1.   Warner Digital Studios is one of a handful of studio in-house operations that have entered the increasingly competitive visual effects business.

2.   A strong performance came from the studio entertainment operations.

3.   But company officials say studio operations are often a marginal business and a drain on cash.

4.   It is the first time Sony has dispatched a Japanese executive to play a direct and official role in the studio operations.

5.   Jennings says home music studios will become even more compact in the future with the entire setup contained within a powerful computer specifically designed for studio operation.

6.   Katzenberg is expected to handle studio operations while Geffen would oversee finances.

7.   Levine was initially part of a team enlisted by Peter Guber, who formerly ran studio operations and was dismissed two years ago.

8.   Of course, the content production of all the studio operations and publication operations of Time Warner are world-class.

9.   Sony has begun overhauling its movie business, shifting much of the oversight of its studio operations from Hollywood to New York.

10.   The deal with StudioCanal, the European studio operation of Canal Plus, calls for the films with global appeal to be made over the next three years.