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Longer Universal tour at HBO


April 12, 2007 Details of the pact were not disclosed, but it will keep the studio's films on the premium cable service's flagship, multiplex and on-demand channels through about 2015. However, the value of the 18-month pay TV window has been diminished in recent years with the growth of DVD and VOD. Starz Entertainment Group has long-term pacts in place with Sony Pictures and the Walt Disney Co., while Showtime has Paramount Pictures, MGM and Lionsgate sewn up.

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