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LONDON/LOS ANGELES, November 3: Courtney Williams, formerly with MGM, and Nicolas Bonard, an ex-MTV Networks International executive, are heading up the new international film-and-TV-distribution firm ScreenOpus, which makes its U.S. market debut at the American Film Market this week. Williams …

LONDON, October 31: In the wake of a pre-tax loss of £105 million for the first eight months of the year, on revenues of £20.3 million, Entertainment Rights has announced plans for cost-cutting and disposing of select "non-core" assets. The …

SAN FRANCISCO, October 31: For the second consecutive month, CBS.com leads all other TV network websites in terms of unique monthly viewers, video streams and minutes streamed, according to comScore Video Metrix. CBS.com also experienced double-digit growth in unique viewers …

SÃO PAULO, October 31: Brazilian broadcaster Rede Record has announced plans to invest $100 million in the construction of two new 1,000-square-meter facilities. One will serve as a post-production hub, and the other will house administration facilities, including restaurants, a …

NEW YORK, October 31: Bravo has added five new shows to its development slate, expanding its roster of arts and culture programming, and has picked up a new fashion-design competition series, tentatively titled The Fashion Show. Produced by 3 Ball …

NEW YORK, October 31: Starz Media has launched a range of anime fare from Manga Entertainment, including the Ghost in the Shell series, on the iTunes Store in the U.K. Titles available include Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, …

TORONTO, October 31: CCI Releasing has added the family comedy Alice Upside Down to its movie slate, taking on the international rights, with Starz Entertainment covering the U.S. The film features tween stars Alyson Stoner (Camp Rock) and Lucas Grabeel …

LONDON/TOKYO, October 31: NBC Universal will offer access to content from a number of its film and TV properties through a new branded mobile portal in Japan, available via NTT Docomo, KDDI-au and SoftBank Mobile. Customers will be able to …

BRISTOL, October 31: Tigress Productions has named Inge Samuels as development executive to helm the company's push into factual entertainment and features. Inge joins Tigress from BBC Features, where she was responsible for developing a number of hit shows, including …

OTTAWA, October 31: The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has released its much-awaited new broadcasting policy, promising to deliver a "more dynamic" system but disappointing the major networks for its refusal to sanction the collection of retransmission fees. CTV …