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Major Japanese broadcast network Nippon Television Network Corp NTV has acquired a 34% stake in Nikkatsu film studios. NTV cited the value of Nikkatsu s complete production cycle and its distribution-exhibition businesses as the main reason for its acquisition. Established in 1912, Nikkatsu also previously served as a production partner on NTV s hit Death Note franchise whil
stanley cup e NTV co-produced Nikkatsu s up-coming live action anime adaptation Yatterman due for release March 7 . In recent years all the major broadcasters have turned to feature film production to help offset falling ad revenues. NTV in particular has invested increasingly larger amounts in productions since the fir
stanley cup st two Death Note films earned a combined $88.6m in 2006. The second film in its $60m 20th Century Boys trilogy opens on January 31. The NTV acquisition deal was announced today by Nikkatsu parent company Index Holdings, which had previously acquired a 71% controlling share in Nikkatsu in September 2005.Index s stated strategy thenwas to synergize its mobile business by
stanley cup acquiring interests in contents producers - but a longer than expected timeframe to realize profits from feature films led to this recentdivestment.Index transferred 2,403,630 of its shares in Nikkatsu, valued at $27m Y2.392b , to NTV. The amount represents a 34% stake in the studio. The deal leaves Index with a remaining 37.09% share and satellite operator SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings Inc s 16.76% share intact. Index is now considering Pmif Donaldson Polakoff looks to capitalise on Shimkent Hotel
Peter Jackson won top honours at the 56th Annual DGA Awards in Los Angeles at the weekend for The Lord Of TheRings: The Re
stanley cup turn Of The King.The honour is widelyregarded as a strong barometer of Academy Award success in the best directorcategory, for which Jackson is nominated. Forty-nine of the past 55 Directors Guild of America winnershave gone on to claim the Oscar.Jackson, who won the bestdirector Golden Globe two weeks ago, beat the challenge of Sofia Coppola LostIn Translation , Clint Eastwood Mystic River , Gary Ross Seabiscuit andPeter Weir Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World .The DGA documentary awardwent to Nathaniel Kahn for My Architect, in which he traces the footsteps ofthe father he barely kn
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