понеделник, 27 декември 2010 г.

German chart comments - Issue date - 24.12.2010

There is no stopping Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwo'ole from being number one in Germany for yet another week and as we head towards the year-end charts, the late singer approaches a third month atop of the singles top 100. Whether this will happen, we'll see next week. For now IZ stands at number one for an eleventh combined week. IZ also leads a completely steady top five, with all major players keeping their positions from the last week.
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The highest new entry belongs to Taio Cruz, one of the breakout stars of the year, and superstar Kylie Minogue at #10. "Higher" comes after the #5 peak of Taio's "Break Your Heart" and the #3 hit "Dynamite". As long as Kylie is concerned, the single returns her to the top 10 after the disappointing performance of her last chart entry in Germany - "Get Outta My Way" (peak #41).
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On the way down we should not forget to mention that MJ has another top ten hit in Germany as his "Hold My Hand" jumps eleven places to peak at #7.
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The second highest new entry comes from newcomers LaVive and "No Time For Sleeping". LaVive are the latest girl band to emerge from the still popular Popstars casting show in Germany. This is of course the show that gave us No Angles, Bro'Sis and the recently disbanded Monrose. All the aforementioned witnessed their debut singles shooting up straight at the top of the charts, so far now the prospects before LaVive are more towards Room2012 and Some and Any fate. It's a catchy pop song though.
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The next new entry comes from Pitbull at #28 and sees the US rapper in the top 30 for a fourth time in a row. "Hey Baby (Drop It To The Floor)" marks the release of his latest album "Planet Pit". Pitbull's biggest hit in the country is "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)" which reached #8 in 2009.
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It's a shame that one of the best German bands has to see its latest single outside the top 40. Having in mind however that this is the fourth single taken from Ich + Ich's five-time gold album "Gute Reise", the entry of "Hilf Mir" at #45 is not so surprising after all.
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The biggest news of the week however is down at #54, where "Real Love", the latest offering of Sarah Connor charts. With this new entry, Sarah, one of the singers with the most steady chart careers in the last ten years, registers her least successful single ever. Not only that, but "Real Love" is her first ever song to chart outside the top #30 (and actually she had only two songs charting outside the top 20 before that). From now on, the path which Sarah Connor's career will take will be an interesting thing to be watched...
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And the only other new entry this week:

#82 Alex Max Band - Only One
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Austrian economic news in a flash - December 23-26

The company emerging from the tie-up between Bwin and PartyGaming will be called bwin.party digital entertainment, the two online bookmakers said. The shareholders of Bwin will receive 12.23 shares in the new entity for each one they own currently. They will own 51.7% in the combined company.
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Winner Life-Vienna Insurance Group, part of Vienna Insurance Group, has received a licence to start offering life insurance products in Macedonia, VIG said. The products will be sold via the subsidiaries of Erste Group in the country.
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Fitch Ratings has given an A long-term credit rating on OeVAG and the Austrian association of cooperative banks.
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Austria's production index rose 5.2% on the year in October 2010, Statistik Austria reported. In a monthly comparison the index fell 1%.
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The number of overnight stays in Austria grew 7.8% to 3.84m in November 2010, Statistik Austria reported. Arrivals number grew 8.1% to 1.50m.

четвъртък, 23 декември 2010 г.

Austrian economic news in a flash - December 22

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Oil and gas group OMV has completed the takeover of 54.14% in Turkish retail group Petrol Ofisi. The transaction boosts OMV's stake in Petrol Ofisi to 95.72%. Dogan Holding got EUR 499.7m and USD 694.6m for its shares in Petrol Ofisi, OMV said in a statement.
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German asset manager AmpegaGerling has reduced its stake in Austrian sector company C-Quadrat to 29%, by selling a shareholding of 3.59% in it.
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BWT will invest EUR 75m in the launch of new table water and coffee machine filters and in expansion of its capacities in 2011/2012, the company said in a statement. BWT projects its profit to decrease to EUR 18m in 2011 from the expected EUR 23m this year. Sales are to grow to EUR 500m from EUR 450m.
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Siemens Austria has received a train construction order worth EUR 180m from Norway, WirtschaftsBlatt reported. Another deal, at the same magnitude, is expected soon, the daily added.
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Utility Verbund said it has completely taken over French energy producer Poweo Production for EUR120m. The company has owned 40% in Poweo so far. Thus Verbund will focus on power generation and wholesale in France.

