CCC Group Strengthens Operating Base for Customer Value Creation

・Fortifies TSUTAYA operating base through business consolidation of Rentrak Japan
・ Beefs up Internet operations bringing IMJ, Digital Scape, and Digital Hollywood under CCC umbrella
・ Improves forecast for mid-term plan (Fiscal 2005 to 2007)

Nov. 8, 2005 (Tokyo, Japan) Culture Convenience Club, Co., Ltd. (“CCC” headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; President: Muneaki Masuda) announced the following consolidation of its operating base in order to reinforce its TSUTAYA platform, Internet platform, and supporting IT organization. Grounded in its guiding vision to be a “Planning company recommending lifestyles to customers” ever since foundation, CCC has grown solid Lifestyle Navigation platforms across physical and virtual domains comprising 1,163 TSUTAYA locations nationwide hosting 18.63 million TSUTAYA members, TSUTAYA online (http://www.tsutaya.co.jp) hosting 7.78 million members, and the T Card alliance extending credit-card functionality to 2.84 million members.