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In 2016, Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer heralded the company's $4.4 billion purchase of Starz as a move that would create a 'global content powerhouse.' Now, Lionsgate is eyeing a Starz [...]

On April 1, Lionsgate shifted its streaming strategy, selling its 75 percent stake in Latino-centric service Pantaya for $124 million to Hemisphere Media, a Miami-based publicly traded firm focused on [...]

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Viacom and Lionsgate, the founding members of the premium pay television network, EPIX, reported an agreement for MGM to acquire the 80.91 percent aggregate membership interests in EPIX [...]

What's John Malone up to? Speculation has been rampant since the Liberty Global dealmaker--who built cable empire TCI before selling it to AT&T in 1999 for about $50 billion--left the [...]

Jon Feltheimer has for years been a buyer, most recently of Starz, but as Disney and AT&T bulk up and potential suitors swirl, his mini-studio could prove irresistible for a [...]

As expected, share holders have overwhelmingly approved Lionsgate's $4.4 billion purchase of Starz. About 98% and 95% of Lionsgate and Starz shareholders, respectively, Dec. 7 approved acquisition of the multichannel [...]

Lionsgate will integrate Starz Distribution into its home entertainment operations, headed by Jim Packer, president of worldwide TV and digital distribution, and Ron Schwartz, president of home entertainment. The studio/distributor [...]

Lionsgate is acquiring Starz, the Englewood, Colo.-based premium TV network, in a cash and stock deal worth $4.4 billion. The agreement has been approved by the boards of directors of [...]

In December 2016, when Lionsgate completed its $4.4 billion acquisition for Starz in order to bet on the success of an over-the-top service, the prospects were less than rosy. But [...]

LD Entertainment, Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions have acquired U.S. distribution of the Julia Roberts drama Ben Is [...]

Lionsgate and 3 Arts saw much to celebrate in their May 30 announcement that the studio had acquired a majority interest in the management/production firm. 'This deal checks all the [...]

ANALYST CHANGES TUNE ON STARZ Never a big fan of Lionsgate's $4.4 billion purchase of Starz, Sanford Bernstein media analyst Todd Juenger changed his tune last week. In a client [...]

Independent film and TV studio Lionsgate has acquired television distributor Debmar-Mercury for about $27 million. Helmed by principals Mort Marcus and Ira Bernstein, Debmar-Mercury will continue to operate under the [...]

One of the three remaining bidders for Bob the Builder owner Hit Entertainment has dropped out of the race. US-based Classic Media, best known for Lassie and Caspar the Ghost, [...]

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 [...]

* Artisan Entertainment reportedly is offering $50 million in cash and an equity swap for Lions Gate Entertainment, which also wanted to buy Artisan but couldn't agree on price, according [...]

* Trimark shareholders approved the company's merger with Lions Gate Entertainment, clearing the way for the transaction's completion. Lions Gate shareholders approved the deal earlier this month. Separately, Trimark's theatrical [...]

Paul Allen's Vulcan Ventures and two European broadcasting companies led a $33 million investment in Canadian film and television producer Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. Along, with Allen, whose exact investment [...]

In a move that should improve their distribution prospects, particularly for TV projects, Lionsgate has announced its intentions to acquire cable network Starz for $4.4 billion in cash and stock. [...]

MEDIA MOGUL John Malone is optimistic about the $4.4 billion combination of mini-studio Lionsgate and premium cable outlet Starz. He told reporters July 7 at the Allen & Co. retreat [...]