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NEWS: Liberty Media to Acquire IDT Entertainment




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Beatdigga



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PostPosted: Wed May 17, 2006 11:31 am Reply with quote
So in an indirect way, Starz! now has total control over Manga entertainment properties.

Interesting...
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PostPosted: Wed May 17, 2006 11:43 am Reply with quote
Think there might be a REAL anime channel in the works? Why else would they extend themselves over IDT (including the debt exposure IDT had)?

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PostPosted: Wed May 17, 2006 12:00 pm Reply with quote
tripperdan99 wrote:
(including the debt exposure IDT had)?

Most of the time when a company buys another it assumes its debt.
tripperdan99 wrote:
Think there might be a REAL anime channel in the works?

Interesting indeed. However I don't get any premium channels so there may be one kinda out there already. I am sure the people here will know. But I haven't heard of any, least in the US.
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PostPosted: Wed May 17, 2006 1:52 pm Reply with quote
tripperdan99 wrote:
Think there might be a REAL anime channel in the works? Why else would they extend themselves over IDT (including the debt exposure IDT had)?


Manga Entertainment is a very small part of IDT Entertainment.

Looking outside the "anime point of view" there are much more important companies in IDT than Manga Ent. Liberty would never spend all that money if Manga Ent was their goal.
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IDT Entertainment and Starz will enter into a five year programming output agreement for the broadcast on Starz's premium channels certain IDT Entertainment's proprietary CG animated theatrical releases and live action programming.


Most news articles on the topic don't even mention Manga Entertainment.

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emory



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PostPosted: Wed May 17, 2006 2:59 pm Reply with quote
IDT also owns Mainframe Entertainment.
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