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Spielberg Strikes Huge Universal Deal

Universal Studios to distribute up to 6 films a year

By Peter Fearon, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 14, 2008 10:29 AM CDT

(Newser) – Steven Spielberg is returning to the Hollywood studio where he made his classic blockbusters Jaws and ET. Spielberg's DreamWorks, backed with $1.4 billion in new financing, has struck a seven-year distribution deal with Universal for as many as six new releases a year,... Read full story »

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