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NewsThe Iron Lady hits big in Australia
The success of The Iron Lady in Australia means it will be rolled out onto another 30 screens in the next few weeks, starting from today.
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NewsSkype founder Friis touts upcoming UK VOD service Vdio
Janus Friis set to enter the UK online video fray with Vdio which he says will offer customers “the best titles.”
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NewsRussian box office sets new record in 2011
Russia/CIS box office (excluding Ukraine) grows 11.74% in 2011.
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NewsSierra/Affinity to sell new title from Devil Inside team
Nick Meyer will commence pre-sales at the EFM next month on the “genre bending” Untitled Bell/Peterman Project. Director William Brent Bell and his co-writer Matthew Peterman’s The Devil Inside stormed to the top of the US charts last weekend in a shock $33.7m debut.
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NewsSpanish cinema market share approaches to 15%; Torrente 4 and Breaking Dawn lead box office for year
Torrente 4 [pictured] and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 were the most successful movies last year in Spain.
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NewsChina’s Youku signs content deal with 20th Century Fox
Deal covers 250 titles both new releases and from the Fox library.
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NewsJames Bond turns 50 in style with 22-film Blu-ray box-set
Fox Home Entertainment release 22-film Blu-ray box-set in Bond’s golden anniversary year.
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NewsNetflix's Ted Sarandos touts ‘superior’ UK streaming service; says Sky output deals could be threatened
Momentum deal signed, which will include Shame; smaller UK indies to be courted.
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NewsWild Bunch signs three-year output deal with Twisted
Two features planned for first year under the deal with Saw production company.
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NewsAfter boom local share in 2011, Norway's 2012 launches include war epic Into The White
Other local productions include Company Orheim, 1980s coming-of-age story.
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NewsUniversal's centennial plans include restoring 13 classic titles
Universal Pictures is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2012, and has announced centennial celebrations including restoration plans for classic titles and unveiling a new logo [pictured].
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NewsNetflix launches streaming-only service in UK
Neflix launches streaming service in UK and offering free trial.
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NewsCinemais ups digital rollout with AAM
AAM and Cinevise push digital cinema rollout in Latin America, Cinemais signs first deal
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NewsLoveFilm locks content from ITV, BBC
Archive deals include popular programmes Doctor Who and Inspector Morse.
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NewsChinese box office up by 30% in 2011
The Chinese box office total gross reached $2.06bn (RMB13 billion) in 2011, up around 30% from 2010. Compared to the 61% growth rate in 2010, the 2011 growth shows some slowdown.
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NewsMPI Media Group acquires US rights to Little White Lies
The smash French comedy-drama from Guillaume Canet stars Marion Cotillard and Oscar contender Jean Dujardin and drew 5.3m admissions in its native country.
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NewsSummit Int’l leads pack as indies enjoy robust 2011
The runaway success of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 ensured the company’s slate grossed more than $754m through international licensees in 2011 – easily the highest figure for any US sales agent.
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NewseOne to distribute Remstar Films features in Canada
eOne increases local market-share with multi-year Remstar distribution deal.
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Spain passes anti-piracy law to come into effect in March
New official committee will have authority to prosecute copyright infringing websites.
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NewsFrench cinema admissions hit 45-year, 215 million high in 2011
Preliminary figures from France’s National Cinema Centre reveal 4.2% rise in cinema attendance in 2011.