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CENTENNIAL, August 1: AZN Television, the Comcast-owned channel for Asian Americans, has acquired a number of new titles specifically for its Ghost Fest summer programming stunt, which commemorates the traditional Chinese Ghost Festival holiday. AZN has acquired films such as …

LONDON, August 1: Edward Galton, previously with the French animation company Xilam, has been named the managing director of Cake Distribution. In his new role, Galton will be focused on steering the distribution company to further heights. His roles will …

NEW YORK, August 1: News Corporation has succeeded in its $5.6-billion takeover bid for Dow Jones & Company, with the Bancroft family, holding 37 percent of the publisher’s voting stock, agreeing to the buyout following the board’s approval last month. …

NEW YORK, August 1: Time Warner’s second-quarter revenues grew 5.2 percent to $1.1 billion, on revenues of $11 billion, a 6-percent gain, driven in part by the cable segment. Consolidated subscription revenues for the company were up 10 percent to …

BOULOGNE, August 1: For the first half of this year, TF1’s revenues grew 3.2 percent to 1.4 billion euros, delivering a net profit of 185.7 million euros, an 8.3 percent gain on the same period last year. French broadcasting revenues …

CARACAS, August 1: Venezuelan network RCTV, which launched on cable after its free-TV license was not renewed, may be yanked off the air again if it doesn’t register as a “national producer,” a position that would require it to carry …

SANTA MONICA/VANCOUVER/MONTREAL, August 1: Lionsgate has secured a four-year, $400 million filmed entertainment slate financing agreement with Societe generale de financement du Quebec (SGF), the provincial government’s investment arm, for the production of television series and feature films in Quebec. …

SILVER SPRING, August 1: As part of its global, multiplatform, environmentally friendly initiative Planet Green, Discovery Communications has acquired the eco-lifestyle website TreeHugger.com. TreeHugger.com was founded in 2004 by Graham Hill with the mission of bringing green living to the …

LONDON, August 1: Roma Khanna, previously with Canada’s CHUM Television, has been named the president of global networks and digital initiatives at NBC Universal International, based in London. Reporting to Peter Smith, the president of NBC Universal International, Khanna will …

PARIS, August 1: A variety of movies from Disney-ABC International Television are now available on CANAL+ Group’s VOD platform CanalPlay, including recent releases like Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest and 170 library titles. The contract began in July …