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A1 Telekom Austria will raise the salaries of its employees by 1.9% on average in 2011. The increase stands at 3% for those with the lowest payment, the company said.
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Verbund managed to considerably reduce its net gearing to below 100% due to the recent capital increase, CEO Wolfgang Anzengruber told WirtschaftsBlatt. Half of the proceeds from the capital increase were used for reduction of debt, he added. Verbund plans a dividend payment ratio of between 45% and 50% for 2010.
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Raiffeisen Bank International will not need a capital increase if it is selected as the best bidder for Polish Polbank, the bank said. Polbank is currently owned by Greek EFG Eurobank Ergasias.
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US Congressman Frank Pallone has said that Austrian oil and gas group OMV may face sanctions if it continues to supply Iran with aviation gasoline, Die Presse reported. 


сряда, 22 декември 2010 г.

In BG Cinemas from Dec 22

Запознай се с малките / Little Fockers - As I'm not among the fans of the second instalment of the Fockers saga, the decision to skip the third outing came so easily. And from I've heard and read, it was the absolutely right choice. After all, we all know that Robert DeNiro has had no good movie in ages, that Ben Stiller's "Night At The Museum" sucked big time and that Barbra Streisand is only good as a song title these days. Nevertheless, I'm more than certain that "Little Fockers" may be extremely awful, but the great Bulgarian box-office is more than guaranteed. So go laugh your Christmas turkey out... Forum Film
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Austrian economic news in a flash - December 21

IT services provider Brain Force said its 2009/10 sales decreased by 22% to EUR 69.59m, while the operating loss widened to EUR 1.65m from EUR 0.21m. Due to one-off items the company however managed to post a net profit of EUR 0.92m, compared to a loss of EUR 5.46m a year earlier. Brain Force projects to be able to book a positive operating result in fiscal 2010/11 and to boost its sales.

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Raiffeisen Zentralbank (RZB) will not support troubled OeVAG in the paying off of its state capital, CEO Walther Rothensteiner said. If OeVAG wants to raise capital in order to return state aid, RZB will not take part in the move, the manager added. RZB controls 5% in OeVAG.

вторник, 21 декември 2010 г.

In BG Cinemas from Dec 17

TRON:Заветът / Tron:Legacy -  only on demand ;) Forum Film
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Мегаум / Megamind - It's not that Megamind is a bad movie, but in a year which has seen animation reaching new heights with flicks like Toy Story 3, Tangled and How To Train Your Dragon, the latest Dreamworks creation just cannot compare with the other titles. It offers good 3D, so so voice cast (at least the Bulgarian version) and some laughs, but if you want an animated movie this holiday season, try Rapunzel instead. Forum Film
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Такъв е животът / Life as We Know It - The only movie I skipped this week, but on the look of it, and from what I've heard, it's only a minor step above your average Hollywood romantic comedy. And if you want a cosy night-out with your partner, perhaps Life as We Know It will be worth its ticket price. Alexandra

Austrian economic news in a flash - December 20

HTP High Tech Plastics, part of the HTP group, will deliver in the next years interior parts for the Porsche Cayenne. This will provide between 5% and 6% of the annual sales at the Styrian site of Fohnsdorf, the company said.
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Builder Porr said it has agreed to fully acquire Viennese Teerag-Asdag by taking the shares of the city's holding, Wiener Stadtwerke, in it. So far Porr has owned around 52% in the sector company.
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Eduard Zehetner, CEO of real estate company Immofinanz, said he expects a positive development for fiscal 2010/11. In addition, the company intends to issue a new convertible bond of between EUR 500m and EUR 600m by April next year.
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The parcel delivery business of Austrian Post AG grew by 12% to 56m in 2010. Around 96% of the deliveries were made on time, the company said.
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German Beiersdorf has sold its brands Juvena and Marlies Möller to Austrian Troll Cosmetics GmbH. The divestment was due to the fact that the brands do not correspond to the company's global presence plans.
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Herbert Kaufmann, who was dismissed as CEO of Vienna Airport, will become head of the supervisory boards of the company's subsidiaries in Malta and Kosice, Standard reported. He will also join the supervisors of the Friedrichshafen airport.

