Lightning launches indie film unit

May 06, 2008 Eyeing a lucrative U.S. distribution market, Lightning Entertainment Group has launched a new company to focus on domestic indie sales. Lightning Media's targets include distribution rights to commercially driven films and programs for many platforms, including theatrical distribution, DVD, television, cable, Internet and VOD in the U.S., Canada, U.K. and Australia. The company already has secured a multiplatform distribution deal with Anchor Bay Entertainment to distribute its films, including the martial arts feature "The Scorpion" and George Lopez's "Tortilla Heaven."

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