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LOS ANGELES, July 27: here! has acquired the film Beastly Boyz, a horror thriller from director David DeCoteau, for broadcast this August. The film centers on vigilante Travis who seeks revenge on the murderers of his sister, who speaks to …

PALISADES PARK/LONDON, July 27: Alfred Haber Distribution has entered into a consultancy agreement with Lazarus Consulting for the development and acquisition of specials, series, and formats in the U.K. Lazarus Consulting was formed by former Celador International executive Steve Lazarus …

SHERMAN OAKS, July 27: GRB Entertainment has announced two promotions and one new hire in its international sales division following Gavin Reardon’s exit from the company. Marielle Zuccarelli has been promoted to senior VP of international sales from her current …

TOKYO, July 27: Sony Corporation has emerged from Q1 2005’s loss of 7.3 billion yen ($63.2 million) to post a profit of 32.3 billion yen ($281 million) in the second quarter of this year, on revenues of 1,744.2 billion yen …

PARIS, July 27: Todd Wagner, the founder and CEO of 2929 Entertainment—whose holdings include the HDNet channels in the U.S.—will deliver the Digital Media Distribution keynote at MIPCOM. Wagner’s presentation, Rethinking Hollywood, will take place on October 10. Wagner will …

LOS ANGELES, July 27: The TiVo service and ABC’s online streaming video player will take home Emmys for Outstanding Achievement for Interactive Television at the Creative Arts Awards on August 19. The winners were announced today by the Academy of …

PHILADELPHIA, July 27: Record subscriber growth at Comcast Corporation contributed to an 11-percent increase in revenues to $6.2 billion for the second quarter. Operating income, meanwhile, was up 17 percent to $1.2 billion. Net income rose from $430 million to …

ALVISO, July 26: OMD and Nissan are among the companies that have signed up as clients of TiVo’s new Audience Research and Measurement (ARM) division, offering advertisers and media-buyers second-by-second data and analysis on DVR viewing of commercials. "TiVo's Commercial …

LONDON, July 26: A range of NBC Universal content will be made available on a download-to-own and VOD basis on British Telecommunications’ BT Vision platform in the U.K. The deal was announced today by Universal Pictures UK, NBC Universal International …

LOS ANGELES/REDMOND/DENVER, July 26: FOX’s Emmy-winning sitcom Arrested Development, which was cancelled after three critically acclaimed seasons, will soon be available online, in high definition and on basic cable, via deals with MSN, HDNet and G4. "We're thrilled that this …