SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION

PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(A) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                               (AMENDMENT NO.   )

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                              Rentrak Corporation

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                 Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter

                  Paul A. Rosenbaum on behalf of the Committee
                   for the Achievement of Rentrak Excellence
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                 CONTACT: Paul A. Rosenbaum
Friday, September 15, 2000                                     Committee for the
                                                                  Achievement of
                                                              Rentrak Excellence
                                                                  (517) 487-6390



         CARE ANNOUNCES DECISION NOT TO POST BOND

         Portland,   Oregon,   September  15,  2000  -  The  Committee  for  the
Achievement of Rentrak  Excellence  ("CARE") announced today that it has decided
not to  post  a $1.5  million  bond  imposed  as a  condition  to a  preliminary
injunction against Rentrak Corporation  (Nasdaq:RENT) ordered in August 2000. As
a result of CARE's  decision,  the  approximately  1.66 million shares of common
stock of Rentrak Corporation  acquired by its two top executive officers in June
2000  pursuant  to the  company's  newly  adopted  option loan  program  will be
permitted to be voted at the annual  meeting of  shareholders  on September  19,
2000. CARE's  spokesperson,  Paul Rosenbaum,  stated, "We see no reason to incur
the expense  associated  with posting the bond required to obtain an injunction.
We are looking forward to the conclusion of the proxy contest next Tuesday."

         Shareholders of Rentrak  Corporation may obtain  information  regarding
the participants involved in CARE's proxy solicitation,  including a description
of their direct and indirect  interests,  by security holdings or otherwise,  in
CARE's  Proxy  Statement  filed with the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission.
Shareholders  should read CARE's Proxy Statement  because it contains  important
information.  CARE's Proxy Statement and other relevant  documents are available
for free on the Commission's Web site at http://www.sec.gov.