Alliance Films will lose longtime distribution deal with New Line at end of 2008

- A lucrative distribution deal between Canada’s Alliance Films and Hollywood movie maker New Line Cinema will end later this year when the American company shifts into the hands of Warner Bros.

The move will end a longtime relationship between the two companies, which have worked alongside each other for the Canadian distribution of blockbuster franchises such as the “Lord of the Rings” and “Austin Powers” series.

On Monday, Alliance Films spokeswoman Candace Stevenson confirmed that the current contract between the two companies expires on Dec. 31, 2008. Executives from Alliance Films were unavailable to comment further. Read more

SOURCE

Tags: , , ,

Comments are closed.