources in 1989.
		Simply tired of getting busy signals when they called movie theaters for showtimes, Russ Leatherman and Rob Gukeisen had decided to create a telephone movie guide in Los Angeles, and Andrew Jarecki and Adam Slutsky were working on an identical new business in New York.
		Was one of the origional people who started Moviefone back in 1989.
	www.tv.com /mr-moviefone/person/18949/summary.html (141 words)

	Level 3 Announces Wholesale Voice Agreement With Moviefone (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Specifically, Moviefone (http://www.moviefone.com) has purchased Level 3's (3)VoIP(SM) Local Inbound solution to enable Moviefone members in 35 U.S. markets to dial a local number to get access to movie listings, information, and ticketing anywhere in the country.
		Moviefone serves more than 10 million* unique users through Moviefone.com and more than 5 million moviegoers through the Moviefone phone service each month.
		The services cover some 30,000 screens in more than 200 cities and are used by three in every 10 U.S. moviegoers across the country for the complete, free directory of movies, show times, theater locations, the ability to purchase tickets in advance, and original movie content, news, and reviews.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/06-23-2004/0002198364&EDATE= (682 words)

	Moviefone High-Resolution Downloads (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Moviefone is using Kontiki's Plug-in and Relay Network delivery mechanism to deliver higher quality movie trailers.
		The Relay Network links the machines of all participants who install the Moviefone® HRD plug-in into a high-speed delivery system that can deliver files faster by enabling the network to use the resources of participant's hard drives.
		The Relay Network and Kontiki's software analyze the hard drives and connections of potential participants that have already downloaded the file being requested to determine from where the file can be accessed and downloaded more quickly.
	moviefone.kontiki.com /securedelivery/main/learn-more.htm (823 words)

	FilmStew.com • MovieTickets.com Joins Moviefone
		As a consequence of its deal with Moviefone, MovieTickets.com will further solidify its leadership position in online movie ticketing by now delivering online movie ticketing services to ensure optimum service and performance directly for 32 theater chains, double the amount of its nearest competitor.
		Moviefone will continue to focus its efforts on attracting web traffic to its category- leading service, which received more than 12 million unique users in June according to the most recent ComScore Media Metrix report.
		Moviefone consumers will continue to obtain tickets by calling Moviefone's telephone service or by going to Moviefone.com, where they will be seamlessly linked to a co-branded transaction page served by MovieTickets.com.
	www.filmstew.com /Content/Article.asp?ContentID=9329 (408 words)

	AMC Theatres
		Ticketing services from both AOL Moviefone and Movietickets.com will be available through the entertainment channels of several America Online brands, including AOL, CompuServe and Netscape, providing enhanced ticketing capabilities to the more than 30 million AOL and CompuServe members and the millions of additional users of America Online's Web-based brands.
		"Moviefone is a brand that moviegoers love and trust and one in five U.S. moviegoers already uses our services either on the phone or online each week," said Tommy McGloin, General Manager of AOL Moviefone.
		AOL Moviefone, a wholly owned subsidiary of AOL Time Warner Inc. (NYSE:AOL), is a leader in providing online, telephone and wireless movie listings, information, and ticketing to consumers anytime, anywhere.
	www.investor.amctheatres.com /ReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=55737 (726 words)

	AOL Moviefone Enhances Popular Phone Service in Philadelphia With Speech Recognition Capabilities
		Philadelphia moviegoers calling AOL Moviefone, the nation's leading movie information and ticketing service, are now able to get movie listings and tickets faster and easier than ever by simply speaking into the phone.
		The enhanced Moviefone service now enables moviegoers to select a movie or enter additional information, such as their zip code or credit card number, by speaking into the phone.
		AOL Moviefone, a wholly owned subsidiary of AOL Inc., is the leader in providing online, telephone and wireless movie listings, information, and ticketing to consumers anytime, anywhere.
	www.wirelessdevnet.com /news/2001/102/news7.html (362 words)

	Business Wire: Moviefone.com to Eliminate Service Charge for Tickets Purchased Online
		AOL Moviefone, the leading online and telephone movie listing guide and ticketing service, today announced that it will now offer the convenience of online ticketing with no service charge.
		Moviefone's famous welcome ("Hello, and welcome to Moviefone!") and continue to experience Mr.
		Moviefone partnered with New York-based Charlex, the Emmy award-winning design house that is a leader in visual branding and graphics for many Fortune 100 companies, on the new site's design and branding.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2000_May_24/ai_62290017 (922 words)

	AOL Lowers Curtain on Moviefone (washingtonpost.com)
		Moviefone made the same argument when it handed over its ticket operations to MovieTickets yesterday.
		Moviefone dominated the online ticket purchasing business in 1995, when it expanded beyond telephone sales to the Internet.
		Moviefone and MovieTickets then agreed to sell each other's tickets on the Web.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A35480-2004Aug2.html (648 words)

	Business Wire: AOL Moviefone Expands Consumer Offering Through Exclusive Ticketing Agreements With Seven Leading ...
		AOL Moviefone, the leading online and telephone movie listing guide and ticketing service, today announced exclusive new partnerships with seven theater chains, which will provide consumers with expanded access to movie information and tickets through AOL Moviefone, Moviefone.com and the America Online family of brands.
		The Moviefone brand is widely recognized and trusted by consumers nationwide, with more than 300 million moviegoers using our service each year.
		Moviefone and Moviefone.com will now offer advance ticket sales for many of the highest-volume screens in 22 markets.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2000_July_18/ai_63520211 (714 words)

