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Adventures of Merlin, The (4 DVD Set)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents - Season 1 (6 DVD Set)
All The Rivers Run
Allo 'Allo! - Complete Series 1-9 (18 DVD Set)
Battlestar Galactica - Complete Series Ltd Ed (20 Disc Set) (Blu-ray)
Battlestar Galactica - Season 3 (5 Disc Set) (Blu-ray)
Battlestar Galactica - Season 4 Part 2 The Final Chapter (4 DVD Set)
Battlestar Galactica - Season 4 The Final Season (6 Disc Set) (Blu-ray)
Battlestar Galactica - The Complete Series (25 DVD Set)
Becker - Season 3 (3 DVD Set)
Being Human - Series 1 (2 DVD Set)
Bewitched (1964) - Season 7 (4 DVD Set)
Blassreiter - Series 1: Episodes 1-12 (2 DVD Set)
Bones - Season 1-3 (16 DVD Set)
Boston Legal - Season 5 (4 DVD Set)
Californication - Season 2 (3 DVD Set)
Casshern Sins - Episodes 1-12 (2 DVD Set)
Casshern Sins - Episodes 13-24 (2 DVD Set)
City Homicide - Series 1 (4 DVD Set)
Columbo - Season 10 Vol 1 (4 DVD Set)
Commish, The - Season 3 (6 DVD Set)
Corner Gas - Series 2 (2 DVD Set)
CSI - Season 8 (3 Disc Set) (Blu-ray)
CSI - Season 8 (6 DVD Set)
Damages - Season 1 (3 Disc Set) (Blu-ray)
Dexter - Season 3 (4 DVD Set)
Dexter - Season 3 Limited Edition Blood Bag (4 DVD Set)
Dog Whisperer - Season 1 (4 DVD Set)
Dog Whisperer - Season 2 (6 DVD Set)
Entourage - Season 5 (3 DVD Set)
Father Knows Best - Season 2 (5 DVD Set)
Flight of the Conchords - Season 1 & 2 (4 DVD Set)
Flight of the Conchords - Season 2 (2 DVD Set)
Frasier - Complete Collection: Seasons 1-11 (44 DVD Set)
Governor, The (Lynda La Plante) - Series 1-2 (6 DVD Set)
Grand Designs - Series 1 (2 DVD Set)
Grand Designs - Series 4 (2 DVD Set)
Grand Designs - Series 5 (5 DVD Set)
Heroes - Season 1-3 (15 Disc Set) (Blu-ray)
Heroes - Season 1-3 (17 DVD Set)
Heroes - Season 3 (6 Disc Set) (Blu-ray)
Heroes - Season 3 (6 DVD Slimline Set)
Hogan's Heroes - Season 5 (4 DVD Set)
Howards Way - Series 4 (4 DVD Set)
iCarly - Season 1: Volume 1 (2 DVD Set)
Jamie's Ministry of Food
Kessler - The Complete Series (3 DVD Set)
King Of Queens, The - Season 6 (3 DVD Set)
Las Vegas - Season 4 (5 DVD Set)
Las Vegas - Seasons 1-4 (23 DVD Set)
Leverage - Season 1 (4 DVD Set)
Little Britain USA (2 DVD Set)
MacGyver - The Complete Series (38 DVD Set)
McHale's Navy - Season 1 (5 DVD Set)
McHale's Navy - Season 2 (5 DVD Set)
McHale's Navy - Season 3 (5 DVD Set)
McHale's Navy - Season 4 (5 DVD Set)
Miami Vice - Season 5 (6 DVD Set )
Mighty Boosh, The - Special Edition DVD (7 DVD Set)
Mind Your Language - Series 3 (2 DVD Set)
Mirror Mirror - Season 1 (2 DVD Set)
Mumbai Calling - Season 1 (2 DVD Set)
Neil Diamond - Hot August Night / NYC
Outrageous Fortune - The Choice Series 1-3: Limited Edition (11 DVD Box Set)
Please Sir! - Series 1 & 2 (4 DVD Set)
Prison Break - Season 4 (7 DVD Set )
Queer As Folk (UK) - Definitive Collection: The Complete Series 1 & 2 (4 DVD Set)
Rome - The Complete Collection (11 DVD Set)
Rush - Series 1 (4 DVD Set)
Shield, The - Complete Season 6 (4 DVD Set)
Simpsons - Season 12 (4 DVD Set)
Simpsons - Season 12 Limited Edition (4 DVD Set)
Skins - Series 3 (3 DVD Set)
Stargate Atlantis - Season 5 (5 DVD Set)
Stargate SG-1 - Children of the Gods - Final Cut
Stingers - Series 8 (7 DVD Set)
The Winds Of War (Herman Wouk's) - Special Collector's Edition (6 DVD Set)
Top Gear - The Complete Series 10 (3 Disc SteelBook)
Top Gear: The Great Adventures - Botswana Special - Director's Cut
Two Ronnies, The - Series 4
Unit, The - Seasons 1-3 (13 DVD Box Set)
Upstairs Downstairs - The Complete Series (21 DVD Set)
Wainwright Walks - Series 1 and 2 (2 DVD Set)
Wiseguy - Season 4 (3 DVD Set)
Wycliffe - The Complete Collection (11 DVD Box Set)

» Coming Soon
All Saints - 2008 Season (10 DVD Set)
Ashes To Ashes - Season 1 (4 DVD Set)
Black Adder - The Ultimate Edition: Remastered (6 DVD Set)
Bones - Season 1-4 (22 DVD Set)
Bush Tucker Man - Series 2
East of Everything - Series 2 (2 DVD Set)
Grand Designs - Series 2 (2 DVD Set)
Hogan's Heroes - Season 6 - Final (4 DVD Set)
Librarians, The - Series 2
Satisfaction - Season 2 (3 DVD Set)
The Fringe - Season 1 (5 Disc Set) (Blu-ray)
The Fringe - Season 1 (7 DVD Set)

Torchwood Coming to ABC 2

Finally on its ‘rightful’ home?

