Paramount forms acquisitions unit
From Times Wire Services
Viacom Inc.’s Paramount Pictures created a division to buy and co-produce movies developed outside the U.S., an effort to tap faster-growing international film markets.
The unit will initially focus on territories where Paramount already distributes films, the Los Angeles studio said. Those include Britain, France, Spain, Australia, Japan and Latin America.
The biggest entertainment stories
Get our big stories about Hollywood, film, television, music, arts, culture and more right in your inbox as soon as they publish.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