	Wired News: AOL Dials MovieFone (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Considering that people use MovieFone 100 million times a year and that entertainment listings are one of the biggest draw of advertising dollars on the Net, the acquisition could significantly boost AOL's clout in Hollywood.
		MovieFone shareholders would receive AOL stock worth $29.25 a share, according to AOL.
		MovieFone directors have already approved the deal and are asking shareholders to go along.
	wired-vig.wired.com /news/print/0,1294,17665,00.html (331 words)

	MovieTickets.com. For the online purchase of movie tickets. Press Releases. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Moviefone will continue to focus its efforts on attracting Web traffic to its category-leading service, which received more than 12 million unique users in June according to the most recent ComScore Media Metrix report.
		With the addition of the Moviefone ticketing inventory, MovieTickets.com will now account for 57 percent of all Internet movie ticket sales per an independent research study conducted by Feedback Research, a division of the Claria Corporation.
		"Moviefone invented the remote ticketing business and we're dedicated to offering advance tickets to our users in addition to a wealth of exclusive movie content," said Steven Yee, Vice President and General Manager, AOL® Movies and Moviefone.
	www.movietickets.com /press.asp?year=2004&pr_id=42 (1257 words)

	Lucasfilm Raises Curtain on Early 'Sith' Promotions
		AOL's Moviefone serves as exclusive host for the full-length trailer for "Revenge of the Sith," which was shown for the first time on television during the Fox network's program "The O.C." on Thursday.
		Moviefone is anticipating robust traffic to the trailer, after measuring 6.5 million downloads of the teaser version of the "Sith" trailer in November, said John Angelo, a Moviefone spokesman.
		Moviefone also hosts a micro-site featuring Star Wars content that includes behind-the-scenes content from the film, a link to the film's e-commerce site, and an episode three online video game created by LucasArts.
	www.clickz.com /news/article.php/3489916 (680 words)

	Hello, and Welcome to Moviefone.com
		Moviefone is one of the most popular entertainment sites on the Web, with up to 6 million visitors a month.
		Moviefone still relies on its IVR systems to make ticket transactions at older theaters, but roughly 90 percent of online ticket purchases are now handled through a wide area network attached to point-of-sale systems around the country.
		Moviefone has evolved into a flexible site, based on open-source systems, languages, and tools that reflect today's Internet business climate—fast-moving and cost-efficient.
	www.pcmag.com /article2/0,1759,1359194,00.asp (1273 words)

	MovieFone Signs Agreement With Clearview Cinemas
		MovieFone Inc., the movie listing and ticketing service, signed an exclusive agreement with Clearview Cinemas, a unit of Cablevision Systems Corp., to provide information and ticketing services for more than 275 movie screens, in the New York area.
		Both the MovieFone (777-FILM) telephone service and its online sister service Movielink.com are involved.
		MovieFone will also manage Clearview's own Web site, providing detailed movie information, showtimes, theater locations, and ticket sales.
	www.internetnews.com /ec-news/print.php/33411 (264 words)

	Moviefone Gets Kramer-ized - Apr 29, 2000 - E! Online News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Well, it took awhile, but AOL Moviefone (AOL acquired Moviefone last May) announced this week that it has teamed up with high-tech company Lucent Technologies to introduce Kramer-esque voice-recognition capabilities.
		Moviefone says the new service will also recognize ZIP codes, credit-card numbers and other information needed to get the right movie tickets for the right time at the right theater.
		And while his show inspired the technology, the now-retired Jerry Seinfeld apparently won't see a penny from Moviefone profits.
	www.eonline.com /News/Items/0,1,6385,00.html (361 words)

	NYT on Moviefone
		Moviefone is also the only national service of its kind, covering about
		Moviefone is sponsored by The New York Times and WNEW-FM.
		Moviefone pulls in part of its revenue by providing studios with a way
	www.sree.net /stories/moviefone.html (951 words)

	AOL buys MovieFone for $388M - Feb. 1, 1999
		Shares of MovieFone were halted ahead of the announcement and closed up 1-1/2 to 26-1/2.
		MovieFone, which is expected to be re-branded after the deal as AOL MovieFone, is one of the nation's largest movie-listing and ticketing services with deal with 17,000 screens in 42 cities nationwide.
		MovieFone's stock has been on a roll since December after the company said it expected a 30-percent gain in usage last year.
	money.cnn.com /1999/02/01/deals/moviefone (400 words)

	Moviefone, Inc. - Fact Sheet - Hoover's (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Moviefone struck a deal with rival MovieTickets.com in which the companies will share inventory, and has a similar deal with Ticketmaster to sell its inventory of concert, sports, and event tickets.
		Column-to-column comparisons to the industry and the market are available with a Hoover's subscription.
		There are 4 competitors for Moviefone; see more.
	www.hoovers.com /aol-moviefone/--ID__20050--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml (295 words)

	Moviefone transfers ticketing business to MovieTickets.com - Aug. 3, 2004
		AOL unit Moviefone will use theater-owned MovieTickets.com to handle advance ticket sales.
		Under the agreement, those who call Moviefone will have their ticket purchases handled by MovieTickets.com Those who go to Moviefone.com to buy tickets will be linked to a co-branded transaction page served by MovieTickets.com.
		Moviefone invented the advance online sale of movie tickets, but it has lost much of that market to the competing theater-owned joint ventures since.
	money.cnn.com /2004/08/03/technology/aol_moviefone (291 words)

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