TV Tonight can announce ABC2 has picked up Series One and Two of Torchwood starring John Barrowman.

Both series have already aired on Network TEN, but after a troubled start it moved to TEN HD. In addition ABC2 will also screen Torchwood Declassified, the “behind the scenes” extras.

Meanwhile the BBC have announced that a 60 second trailer for the forthcoming mini-series “Children of Earth” will be shown at the New York Comic Con on Thursday 5th February at 4:00pm US time.

It will be made available simultaneously in the United Kingdom on the official Torchwood web site. As access for Aussie viewers is limited keep your eye on YouTube.

No word on ‘who’ will first land the third series in Australia.
ABC2 will premiere S1E1 at 10:30pm Friday June 19.

source: http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2009/02/torchwood-to-abc2.html

How to spot a Pirate DVD?

DVD Piracy
If you come across someone selling pirated media products such as Videos, DVD's, CD's, Blu-Ray DVD's, etc you can report them to AFACT (Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft) through their website at: http://www.afact.org.au/ or by phoning them on their national toll free number: 1800 251 996.

What is wrong with buying a pirate DVD?
Production and manufacture of pirate DVDs is a criminal offence; the purchase of these products sustains this illegal activity and generates proceeds of crime. AFACT continues to witness proceeds from the sale of pirated DVDs supporting other criminal activity and leading to the exploitation of vulnerable persons.

How can I tell if it is a fake?
If you have a film title on DVD that has not yet been released in Australia, if it is not anywhere in the world in DVD format, or it is currently on in the cinema, then it is more than likely to be a pirate copy.
If a Major Studio DVD is listed with a Region 0 or Region All code, then it is likely to be a PIRATE.

See here for more info on how to detect a pirate DVD.
(pdf) http://www.afact.org.au/factsheets/AFACT_Consumer_Guide_Is_It_Pirated.pdf
(doc) http://www.afact.org.au/factsheets/AFACT_Consumer_Guide_Is_It_Pirated.doc



PARALLEL IMPORTS?
Parallel imports are legal goods authorized for manufacture or distribution in the exporting country but imported into Australia without the authority of the copyright or trademark owner.

Parallel importation of film and television programs is illegal in Australia.

Licensing and control of product sale and importation is a critical means to manage investment in new films and to support local industry. When anyone can bring in any disc from anywhere, significant amounts of pirated goods come in, often masquerading as legitimate product.

For copyright owners, parallel imports make it difficult to set up distribution networks that serve territorial markets and promote competition. If parallel importers undercut legitimate distribution networks, those distribution networks - encompassing a wide range of companies including not only distributors, retailers and rental outlets but also advertising companies, promotional merchandise suppliers, local audio visual duplicators, dubbing studios, and packaging firms - will wither and die.

In turn, copyright owners will be unable to distribute content that is adapted to the local market.
In addition, parallel importers typically 'cherry pick' the most and more popular titles, and create a disincentive for distributors to provide the wide variety of titles that are currently available to video rental stores and retailers in Australia.

Importation regulations protect businesses and they protect consumers from the same thing - low quality, illegitimate product.

Is it illegal to purchase region 1 DVDs?
My DVD player can play DVDs from around the world. Can I play foreign DVDs?It is not illegal to purchase other region DVDs. If you go abroad on holiday or for business you are perfectly entitled to purchase other zone DVDs for your personal use, and watch them within Australia.

What if I buy a DVD over the Internet?
You are allowed to purchase overseas DVDs, as long as the trading company - the company you buy it from - does not carry out the transaction within Australia.

For example, it is not an offence to access an American based website and purchase the product online, as long as the product is for your personal use, and is not re-sold within Australia. The point of sale therefore must not take place in Australia.

Released 01/07/08

Planet Earth (1995) - Vol. 1: The Living Machine
Planet Earth (1995) - Vol. 2: The Blue Planet
Planet Earth (1995) - Vol. 3: The Climate Puzzle
Murder, She Wrote - The Complete 8th Season (6 Disc Set)
Little House On The Prairie - Season 4: Part 1 (3 Disc Set)
Little House On The Prairie - Season 4: Part 2 (3 Disc Set)

Released 30/06/08

Dave Allen Show In Australia, The (2 Disc Set)
Dempsey And Makepeace - The Complete 3rd Series (3 Disc Set)
Kavanagh Q.C. - Series 1 & 2 (5 Disc Set)
Life Begins - The Complete Series (6 Disc Box Set)
Ocean Girl - Complete 3rd Season (3 Disc Set)
Prime Suspect - The Complete Collection (9 Disc Set)
Saint, The (1989) (3 Disc Set)
Secret Army - The Complete 2nd Series (4 Disc Box Set)
State Coroner - The Complete 1st Series (4 Disc Set)
Thunderstone - The Complete 1st Series (4 Disc Set)
Twilight Zone, The - The Original Series: Season 4 - Collector's Edition (6 Disc Box Set)
Twilight Zone, The - The Original Series: Season 5 - Collector's Edition (6 Disc Box Set)
Two Ronnies In Australia, The (2 Disc Set)

Released 24/06/08

L Word, The - The Complete 4th Season (4 Disc Set)

Released 23/06/08

Long Way Down - Complete TV Series: Special Edition (3 Disc Set)
L Word, The - The Complete 1st Season (4 Disc Set)