The number of used vehicle registrations in Austria rose 5% on the year to 72,010 in November, Statistik Austria said. In a monthly comparison, the number fell 2.9%.
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Austria's Industrial Producer Price Index rose 4% on the year to 110.5 points in October 2010, Statistik Austria reported. It was boosted by the growth in prices for intermediate goods and of energy prices.

понеделник, 20 декември 2010 г.

German chart comments - Issue date - 17.12.2010

So instead of going down and leaving the way clear for new tracks to climb towards the top, Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwo'ole makes his revenge this week by returning to the number one for yet another, actually a tenth week. As it seems, Germany is on the path to end 2010 on an old note, unless Black Eyed Peas don't do something to prevent it. The latter's "The Time (Dirty Bit)" rises this week to #2. 
Thus, it's a shame that the highest new entry fails to enter the top 10 by a notch. "Firework" is of course the third single taken from Katy Perry "Teenage Dream" album. By entering at #11 it is for now the first single of Perry to miss the top 10 since "Waking Up in Vegas" in 2009. It is a great song though and should go higher in the next weeks.
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Next up is the return of legendary Michael Jackson to the charts. "Hold My Hand" is a collaboration with Akon and marks the release of Michael's first posthumous album "Michael". Unfortunately, as this is not a 100% work of MJ, it lacks any of the appeal of his best moments and is quite an unremarkable track. This makes the entry at #18 quite an achievement.
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The next new entry comes in at #26, belonging to OneRepublic. "Good Life" is the fourth single taken from the guys' "Waking Up" LP and therefore it's entry in the top 30 is more than a success. Still, as this is one of the most uplifting songs of the winter, I wish it was a little bit higher.
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As it is the tradition at this time of the year, the singles charts are flooded by Christmas-themed songs, which most of the time are led by classics such as Wham's "Last Christmas". This week, however, we have two completely new tracks, which are more than welcome to bring some fresh air in terms of festive spirit. The songs in question are Train's "Shake Up Christmas" at #36 and Coldplay's "Christmas Lights" at #37.  
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And the rest new entries with videos:


#51 Justin Bieber - Pray
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#60 Monrose - Breathe You In - It's a shame that the goodbye single of girl group Monrose enters the chart at such a low point. It easily becomes their least successful single and if it wasn't for it, the girls would have had only top 30 singles in their career. Still with #1s "Shame" and "Hot Summer", five more top ten hits and three top 30 ones, Mandy, Senna and Bahar became among the most successful pop acts in Germany in the new century. They were also the second most successful winners of the Popstars casting show, next to No Angels.
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#65 Phil Collins - Going Back
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#69 The Black Pony - Boys Are Crazy
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#76 30 Seconds To Mars feat. Kanye West - Hurricane 2.0
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#78 House Rockerz - Herzrasen     
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Austrian economic news in a flash - December 17

Regional utility Bewag closed fiscal 2009/10 with a loss from ordinary operations of EUR 10.9m, up from EUR 7.5m a year earlier. The result was burdened by the cross-border leasing operations carried out in 2001.
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Lingerie maker Wolford said its sales rose 8.1% to EUR 74m in the first half of fiscal 2010/11, boosted especially by the company's own retail sales. The net profit grew to EUR 1.9m from EUR 0.8m a year earlier. The management expects an improvement in sales and earnings by the end of the fiscal year. Distribution efforts in Asia, and especially in China, will be strengthened.
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Austria's investor Unternehmens Invest AG (UIAG) posted a profit of EUR 3.7m for fiscal 2009/10, down 5% in annual terms. Loss from ordinary operations was reduced to EUR 60,000 from EUR 330,000. The sales of the stakes in Austria Email AG and Varioform PET Verpackung were characterised as positive during the year.

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Builder Strabag is part of a consortium which has won the EUR 104m construction of a motorway in Libya. Strabag will get EUR 62m of the total order.
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Wifo and IHS said they expect Austria's gross domestic product (GDP) to rise 2% and 2.1% next year, respectively. For 2010 Wifo sees growth of 2%, while IHS projects 1.9%. For 2012 the projections stand at 2% and 2.3%, respectively. The institutes expect the biggest problems to come from some debt-ridden countries in the euro-zone.
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The creditors of A-Tec has demanded EUR 750m in liabilities from the industrial holding, Hans-Georg Kantner, spokesman for the creditors, told the local news agency. Some EUR 200m of the sum is unconditional.

