Benetton, Mediaset launch new Italian circuit

10:19 AM PDT 10/29/2009 by Eric J. Lyman, AP

Merging Warner Village Cinemas, Medusa locations

ROME -- Clothing maker Benetton and media giant Mediaset head the investment group that on Thursday unveiled The Space Cinema, a new exhibitor chain that will take over the Warner Village chain in Italy and merge it with the locations owned by Medusa, Mediaset's film industry subsidiary.