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HOLLYWOOD -- MGM said Wednesday that anticipated losses from its recent release of WWII actioner 'Windtalkers' mean the Santa Monica-based studio will lose at least 46cents per share in the [...]

Wall Street has continued to show bullishness toward Lionsgate as the stock hit another all-time high on optimism over its young-adult film franchises. The stock soared 75 ¢, or 3.4%, [...]

For the second time this year, DreamWorks Animation has taken a hit on Wall Street, this time after forecasting modest B.O. projections for 'Shrek Forever After.' And while shares were [...]

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DreamWorks Animation said CEO and co-founder Jeffrey Katzenberg has renewed his contract through 2013, as the company's profits surged last quarter to more than double those of a [...]

It's the most overly reported deal of the year, but it never seems to close. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Indian company Reliance apparently still intends to invest half a billion dollars in [...]

A cooler summer for the movie studio hurt Disney's third-quarter earnings, though net income and revenue reported Wednesday still showed single-digit increases. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Mouse House's results did not [...]

Rajesh Sawhney, president of Reliance Entertainment, says the Indian conglom has no illusions about the challenges ahead as it completes its plan to make a $500 million investment in DreamWorks. [...]

The Pixar stock options mess was bigger than anyone knew though the Mouse House is now doing its best to apply some significant Band-Aids. Company has acknowledged that as many [...]

The Playboy Entertainment Group, coming off severe losses in the fourth quarter, has discharged three of its top executives, led by Sol Weisel, executive VP of production and operations. Three [...]

The changes at Disney--now solidified by the exit of Nina Jacobson--were supposed to set off a round of Wall Street anxiety. After the news, two analysts downgraded the company. Observers [...]

On the heels of filing a report with the SEC revealing that the Weinstein Co. expects to raise as much as $420 million in equity by next week, Bob and [...]

HOLLYWOOD -- Paul Allen and GE are cashing in on 'Shrek 2' and 'Madagascar.' With the green ogre raking in monster moolah on homevideo last quarter and tracking looking strong [...]

HOLLYWOOD -- Powered by their hot unscripted shows, Fox and CBS claimed primetime ratings victories last week to cement their status as season leaders. Mirroring their battle for the seasonlong [...]

News Corp. oil Thursday sweetened its offer to buy back outstanding Fox Entertainment shares. In doing so, conglom is settling numerous class-action suits filed by Fox shareholders who said the [...]

LONDON -- Walt Disney is mulling the sale of its 25% stake in Blighty's only commercial breakfast TV station, GMTV, to majority shareholder ITV. On Tuesday Disney and ITV, formed [...]

Walt Disney shares jumped Tuesday after a sluggish month on strong endorsements from two Wall Street analysts ahead of quarterly earnings due out today. The stock rose 3.98% to close [...]

Wall Street may soon be Fox hunting. Securities firm Prudential Financial on Thursday singled out Fox Entertainment as the best value of any entertainment stock on the market. In a [...]

TORONTO--Alliance Atlantis expects its hits 'CSI: Crime Scene Investigation' and 'CSI: Miami' to generate C$1 billion ($767 million) in revs over their complete runs. The projections, announced Wednesday, are based [...]

BERLIN -- German TV license trader EM.TV has sold its 16.4% stake in Constantin Film, Germany's leading independent producer-distrib, to Swiss-based Highlight Communications for $8.2 million plus a loan 'in [...]

HOLLYWOOD -- MGM's stock price was chopped by almost one-fifth Tuesday after Kirk Kerkorian said he was selling at least 25 million shares because of tax considerations. Move, to be [...]

HOLLYWOOD -- Recession-battered media stocks partied even hardier than the broader market Monday, with shares in most studio parents rising 8% or more amid a bullish Wall Street rally across [...]

HOLLYWOOD -- MGM majority shareholder Kirk Kerkorian, who recently orchestrated a discounted stock offering that had the effect of greatly depressing the Lion's share value, Tuesday signaled plans to purchase [...]

Showbiz execs hit the Street Thursday in a push to drum up some enthusiasm for the sector and persuade investors to buy their stocks -- or at least not to [...]

As Lionsgate marks the one-year anniversary of its purchase of Summit, its stock hit four consecutive all-time highs this past week, each at more than double the stock price when [...]

Shares of Lionsgate have closed at an all-time high in the wake of strong box office for 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2.' Lionsgate gained 1.6% to $16.86 in [...]

Stock of Lionsgate has pulled back 13% during the past two sessions following its impressive surge over the past two months. Shares of the studio closed down 63 cents Wednesday [...]