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Telekom Austria said it plans to raise the dividend threshold to at least EUR 0.76 for 2011 and 2012 from EUR 0.75 so far. Sales and EBITDA in 2011 are expected to be slightly less than the last few years. The company plans EUR 1.5bn in investments in Austria for 2010 to 2013.
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Troubled bank OeVAG has not sold real estate unit Europolis to the highest bidder, Kurier reported. According to the daily, Polish investor Jan Kulczyk had filed a considerably better proposal than that of the winner in the transaction - CA Immo. The bank rejected the accusations. 

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Austria's cereal production fell 6.5% to 4.5m tonnes in 2010, Statistics Austria said. Compared to the last ten-year average, the production went down 1%.

петък, 17 декември 2010 г.

Austrian economic news in a flash - December 16

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Utility EVN said its net profit grew 16.3% to EUR 207m in fiscal 2009/10, with sales going up 0.9% to EUR 2.752bn. The results were boosted by higher energy sales and improved proceeds from the firm's shareholdings. EVN will pay a dividend of EUR 0.40 per share, up from EUR 0.37 last year. The utility plans to continue its attractive dividend policy and focus on value-orientated growth in 2010/11.
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PC game developer JoWooD said it posted an operating loss of EUR 14.304m for the first nine months of 2010, compared to a profit to EUR 1.655m a year earlier. Sales collapsed to EUR 8.163m from EUR 18.627m. JoWooD added it was currently talking to potential investors over the receiving of fresh capital.
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Austria's annual inflation rate decreased to 1.9% in November from 2.1% a month earlier. In a monthly comparison, the prices fell 0.1%, Statistik Austria said. The eurozone harmonised CPI came in at 1.8%.
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The sales of Siemens Austria fell by around 20% to EUR 2.4bn in fiscal 2009/10 due to the worsened economic conditions. The order volume, however, grew 14% to EUR 2.5bn, showing signs of recovery, the company said.
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IT company Beko Holding AG said its net loss grew to EUR 11m in fiscal 2009/10, from EUR 9.4m a year earlier. Sales decreased 15% to EUR 230.4m. The past year was characterised by dealing with the effects from the financial crisis, the firm said. Beko plans to focus on its core competences and on simplifying its structures in 2010/11.
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The number of unemployed in Austria stood at 190,000 in the third quarter of 2010, down by 30,900 compared to a year earlier, Statistik Austria. This corresponded to an unemployment rate of 4.4%, a decrease from 5.1% in the same period of 2009.

четвъртък, 16 декември 2010 г.

Austrian economic news in a flash - 15 December 2010

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The 14-hour session of the supervisory board of Vienna Airport ended with the dismissal of company's CEO Herbert Kaufmann as of the end of December. His post will be taken temporarily by supervisory board head Christoph Herbst. The mandates of Ernest Gabmann and Gerhard Schmid, the other two executives of the airport, will be ended prematurely on December 31, 2011. They, however, may be re-elected in the next year. The decisions were taken in view of the Skylink terminal expansion project, whose costs almost doubled to above EUR 800m over a very short time and caused for a lot of heated discussions in the Alpine republic.
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Office furniture maker Bene said its sales decreased 10.9% to EUR 120.3m in the first nine months of fiscal 2010/11, while the loss before interest and tax stood at EUR 8.7m, down from EUR 8.8m a year earlier. Despite the slow market recovery, the management predicts a negative operating loss for full 2010/11.
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The Bank Austria economic indicator stood at 4.2 points in November, its highest level since September 2007. The mood among the industry slightly improved, while that of the consumers was slightly down, the economists said. The sentiment of the Austrian production sector is for the first time in 18 months better than the EU average.
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Peter Kotauczek, CEO of Beko, Elisabeth Kotauczek and the private foundation of the Kotauczek will take 74.67% in Beko Holding, Austria's anti-trust authorities said. However, Cross Informatik GmbH, which has stakes in All for One Midmarket AG, Brain Force Holding AG and Triplan AG will be spun off from Beko before the deal.
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The sawmill of Mayr-Melnhof Holz in Switzerland will file for insolvency after all attempts for restructuring have failed. The move will affect 130 employees.
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Lighting specialist Zumtobel has signed a cooperation contract with LG Innotek, a subsidiary of LG. The collaboration will aim at transferring LED backlights for LCD screens to the field of professional lighting.
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Vaccine developer Intercell will raise its capital by EUR 855,000 in order to serve its stock option plans. The plans target employees, managers and executives at the company.
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Austria's construction cost index rose 3.4% on the year to 120.1 points in November 2010. On a monthly comparison, the index remained the same, Statistik Austria said.

