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Artisan Entertainment says it has stopped looking for someone to buy its film distrib operations and is now on the hunt for an acquisition of its own. Specifically, the New [...]

With the worldwide success of 'The Hunger Games' still ringing as a clarion to the viability of independently financed films, Lionsgate's $412.5 million deal to buy Summit Entertainment is echoing [...]

While some questions remain, Wall Street sees the Lionsgate-Summit deal as a generally low-risk proposition for both indie studios, bringing Lionsgate a reliable stream of cash in exchange for a [...]

Does Hollywood now have a seventh major in Lionsgate-Summit? In the wake of Lionsgate's $412.5 million acquisition of its rival, that's the initial hope on the part of those involved [...]

Summit Entertainment and Lionsgate may be getting closer to a walk down the aisle--possibly as early as this week--though it's far from a done deal. The mini-majors have been negotiating [...]

Lionsgate has been handed the keys and the deed to cabler TV Guide Network and the TV Guide Online biz after closing its $255 million purchase from Macrovision. Lionsgate pounced [...]

Ramping up its focus on arthouse pics, Lionsgate announced a deal Thursday to purchase a minority stake in indie distributor Roadside Attractions, known for handling the likes of 'Super Size [...]

It's a war of words, and colors, as Image Entertainment and Lionsgate gird for battle ahead of Image's annual shareholder meeting Oct. 10. Handing in the white proxy card supports [...]

HOLLYWOOD -- 'Barney,' meet 'Diary of a Mad Black Woman.' Lions Gate Entertainment, the indie studio behind sleeper hits like 'Diary' and 'Saw,' is considering bolstering its family entertainment library [...]

A year ago, Lions Gate and Artisan merged in the first big deal aimed at exploiting a movie library in the DVD era. But the company thus birthed is likely [...]

HOLLYWOOD -- Initially outfoxed in an auction for the Gotham film company, Lions Gate is back in the Artisan hen house. Several other suitors also remain in the hunt as [...]

A great deal of movie excitement was stirred over the weekend by odd characters named Katniss, Peeta and Prim, all of whom live in a nation called Panem and are [...]

How the Summit-Lionsgate merger plays out overseas will be interesting both in terms of its foreign sales operation and Summit's existing output deals across a raft of territories.As it stands, [...]

HOLLYWOOD -- Lions Gate Entertainment has backed away from plans for a $1 billion bid for British company HIT Entertainment, owner of Barney, Thomas the Tank Engine and other kids [...]

Lions Gate Entertainment is considering a hostile (and likely $1 billion-plus) bid for Hit Entertainment, the British company behind tyke favorites "Barney" and "Bob the Builder." Meanwhile, Hit has given […]

Is Lions Gate Films trying to open the 'Blair Witch' floodgates on 'Open Water'? At this year's Sundance fest, Chris Kentis' tale of two scuba divers who find themselves stranded [...]