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CBS moving 'The Young and the Restless' from SoapNet to TV Guide Network
CBS Corp. said Wednesday that it will shift repeats of The Young and the Restless from Walt Disney Co.'s SoapNet to TV Guide Network this summer.
Studio-backed EPIX launching streaming video app for PlayStation Vita
Premium TV network EPIX is rolling out streaming video applications optimized for Sony's PlayStation Vita handheld and PlayStation 3 console, promising authenticated subscribers access to more than 3,000 titles.
CBS to convert TV Guide into new entertainment cable network
CBS Corp. said it struck a deal to acquire a 50 percent stake in TV Guide Network, and that it'll convert TVGN into a new basic cable network focused on entertainment programming. It'll operate the network through a 50/50 partnership with Lionsgate.
Barnes & Noble boosts Nook Video with Paramount, MGM content deals
Barnes & Noble is expanding its Nook Video movie and television catalog, announcing content licensing agreements with major Hollywood studios including Paramount Pictures, MGM, Lionsgate and Relativity Media. The bookseller has also inked video deals with National Geographic, digital entertainment distributor FilmBuff and Little Pim, which produces foreign-language instructional DVDs for children.
Lionsgate manager: Online video not disrupting traditional movie distribution
Online video opportunities are helping extend the life of movies but are not "fundamentally" changing the traditional movie distribution structure, according to Brian Walsh, manager of the digital/on-demand team for Lionsgate.
VoD movie channel Epix launches $8M branding campaign
Two years ago, startup video-on-demand movie channel Epix was meeting in borrowed booths over coffee at NAB. Now, the channel, backed by Viacom's Paramount, Lionsgate Entertainment and
Does Netflix's deal with Lionsgate signal a pending push into Europe?
Netflix is extending its relationship with indie-studio Lionsgate, signing a multi-year deal with the studio's U.K. division that may signal the streaming video giant's intent to soon enter the
Netflix adds 'Mad Men' in multi-year deal valued at $75M-$100M
Score another content win for Netflix, which has signed a multi-year deal with Lionsgate for the first four seasons of the Emmy Award-winning television series Mad Men, which airs on AMC. Additional
Netflix turns to Epix and pay TV, while Comcast goes mail route with Blockbuster
Netflix (Nasdaq: NFLX ), a company that made its name and its fortune (as such) by delivering DVDs through the mail, is working on a deal with start-up pay TV channel Epix for "exclusive online
Epix continues to build base with Dish Network deal
Who said there's no place for another entertainment network--especially one that doesn't restrict itself to the television? Epix, the jointly backed venture of Viacom, Lionsgate, Paramount and MGM