сряда, 15 декември 2010 г.

Austrian economic news in a flash - December 14

The number of passengers at Vienna Airport rose 12.1% to 1.55m in November 2010, with cargo volumes decreasing 3% to 27,661 tonnes. The airport served 18.2m passengers in the first eleven months of the year, 8.9% down in annual terms.
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Austrians are expected to spend about EUR 2.5bn for Christmas presents this year, a study of the Integral market research institute showed. The sum corresponds to EUR 390 per person, up from EUR 364 a year earlier.
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The opening of Austria's mail market will not happen as of January 1 despite the adopted liberalisation regulations, Wirtschaftsblatt reported. This is because of the high fixed costs which the peers of Austrian Post AG will have to take if they want to deliver mail in the country.
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The takeover of insolvent AE&E Austria GmbH by machinery group Andritz was filed for approval with the country's anti-trust authorities.
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ATB Austria Antriebstechnik, part of insolvent A-Tec, reduced its sales 1.8% to EUR 231.8m in the first nine months of the year. The company said it still remained in the red in terms of net and operating profit. ATB sees uncertainty in its future due to the insolvency proceedings against A-Tec and sister company AE&E.

Austrian economic news in a flash - December 13

Vaccine developer Intercell said its vaccine candidate against Travelers' Diarrhea has failed and the company will cease further development on the project. Therefore, Intercell projects its expected EUR 40m net loss for full 2010 to be considerably higher. The company plans to reduce its R&D costs for 2011 by 40% year-on-year.
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Fibre producer Lenzing said it plans to pour about EUR 285m in the expansion of its capacity. By 2014 Lenzing plans to boost its capacity by around 25% from 700,000 tonnes currently.
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The number of new vehicle registrations in Austria grew 10% to 32,936 for November 2010. New passenger cars registrations rose 9.4% to 28,024.

неделя, 12 декември 2010 г.

German chart comments - Issue date - 10.12.2010

So it finally happened! After nine weeks on top of the German singles chart, Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwo'ole has retreated from the number one slot. What is more interesting though is that he is replaced there by Empire Of The Sun's "We Are The People", which as mentioned several times before is actually an old song and therefore marks the first time ever when an old song replaces another oldie at the top in Germany.  
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The highest new entry comes in at #6 and is the latest single of David Guetta. Over the last year and a half Guetta has turned into one of the kings of the chart, with already two top ten hits and one number one in Germany. "Who's That Chick?" sees the French DJ and producer collaborating with superstar Rihanna. The latter this week makes a double feat in the top ten as her own "Only Girl (In The World)" stands at #7.
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The second new entry belongs to Far East Movement and charts at #16. "Like A G6" is one of the biggest global hits currently and has already reached #1 in USA. It is the first chart entry of the group in Germany.
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A place below Far East Movement enters the newest single from Thomas D. Apart from his glory days as part of Die Fantastischen Vier, Thomas D. has had his solo success in Germany with modern classics such as "Solo" (peak #15), the wonderful "Wish (Komm zu mir)" (peak #5) and "Liebesbrief" (peak #9). "Million Voices (7 Seconds)" samples the number-three smash of Youssou N’Dour and Neneh Cherry "7 Seconds" from 1994.
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Further down the top 100, we can see the Christmas singles all moving forward towards the top 20, once again led by Wham! (at #23) and Melanie Thornton (at #43). We also have a relatively low, though unsurprising, new entry from Medina at #59 and a new single from schlager star Buddy at #69.
Video - Buddy (live)
Video - Medina

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Austrian economic news in a flash

(There will be no stories for the period between November 30 and December 10)

In BG Cinemas from Dec 10

(I missed both of them, so only trailers this time)

Пътят на самурая (2010) / The Warrior's Way - Tandem
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Хрониките на Нарния: Плаването на Разсъмване (2010) / The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader - Alexandra
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петък, 3 декември 2010 г.

