Below are some sales video production terms.
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Record club: A mail order operation in which consumers become "members." In some cases, members commit to purchasing a specified number of recordings.
Reissue: Renewed availability or re-distribution of an older, previously released or otherwise unavailable recorded product.
Release Date: The actual date that a manufacturer "releases" product for distribution; the date on which the manufacturer physically mails or "ships" product for distribution.
Returns: The quantity of unsold product from a retailer or other outlet that is returned to the distributor.
Secure Digital Music Initiative (SDMI): An initiative to bring together the worldwide music community in an open forum with technology companies to develop an open interoperable architecture and specification for digital music security.
Ship Date: The date on which the manufacturer physically mails or "ships" product for distribution.
Short Form Albums: Defined as configurations with at least three, but not more than five, cuts and a maximum running time of 30 minutes. Short-form albums are awarded at the same levels as full-length albums.
Special 301: Special 301 is a provision of U.S. trade law requiring the identification of countries that deny adequate and effective copyright protection and market access to U.S. companies.
Street Date: The date on which the product actually arrives on the "street"
in retail stores or ancillary markets for sale and distribution; the date which
product is commercially available for public sale.