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Highlights From Lions Gate (LGF) Q1 Conference Call; LGF Believes The Value of Just The TV Biz Currently Exceeds Value of Entire Company
Original at StreetInsider.com
• Tue, Aug 11
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Win Blood The Last Vampire Posters
Original at HorrorMovies.ca
• Thu, Jun 11
Canada Punisher Posters from Lions Gate: More Punisher Goodness from Lions Gate Films. The 3 posters that are shown are from them. Some damn fine... Photos from True Blood Season 2: True Blood is bringing back more vampire madness with a second season ...
NNN Cracks the Code for Ad-supported TV on the Internet
Original at BNET
• Tue, Apr 21
Ca The company says that in 2008, it ran successful ad campaigns “with measurable reach for many major brands, including Cotton, Starburst, Unilever, Universal Pictures, Valvoline and Lions Gate Entertainment. The Lions Gate relationship, in promotion of ...
Mediaedge:cia to keep £12m business with film distributor Lions Gate.
Original at BD Recruitment
• Tue, Apr 21
US based company, Lions Gate are best known for its controversial and cutting edge films including American Psycho and Fahrenheit 9/11. It re-evaluated its UK media needs in January 2009 leading to the fight for the media planning and buying business. ...
Mediaedge:cia retains £12m media business for Lions Gate
Original at Brand Republic Bulletin
• Mon, Apr 20
by Arif Durrani, mediaweek.co.uk 21-Apr-09, 07:30 LONDON - Mediaedge:cia has retained the £12m media planning and buying business for film distributor Lions Gate after winning a final two-way pitch against Initiative. Other agency brands believed to ...
YouTube goes pro as it signs TV, film deals
Original at Arkansas Democrat Gazette
• Mon, Apr 20
AR BY BRIAN STELTER AND MIGUEL HELFT THE NEW YORK TIMES YouTube has signed deals with Sony, Lions Gate, MGM and other Hollywood studios to showcase thousands of TV episodes and hundreds of movies in a new "Shows" section of its Web site. ... Getting rid of the TV BusinessWorld Online
YouTube Gets New Movie Content
Original at E-Gear
• Fri, Apr 17
The Google-owned video streaming site announced deals with several studios- including Sony, CBS, the BBC, MGM and Lions Gate Entertainment to carry their streaming content, including movies and TV shows, on the site. According to PC World, ...
YouTube Launches Movie, TV Section
Original at InformationWeek
• Fri, Apr 17
Other studios that have agreed to show entertainment on YouTube include independent film studio Lions Gate Entertainment and Liberty Media, which owns the Starz movie channel. Neonode has launched a new type of touch screen, which operates on light and ...
Lions Gate director sells shares – Insiders
Original at network.nationalpost.com
• Tue, Apr 7
Canada Mark Amin, vice chairman and director of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., sold 300000 company shares between Nov. 28 and Dec. 2, 2008. He also disposed of 185000 shares through the writing of a third party derivative on March 6, 2009, bringing these ...
‘Monsters vs. Aliens’ Makes $58.2 Million at No. 1
Original at Bloomberg
• Sun, Mar 29
CTV.ca The film, from Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., stars Virginia Madsen and Kyle Gallner. The opening was the biggest weekend result for a horror movie from Lions Gate outside of its series of “Saw” pictures, Pandya. “It was better than you might have ...
Corporate report
Original at Sarasota Herald-Tribune
• Fri, Mar 27
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FL Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. -- The boutique movie studio, which is in the midst of a shareholder battle with billionaire Carl Icahn, is cutting 8 percent of its work force, adding to job cuts in November, according to a person familiar with the ...
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Curtain rises for indie movies as studios retreat
Original at Providence Journal
• Fri, Mar 27
RI Time Warner Inc.’s Warner Bros., Viacom Inc.’s Paramount Pictures, Walt Disney Co. and Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. have said they will make fewer movies to concentrate on those with the best chance of profit. “The underlying economics of the film ...