Wall Street remained bullish over 'The Hunger Games' for a third straight session, pushing Lionsgate's stock to another all-time high Wednesday. The stock closed up 2.6%, up 40 cents to [...]

Life can be tough for a stand-alone studio. Shares of DreamWorks Animation skidded lower Monday after 'Puss in Boots' turned in $34 million its opening weekend, topping the domestic box [...]

Lionsgate bondholders have mostly given the cold shoulder to Carl Icahn's offer to buy $316 million of the minimajor's debt. The billionaire investor, who owns 14.5% of Lionsgate stock, disclosed [...]

Universal announced Monday that it had acquired a minority stake in leading Italo production stable Cattleya in a multipronged deal. It marks the first time a U.S. studio has invested [...]

Influential South Korean producer Chung Taewon is set to quit his production powerhouse, Taewon Entertainment. Chung, who held 17% of the company, and other major shareholders FireWorks Intl. (35%) and [...]

Luc Besson's EuropaCorp is bidding to raise up to 100 million [euro] ($134.9 million) from the company's upcoming IPO to fuel its international ambitions. One objective of the group behind [...]

Startup Indian Film Co. (IFC) is set to raise 55 million [pounds sterling] ($110 million) by floating on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange. New company will primarily [...]

The Works Media Group, whose business spans U.K. theatrical distribution and worldwide film sales, has raised $4 million via a share placing and a new loan facility. The company, listed [...]

Media mogul John de Mol has upped his stake in U.K. production outfit Shed, creator of hit Series 'Footballers' Wives,' for the fourth time in less than a month. According [...]

Production company HandMade Films has been listed on London's Alternative Investment Market. Shingle listed through a reverse takeover of film rights company Equator Group, which paid 14.8 million [pounds sterling] [...]

A few days after Sirius caught heat for doling out a big stock bonus to Howard Stern, topper Mel Kannazin made a big buy himself. Karmazin spent more than $6 [...]

HOLLYWOOD -- Foundation 9, one of the largest independent game developers in North America, has bought a minority stake in production-management shingle Circle of Confusion, with an eye to develop [...]

LONDON -- One of Blighty's most successful indies, Shed Prods., will soon list on London's junior stock market Aim as it seeks to expand. Shed Prods. was founded in 1998, [...]

BERLIN -- Herbert Kloiber on Wednesday reached an agreement with rights trader EM.TV to buy back a 45% stake in his Tele Munchen Group, giving him full control of the [...]

HOLLYWOOD -- Moviegoers aren't the only ones buzzing about the positive reviews 'The Incredibles' has been garnering. Investors rushed out Friday--the day the pic hit theaters--and loaded up on shares [...]

SYDNEY -- Village Roadshow has rejected a demand to delay a share buyback while a German company preps a takeover bid for the Aussie-based entertainment conglom. Village Roadshow said Tuesday [...]

GIJON, Spain -- NBC-owned Universal Studios has exited Spanish theme park Port Aventura, selling its 37% stake to Catalan savings bank La Caixa. Reported price of the deal is 25 [...]

MADRID -- In a pioneering investment, Spanish bank Banco Gallego has taken a 20% stake in Tomas Cimadevilla's Telespan 2000, one of the country's most successful film production houses. Director-screenwriter [...]

TORONTO -- Alliance Atlantis Communications released details Wednesday on the financial impact of a deep series of cuts announced in December, and the stock market liked what it saw. Alliance [...]

COLOGNE -- EM.TV topper Werner Klatten has sold his 24.8% stake in the troubled licensing and merchandising company to European investment firm Constant Ventures 11, after it failed to pay [...]

BERLIN -- Shares in EM.TV soared 37% to 1.58 [euro] ($1.97) Monday on news that the German license trader has avoided insolvency after a restructuring scheme to sidestep a $584 [...]

Several Wall Streeters applauded News Corp. and subsid Fox Entertainment on Friday, noting strong trends in key businesses fueled by advertising. Credit Suisse First Boston out of Australia raised its [...]

SHOWBIZ STOCKS Thursday, October 3, 2002 Find stock prices and news about any company at Variety.com/stocks YTD Name Tkr PE Last Chg %Chg AMC AEN -- 7.09 -.21 -40.9 AOL [...]

SHOWBIZ STOCKS Wednesday, September 18, 2002 Find Stock prices and news about any company at Variety.com/stocks YTD Name Tkr PE Last Chg %Chg AMC AEN -- 7.95 -.05 -33.8 AOL [...]