CCC spins off its e-book, video distribution, and e-commerce businesses into a separate company, TSUTAYA.com Co., Ltd., strengthening its online entertainment business through a cross-service expansion.

2011.09.28 Press Releases
Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd.

—Including services such as "TSUTAYA.com eBOOKs," "TSUTAYA TV," and "TSUTAYA DISCAS"—

Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Muneaki Masuda) will spin off its online entertainment business into a separate company on October 1, 2011, with the aim of strengthening its business by comprehensively developing online entertainment services including e-books, video distribution, and home delivery rentals.

The company that will now centrally manage the online entertainment business is TSUTAYA.com Co., Ltd. (http://tsutaya.com/; scheduled to change its name from TSUTAYA TV Co., Ltd. on October 1, 2011).

TSUTAYA.com Co., Ltd. offers a comprehensive range of online entertainment services, including "TSUTAYA.com eBOOKs," an e-book service currently available for Android devices with plans for future expansion to iPhones, iPads, and PCs; "TSUTAYA TV," a video-on-demand (VOD) service that delivers high-definition Hollywood movies and other content to TVs and Blu-ray recorders, and will also be available for Android devices starting in October; and "TSUTAYA DISCAS," an internet-based DVD, CD, and comic rental service with over 1.15 million users and the largest number of titles in Japan. The company also provides online shopping and mobile services.

With "multi-content, multi-use, multi-device" as its keyword, TSUTAYA.com aims to be the online entertainment company offering the highest customer value by providing new services and conveniences, offering all kinds of content such as videos, music, books, and games across all devices, including tablets, smartphones, feature phones, high-definition digital TVs, and PCs, through rental, distribution, sales, and other means.

[TSUTAYA.com Co., Ltd. Company Profile]

■Company name	TSUTAYA.com Co., Ltd. *Company name changed from TSUTAYA TV Co., Ltd. on October 1, 2011.
■Head office location	Ebisu Garden Place Tower 28F, 4-20-3 Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
■Representative	Representative Director and President Kazuo Nakanishi
■Business description	Internet-based DVD, CD, and comic rental service; internet mail order; e-book sales; mobile music and game distribution and internet video distribution business for television

[About the main services offered by TSUTAYA.com Co., Ltd.]

TSUTAYA DISCAS http://www.discas.net/	With over 1.15 million members and over 285,000 titles, it is Japan's largest home delivery DVD, CD, and comic rental service. To make it easy to rent popular titles, we offer a wide selection of each title, and with over 3.55 million items in stock, we are one of the largest in Japan, with deliveries from two locations in the east and west. It also offers services that are the first of their kind in Japan, such as a single-item delivery service.
TSUTAYA TV http://tsutaya-tv.jp/	We offer a video-on-demand (VOD) service with a wide range of content, primarily focusing on high-definition (HD) foreign films and TV dramas from major Hollywood studios, as well as anime and Japanese films, for use with the high-definition digital TVs and Blu-ray recorders that are common in homes. With over 20,000 episodes of mainstream titles available for streaming, it boasts one of the largest libraries in Japan. The service is also scheduled to launch for Android devices in October.
TSUTAYA.com eBOOKs http://tsutaya.com/ebooks/	It started in June 2011. TSUTAYA's e-book service is currently available for Android devices, with plans to expand to iPhones, iPads, and PCs in the future. We offer a wide selection of comics, movie adaptations, best-selling titles, and original content.
TSUTAYA Online Shopping http://shop.tsutaya.co.jp/	TSUTAYA Online is an e-commerce site with 15 million members, selling DVDs, CDs, games, books, magazines, and other entertainment goods.
TSUTAYA Premier	A mobile site that provides comprehensive entertainment services for mobile phones, including ringtones, comics, and games.

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CCC spins off its e-book, video distribution, and e-commerce businesses into a separate company, TSUTAYA.com Co., Ltd., strengthening its online entertainment business through a cross-service expansion.

Inquiries regarding this matter

Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd.
Public Relations Officer: Yuta Takahashi
TEL: 03-6800-4464 / FAX: 03-3760-6020