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The London-based arm of the French film company has switched Warner Bros for Fox to handle physical distribution of its theatrical releases. Back in April 2009 Pathé announced that Warner Bros would be handling its theatrical distribution in the UK and Ireland with Fox handling home entertainment. Now Pathé UK bosses…

BURBANK, Calif. – November 1, 2010 – The Walt Disney Studios today announced changes to its distribution organization that will better reflect the global marketplace and consumer trends.  With the changes, Janice Marinelli, Lori MacPherson and Jason Brenek will be assuming expanded roles. "As we continue to respond to…

January 7th is the release date for the Nicolas Cage supernatural action adventure Season Of The Witch which Relativity Media will distribute and market as part of its 2011 theatrical distribution slate. That already includes Kids In America (March 4th) starring Topher Grace and Anna Faris, and The Dark Fields (March…

Netherlands-born Niels Swinkels will oversee theatrical distribution for all Universal Pictures International titles in the UK and Eire. Until now he's been SVP of distribution in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Swinkels replaces Simon Hewlett, who last month was promoted to run the whole of UPI's international…

UPDATE 12:13 PM: Apparition just made official its restructuring plans after Deadline broke the story. EXCLUSIVE: Bill Pohlad has begun the first phase of restructuring Apparition, the indie distribution company that was thrown into disarray when co-founder Bob Berney exited in bombshell fashion just before the Cannes…