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EuropaCorp sizzles

International News: Profits rise 35% thanks to franchises, TV sales -- Luc Besson's EuropaCorp saw net profits rise 35% to E9.4 million ($13 million) for financial year 2008-09 as its movie franchises -- most notably "Transporter" -- and boffo sales to Gallic television helped it ride out industry turbulence.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/variety/headlines?a=sCaqRhZKbsE:3QYIie1UU-M:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/variety/headlines?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/variety/headlines?a=sCaqRhZKbsE:3QYIie1UU-M:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/variety/headlines?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~r/variety/headlines/~4/sCaqRhZKbsE" height="1" width="1"/>