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The article reports that pay television are seeing slower subscriber growth or even declines because of user cancellations during the recession. Liberty Media Corp. said that its Starz service saw an average subscription gain of 5% in the second quarter of 2009 compared with the year-ago period, and Encore was flat year-over-year. DirecTV Inc.'s premium-package penetration rate is down about 10 percentage points through the first half of the year, compared to the same period last year.

The article reports on the Toronto International Film Festival held in September 2008 in Ontario. The participating films include "Rachel Getting Married," "Zack and Miri Make a Porno" and "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist." The documentary film "More Than a Game," directed by LeBron James receives huge reception during its debut screening.

The article reports that actors Rami Malek, Julian Morris and Hrach Titizian have signed multiepisode arcs on Fox's "24." On the action drama's upcoming Season 8, Malek will play Marcos, a would-be suicide bomber who is Arab-American with sympathies toward radical Islam. Meanwhile, veteran "24" helmer/executive producer Jon Cassar has been tapped to direct "The Sea Witches," a Canadian feature about female pirates.