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German pay TV platform Premiere has signed film package deals with another two Hollywood studios - Paramount Pictures and Columbia - securing programming directly from seven of the eight majors from 2003. At the same time Premiere has become the first part of Leo Kirch s stanley cup collapsed media empire to close a deal with a fresh investor, saying that private equity firm Permira would take it over.A deal with Paramount Pictures over the next five years gives Premiere access to such film titles as Vanilla Sky and Save The Last Dance as well as numerous TV movies, while a film package acquired from Columbia will include Evolution stanley usa , Vertical Limit, The Tailor of Panama, Almost Famous and SnatchThe latest deals follow on from ones re-negotiated earlier this year with 20th Century Fox, Dreamworks SKG, Universal, MGM and Warner stanley cup Bros.Premiere s managing director Dr. Georg Kofler commented: practically everything that has any standing or reputation in Hollywood will have its TV premiere in Germany and Austria in future on Premiere. Whoever expects more from television will find it with us. In addition, Kofler expressed confidence in reaching a satisfactory conclusion to negotiations with Disney on a programming deal in the near future.Kofler also announced that agreement had been reached on the essential features of the pay TV platform s future shareholder structure. The private equity specialist Permira - whose investments include British DIY chain Homebase - is taking a majority stake. A b Qxph John Dies At The End
Chinese director helps launch a year of business, creative and cultural collaborations between the UK and China.The British Film Institute BF stanley usa I has hosted one of Chinas biggest directors, Feng Xiaogang, for a season of his films - part of a cultural and industry collaboration between the BFI and China that will take UK filmmakers to Beijing and Shanghai in a bid to forge alliances.The BFI-Ch stanley uk ina initiative is titled Electric Shadows, comprising a year-long programme of business, trade, creative and cultural collaborations between the UK and China.Helping to launch the programme, Feng took part in a QA at the BFI Southbank, followed by a gala screening of his epic Back To 1942 - Chinas entry for this years Oscars.This is just one of a flurry of UK-Chinese film initiatives. A co-production stanley cup treaty between the two countries has been agreed and is expected to be signed later this year.Feng is helping British producer Duncan Kenworthy develop an English-language remake of 2004 feature A World Without Thieves and may direct it himself. It is mainly driven by Duncan. Of course, as a friend, I am willing to do anything that can assist Duncan with the developing of the project, said the director.AlliancesBritish film companies have been busy making overtures toward Chinese partners. Last year, Pinewood Shepperton struck a joint venture agreement with Seven Stars to partner with the Chinese media group on a number of co-production, training and development initiatives.Meanwhile, A |
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