| Business Summary | | BigStar
Entertainment,
Inc.
is
an
online
retailer
of
filmed
entertainment
products
and
a
provider
of
information
about
the
filmed
entertainment
industry
and
its
products.
Through
its
Website,
bigstar.com,
the
Company
sells
more
than
45,000
videos
and
digital
video
discs
(DVDs)
including
feature
films,
children's
movies
and
educational,
health
and
fitness,
and
instructional
videos
and
provide
information
on
these
products.
In
addition
to
selling
filmed
entertainment,
bigstar.com
features
more
than
4,500
biographies,
2,200
movie
stills
and
400
star
interviews.
bigstar.com
also
hosts
its
BigStar
Broadband
Theater.
This
feature
offers
visitors
to
its
Website
the
ability
to
stream
and
view
on
their
computer
more
than
7,500
movie
trailers
and
21
feature
films.
The
Company
believes
that
BigStar
Broadband
Theater
provides
one
of
the
largest
selections
of
streaming
movie
trailers
and
films
available
on
the
Web. | More
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Business Description |
| Financial Summary | | BigStar
Entertainment
is
an
online
filmed
entertainment
superstore.
BGST
sells
products
in
all
popular
formats
such
as
videos,
DVDs
and
laserdiscs.
For
the
six
months
ended
6/30/01,
revenues
fell
78%
to
$1.5
million.
Net
loss
declined
83%
to
$2.1
million.
Revenues
reflect
lower
unit
volumes
of
both
vidoecassettes
and
DVDs.
Lower
loss
reflects
reduced
sales
and
marketing
expenses
due
to
the
Company's
decision
to
move
out
of
the
e-tailing
business. | More
from
Market Guide: Significant
Developments |
| | | | FY2000 Pay | |
| David Friedensohn, 39 CEO
and Chairman | $240K | Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-2000 and compensation values are for the fiscal year ending on that date; "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc.. |
| More
from
Market Guide on Officers & Directors: Expanded
List, Bios,
Compensation,
Options
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