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SANTA MONICA, July 26: Lionsgate has signed an agreement to acquire a minority ownership stake in the independent theatrical distribution company Roadside Attractions, whose previous releases include Super Size Me and The Road To Guantanamo. Details about the size of …

LONDON, July 26: Target Entertainment has acquired Minotaur International, Virgin Media Television’s (VMtv) distribution arm, for an undisclosed sum, and has inked a long-term strategic partnership with the company. In addition to acquiring Minotaur and its entire catalogue, Target will …

LONDON, July 26: Subscribers to Orange’s upcoming digital TV service in the U.K. will have on-demand access to movies from The Walt Disney Company, via a multiyear deal announced today. Orange’s upcoming launch of digital TV in the U.K. builds …

SAN DIEGO, July 26: Internet TV specialist Veoh Networks has tapped Yahoo! veteran Steve Mitgang as its new CEO, succeeding Dmitry Shapiro, who now assumes the role of founder and chief innovation officer. Mitgang comes to Veoh from Yahoo!, where …

SANTA MONICA, July 26: David Goldhill has been appointed as president and CEO of GSN, effective August 1, succeeding Rich Cronin, who previously announced his resignation. In his new post, Goldhill will be responsible for all aspects of GSN's business, …

SAN DIEGO/LOS ANGELES/BASKING RIDGE, July 26: ESPN, MediaFLO USA and Verizon Wireless have teamed up for the delivery of the first mobile TV channel dedicated to action sports, EXPN, on Verizon’s V CAST Mobile TV, complementing X Games coverage. EXPN …

MIAMI, July 26: Venevision International Films has reached a deal to distribute a large selection of Spanish-language movies through the digital video download service Amazon Unbox, starting today. Customers can access the Venevision titles through the new “Spanish Language" section …

NEW YORK, July 26: Disney Channel’s High School Musical 2 will be made available on Verizon’s FiOS TV's video on demand library prior its worldwide premiere on August 17. Verizon also will launch a public sweepstakes in the Kids area …

SINGAPORE, July 26: Asian content management company Six-Six-Eight (6-6-8) and preschool channel provider Zebra TV Channels have launched Luli, the 24/7 channel targeted at babies, in Singapore on SingTel’s new pay-TV platform MioTV. Luli is aimed at babies from a …

PARIS, July 25: Revenues for the first half of this year at Vivendi rose 6.4 percent to 10.2 billion euros, while those for just the second quarter were up 7.4 percent to 4.8 billion euros. The revenue growth was driven …