In BG Cinemas from Dec 3

Рапунцел и разбойникът / Tangled - Yes, it's the best animated movie of the year, apart from Toy Story 3. A feat which the forthcoming Animals United and Megamind will not challenge at all. Based on the classical Rapunzel story, Tangled sees Disney back to its heights from the early 90s with masterpieces such as Aladdin and Beauty and the Beast. The new tale has a strong heroine as the lead (and she is quite good with the frying pan), a charming thief as the hero, a great villain, and best of all - extraordinary sidekicks. Some may find Rapunzel's best friend, the chameleon Pascal as marvellous, and yes it is, but the icing of the cake is Maximum, the horse who takes his tasks a bit too serious. The kids will love Tangled and you will laugh all the way. A repeat viewing is a must... Forum Film
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Безпощадно / Faster - It's good to see The Rock actually back in the action field, with Game Plan and Tooth Fairy being a little bit childishly stupid. The problem is that Faster is actually not the best action movie to hit cinemas lately. And we are already used to see Jason Statham in roles like this, so Dwayne Johnon has nothing new to offer here. Alexandra
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Ще срещнеш висок тъмнокос непознат / You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger - I'm not among the Woody Allen specialists, and all critics say the man passed his peak long ago. And though, I haven't watched his latest, I'm sure that it will offer plenty of laughs, an all-starry cast, as well as the usual enormous amount of talking. А+
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German chart comments - Issue date - 03.12.2010

As it seems IZ is going to end 2010 as the absolute king of the German singles chart, as his "Over The Rainbow" makes a ninth week on the top of it. Not only that but the two-year old "We Are The People" of Empire Of The Sun makes a new peak at #2. Thus, perhaps for the first time ever, the German charts are completely dominated by two old songs...
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The biggest new hit of the week comes from Unheilig, whose first proper single, "Geboren um zu leben" has definitely become one of the biggest hits of the year by standing in the top 20 for ages and is still at #18. "Winterland" is the third single of the German band to make it to the top ten and also the second most successful. It's chart placing in the top five is to be attributed to the fact that it comes from the special, winter edition of Unheilig's latest album. And it's not that "Große Freiheit" is not the most sold album of 2010 and the most successful German album ever, but the record company obviously wants more and more...
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Another new entry can be found at #7, belonging to The Black Eyed Peas and "The Time (Dirty Bit)", their take on the Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes' 80s classic "(I've Had) The Time of My Life", which reached #5 in Germany. The BEP's version is one of these songs which you either hate or adore, and regardless of your opinion of it, the song becomes the band's eleventh top ten single in Germany (even without a video during the time when the chart was calculated). A good beginning for the new album of Fergie and co.
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It's not that Revolverheld has had never top 20 singles, with "Helden 2010" even peaking at #2, but after their last release "Keine Liebeslieder" crashed and burned at #74, it's a little bit unexpected to see their latest entering the top ten at #8. "Halt Dich An Mir Fest" is a collaboration with Marta Jandova, the lead singer from band Die Happy, who themselves have never scored a top 40 hit.
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After the Eurovision success of "Glow" (still in the top 30), Norway's band Madcon manages to bring this week the follow-up single directly in the top 20 as "Freaky Like Me" enters new at #12. The last new entry in the top 30 comes from Duffy, who is burdened with the tough task to follow her extremely popular debut album (with the number one "Mercy") with a sophomore LP. Thus "Well Well Well", the pilot single from "Endlessly", comes new at #24. Not a spectacular entry, but at least a far cry from the fiasco in the UK top 40. And though many will say the song is awful, it is actually a quite catchy tune ...
Video- Madcon
Video - Duffy

And the remaining new entries with videos:
 
38 Frida Gold - Zeig Mir Wie Du Tanzt - all the VIVA support didn't help...
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69 Gary Baker feat. Popstars - I Swear - the All-4-One version from 1994 reached #1 in Germany.

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