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Image Board Members Reelected

October 18, 2006

LOS ANGELES, October 18: Image Entertainment has won its proxy battle with Lionsgate, with all seven of the home entertainment outfit’s board members reelected, defeating the independent studio’s nominees. Lionsgate holds a 19-percent stake in Image and has been trying …

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Telemundo Launches Emerging Platforms Division

October 17, 2006

MIAMI, October 17: U.S. Hispanic broadcaster Telemundo has launched a new division within its existing Digital Media Group to exploit its content on platforms that can be easily accessed by consumers, including DVDs, books and CDs. The first products slated …

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Globosat to Launch New Football Channel

October 17, 2006

RIO DE JANEIRO/MONACO, October 17: At SPORTELMonaco today, Globosat announced the launch of PFC Internacional, a Portuguese-language football channel that will begin its international rollout in the U.S. in January 2007. Targeting Brazilian soccer fans, the channel will first launch …

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NASN Expands to Central and Eastern Europe

October 17, 2006

STOCKHOLM, October 17: Following deals this month to expand its reach to France and the Nordic territories, the North American Sports Network (NASN) has entered into an alliance with Modern Times Group’s Viasat Broadcasting to launch in Central and Eastern …

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Gemini Winners Announced for Doc, News, Sports Categories

October 17, 2006

TORONTO, October 17: At a ceremony yesterday at the Liberty Grand Entertainment Complex in Toronto, the winners were announced in the documentary, news and sports categories for the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television’s Gemini Awards, with CBC Television’s China …

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GameTap Expands to Canada

October 17, 2006

ATLANTA, October 17: Turner Broadcasting System’s broadband entertainment network GameTap has launched in Canada, with plans to roll out in several English-speaking markets throughout 2007. Beginning today, GameTap is being offered across Canada for $6.95 per month or, for a …

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MTV Revolution to Webcast Latin American Awards

October 17, 2006

MIAMI, October 17: MTV Latin America will webcast its Los Premios MTV Latin America 2006 ceremony live on its broadband platform MTV Revolution beginning 10 p.m. Mexico time on October 19 from the Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City. …

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BBC Inks New Output Deal with RAI

October 17, 2006

LONDON, October 17: BBC Worldwide has signed a new three-year output deal with RAI, marking its tenth output deal with the Italian public broadcaster in three decades. The deal gives RAI a raft of BBC Worldwide’s new factual programming for …

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Genius, WWE in Home Entertainment Deal

October 17, 2006

SANTA MONICA, October 17: Genius Products, majority owned by The Weinstein Company, will become the exclusive home entertainment distributor of all World Wrestling Entertainment DVD titles in the U.S., effective November 1. “Home entertainment is a major part of the …