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In the 1990s and early 2000s, many CEE countries experienced a rapid transition from state-controlled television to market economies. However, official distribution channels for Hollywood and European cinema were slow, expensive, or non-existent. A movie that premiered in the US might take a year to reach a Czech or Hungarian cinema, and DVD prices were often equivalent to a week’s grocery bill.