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ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Worldwide, ABC Commercial and Roadshow Entertainment have renewed their hugely successful DVD distribution agreement for a further four years.
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Under the tri-partite arrangement, the 2Entertain catalogue of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ DVD titles will continue to be marketed and distributed through ABC Commercial and Roadshow Entertainment.
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ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Worldwide Australia acts as the Australasian agent for 2Entertain Ltd, ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Worldwide’s global joint-venture with Woolworths plc.
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The agreement ensures that Australian audiences can continue to access the best of British entertainment, drama and factual titles via the depth and breadth of the 2Entertain / ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ catalogue.
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Star-performing ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ brands on DVD in this market include Little Britain, Planet Earth, Top Gear, Doctor Who and David Attenborough’s natural history portfolio.
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"We are very pleased to be able to continue our unique relationship with ABC Commercial and Roadshow Entertainment," said David Vine, Managing Director of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Worldwide Australasia.
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"Strong local partnerships such as this underpin the global success of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ DVD brand."
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"The 2Entertain catalogue of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ DVD titles has become the jewel in the crown of the TV on DVD category for the vast majority of our retail partners. I am particularly excited to be re-united with both of our long term partners at a time of tremendous expansion for the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ brand as they invest in high quality programming, increased broadcast exposure and online models," added Chris Chard of Roadshow Entertainment.
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The Director of ABC Commercial, Lynley Marshall, said she was delighted that ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Worldwide had chosen to entrust the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ DVD catalogue again to the ABC and to Roadshow Entertainment.
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"The partnership has worked very well in the past and I'm certain will work even better in the future," she said.
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Louise Alley
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