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LOS ANGELES, August 20: LATV Networks, which operates a bilingual music and entertainment network for U.S. Hispanic audiences, has received an undisclosed investment from the Post-Newsweek Stations group. Post-Newsweek Stations now has a minority stake in the national network, distributed …

BELMONT, August 20: The digital media company Building B, which is setting up a new online video platform, has attracted $17.5 million in funding from Morgenthaler Ventures, Omni Capital, Index Ventures and private investors, and has named Sony BMG Music …

NEW YORK, August 20: RHI Entertainment has announced plans to premiere original, previously unaired movies in the action, thriller and horror genres on cable operators’ VOD platforms, with deals already in place with Time Warner Cable, Bright House Networks, Cablevision …

SANTA MONICA, August 20: Stratus Entertainment has taken over all of the assets of the youth-focused Hispanic network Latin Television (LTV) from the previous owners, who last month announced plans to exit the broadcasting business in order to focus on …

LOS ANGELES, August 20: American Cinema International and Cinevision International have teamed up to acquire and distribute Latin-themed product to the U.S. home entertainment marketplace. The partnership has already secured deals with Navarre/BCI and Image Entertainment to distribute a minimum …

SYDNEY, August 20: The prime-time premiere of Southern Star’s Crime Investigation Australia on August 14 on Australian free-to-air broadcaster Nine Network captured a 34-percent average all-audience market share against the U.S. drama Numb3rs and the British series Life Begins. The …

NEW JERSEY, August 20: Alfred Haber Distribution has secured deals for the new weekly series Hollywood Uncensored, to be carried this fall on Five, Seven Network, Denmark’s TV2, Norway’s TV3, Kanal Fem in Sweden and MBC in the Middle East. …

HARRINGTON PARK, August 20: Cary Grant: The Leading Man, the fourth title released from Janson Media’s Hollywood Collection, is now available for all television, home-entertainment and new-media markets worldwide. Narrated by Richard Kiley, Cary Grant: The Leading Man was originally …

SYDNEY, August 20: Courtney Gibson, currently the head of arts, entertainment and comedy at ABC TV in Australia, has been appointed the network’s executive head of content creation, effective November 5. In this newly created position, Gibson will lead and …

LOS ANGELES/LONDON, August 20: SDI Media Group, an international provider of foreign-language subtitling and dubbing services, has named Roger Flynn to the new role of president of international for Europe and Asia. Flynn will oversee SDI’s expanding businesses in Europe, …