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CULVER CITY, September 28: Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has acquired the international distribution rights from Distant Horizon to the feature-length FIFA-supported docu-drama More Than Just a Game. The docu-drama tells the little-known story of organized football played among prisoners …

TOKYO, September 28: Geneon Entertainment has reached an agreement with Universal Pictures Japan (UPJ) to distribute new titles from Universal on DVD, beginning with The Bourne Ultimatum in March 2008. Universal Pictures Japan will continue to distribute all Universal catalogue …

LONDON, September 28: Distraction has acquired the distribution rights for three of Ripe Digital Entertainment’s (RDE) branded channels: Ripe TV, Octane TV and Flow TV. RDE’s multiplatform channels offer free on-demand programming that is available over cable, VOD, broadband and …

LONDON, September 28: ALL3MEDIA International has boosted its catalogue of third-party formats by acquiring the eco-tainment challenge show Wa$ted!, and the BBC canine and celebrity challenge program The Underdog Show. Created by the British independent production company Splash Media, The …

BARCELONA, September 28: Icon Animation has secured a raft of new international broadcast deals for its hit girl-skewing animated property Lola & Virginia. In Finland, commercial broadcaster MTV3 has picked up the series, a deal that follows the sale of …

LOS ANGELES, September 28: The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), on behalf of the major Hollywood movie studios, has filed lawsuits in a Los Angeles federal court against Cinematube.net and Ssupload.com, which the organization claims facilitate copyright infringement on …

LOS ANGELES, September 28: MarVista Entertainment has acquired the international distribution rights to the teen movie Taking 5 (outside of the U.K.) and the Christmas classic The Secret of the Nutcracker (outside of Canada) for launch at MIPCOM. Taking 5 …

NEW YORK, September 28: CBS has launched EyeLab, an editing studio dedicated to creating promotional content to be distributed across CBS Interactive platforms. The new short-form video content will be produced by fans, online content editors and producers of CBS …

LONDON, September 28: Pilot Productions will be unveiling the new 6×30-minute series Metropolis, focusing on urban architecture and design, at MIPCOM. Hosted by an architectural historian, Metropolis reveals the architectural influence, nature and foundation of some of the most recognizable …

BURBANK, September 28: The Walt Disney Company is closing down its branded cell-phone service for kids at the end of this year and is looking instead to develop a partnership with “a major U.S. carrier.” The mobile virtual network (MVNO) …