SPI Gets a Taste of Peppermint.Peppermint peppermint: see mint. peppermint Strongly aromatic perennial herb (Mentha piperita, mint family), source of a widely used flavouring. Native to Europe and Asia, it has been naturalized in North America. , the recently-formed worldwide sales and distribution company, has confirmed an exclusive agreement with the New York-based independent distributor SPI (1) (Stateful Packet Inspection) See stateful inspection. (2) (Service Provider Interface) The programming interface for developing Windows drivers under WOSA. International to distribute more than 400 hours of programming. SPI specializes in animation, gameshow formats and light entertainment. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Peppermint's founder Michael Knobloch, a former executive with the KirchGruppe, Peppermint will be responsible for selling the acquired catalog catalog, descriptive list, on cards or in a book, of the contents of a library. Assurbanipal's library at Nineveh was cataloged on shelves of slate. The first known subject catalog was compiled by Callimachus at the Alexandrian Library in the 3d cent. B.C. throughout the German-speaking territories and Asia. The programming will span a wide range of genres, with animation and documentary being the main focus. The deal will include SPI's most ambitious animation project to date: The Children of Toromiro (26x30mins), a co-production with Raspail Associes and France 2 and in association with Telelmage and La Cinquieme. SPI also handles feature film distribution for a number of U.S. independent film houses, including Alpine ALPINE Antihypertensive Treatment and Lipid Profile in a North of Sweden Efficacy Evaluation (drug trial) ALPINE Advanced Logistics Program Integration and Engineering Pictures and Green Communications. Peppermint will assume responsibility for selling those titles in the German and Asian territories as well. This latest announcement reflects Peppermint's growing status as a major worldwide sales operation and supports its distinct mandate to acquire quality programming with strong international appeal. Knobloch has significant experience in the Asian market and has established a Peppermint sales office in Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur (kwä`lə l  m`pr), city (1990 est. pop. , Malaysia, in
addition to offices in Switzerland and Germany.
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