LICENCE AGREEMENTS – AUSTRALIA

Stan becomes video star with Showtime deal

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Original article by Jake Mitchell
The Australian – Page: 19 : 29-Jan-16

Australian subscription video-on-demand provider Stan has secured a content deal with CBS Corporation-owned US cable TV network Showtime. The exclusive arrangement will give Stan exclusive local rights to all new Showtime content for at least five years, as well as its existing catalogue of TV shows. Stan, which is a joint venture between Fairfax Media and Nine Entertainment Company, is believed to have about 700,000 gross subscribers.

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STAN ENTERTAINMENT PTY LTD, SHOWTIME, CBS CORPORATION, FAIRFAX MEDIA LIMITED – ASX FXJ, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, NETFLIX INCORPORATED, FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD, NEWS CORP AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, NEWS CORPORATION – ASX NWS, TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED – ASX TLS, SKY PLC, BELL MEDIA, WARNER BROS

Deal lifts Starpharma shares 21pc

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Original article by Tim Binsted
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 15 : 8-Sep-15

Shares in Australian biotechnology group Starpharma closed 21.3 per cent higher at $A0.74 on 7 September, after securing a licensing agreement with AstraZeneca for the use of its dendrimer drug delivery technology. Starpharma CEO Jackie Fairley say the deal could potentially be worth at least $US450m to the company. Starpharma recently posted a 2014-15 loss of $A18.95m.

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STARPHARMA HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX SPL, ASTRAZENECA PLC, McGRATH REAL ESTATE PTY LTD, ALLAN GRAY AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, FIDELITY INVESTMENTS AUSTRALIA LIMITED