41.   They sent messages to their member stations saying that while PBS would not distribute the film, the stations were free to broadcast it.

42.   They thought it would be wiser to distribute the films themselves under their own studio aegis.

43.   They were sent by Michael Williams-Jones, the president and chief executive of United International Pictures, which distributes films abroad for Paramount, MGM and Universal.

44.   Though it expected to increase revenues, the company indicated Time Warner would do so by seeking outside producers whose films it could distribute.

45.   Thomas Sardino, then police chief, had threatened to take legal action against Universal Studios, which distributed the film.

46.   Toronto-based Imax designs and supplies projection and sound systems as well as produces and distributes films for large-screen theaters.

47.   Variety reported that Harvey once locked a producer in a Cannes hotel room until the producer sold Miramax the rights to distribute his film.

48.   Warner Brothers will distribute the film in the United States in an arrangement with Franchise Pictures, an independent production company.

49.   Universal, which is to split the profits with MGM, will distribute the film overseas.

50.   While the parent companies exert little pressure regarding the kinds of films these labels handle, they have very firm ideas about how the films should be distributed.