Lions Gate: An Alliance Against Icahn?
Original at BusinessWeek
• Wed, Mar 18
By Ronald Grover With shareholder activist Carl Icahn likely poised to launch a proxy fight, Hollywood studio Lions Gate Entertainment (LGF) may be making overtures to its largest shareholder in a bid to block Icahn's advances. ...
Lionsgate Confirms That It Has Ended Discussions With Carl Icahn - PR-CANADA.net
Original at pr-canada.net
• Thu, Mar 12
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. ("Lionsgate") , the leading next generation studio, confirmed today that it has ended discussions with Carl Icahn about potentially adding his designees to the Lionsgate Board of Directors. Lionsgate Co-Chairman and Chief ...
Client News Release - Financial News USA
Original at Financial News USA
• Wed, Mar 11
Client News Release press release), CA Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. ("Lionsgate") (NYSE: LGF), the leading next generation studio, confirmed yesterday that it has ended discussions with Carl Icahn about potentially adding his designees to the Lionsgate Board of Directors. ...
Icahn ends talks over Lions Gate board
Original at Financial Times
• Wed, Mar 11
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UK By Matthew Garrahan in Los Angeles Carl Icahn has set the stage for a hostile proxy fight with Lions Gate Entertainment after failing to secure any places on the Hollywood studio’s board. The activist investor, a long-time shareholder in Lions Gate, ...
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Hollywood pullback lifts curtain for indie filmmakers
Original at International Herald Tribune
• Sun, Mar 8
France Warner Brothers, a Time Warner unit; Viacom's Paramount Pictures; Walt Disney; and Lions Gate Entertainment have said they will make fewer movies to concentrate on those with the best chance to profit. Rousselet and his Vendome co-founder, ...
MHR announces acquisition of common shares of Lions Gate ...
Original at Stockhouse
• Fri, Mar 6
Canada On March 6, 2009, MHR Institutional Partners III LP acquired beneficial ownership of 150000 common shares ("Common Shares") in the capital of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (trading symbol "LGF" on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE")) through the ...
Lionsgate buys TV Guide Network and TV Guide Online properties ...
Original at RTT News
• Mon, Mar 2
• 12 related articles
NY RTTNews) - Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (LGF: News ) and Macrovision Solutions Corp. (MVSN) revealed the closing of the transaction by which Lionsgate has acquired the TV Guide Network and TV Guide Online properties from Macrovision. ...
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'Changeling' worth renting on DVD
Original at Akron Beacon Journal
• Sat, Feb 21
OH The Midnight Meat Train: Unrated Director's Cut (NR, 2008, Lions Gate) — Effectively low-concept horror appears to be the currency of choice in The Midnight Meat Train, where an exceptionally well-dressed mute (Vinnie Jones) catches the late train and ...
Recession could hurt odds for films like `Slumdog'
Original at google.com
• Fri, Feb 20
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. said last week it would cut its annual output by four, to a dozen films, beginning in April, after co-financing partner Pride Pictures withdrew support. CEO Jon Feltheimer said the future slate is "a little leaner, ...
Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation (NYSE:LGF) - Significant ...
Original at blogs.iirgroup.com
• Wed, Feb 11
Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation’s (Lions Gate) NYSE common stock has witnessed a significant decline since our previous update report. The majority of this decline was witnessed in yesterday’s trading, reflecting mute 3Q 09 results with a record ...
Brace yourself for some ugly fourth-quarter earnings
Original at business.theglobeandmail.com
• Wed, Feb 11
Canada Shares of Lions Gate Entertainment plunged 26.8 per cent, the biggest drop in more than a decade, after the film studio posted a fiscal third-quarter loss of 81 cents (US) a share, which was far worse than the average analyst estimate for a loss of 28 ...
Charges push Macrovision to $210M loss
Original at Bizjournals.com
• Tue, Feb 10
NC - Macrovision is in the process of selling the TV Guide assets to Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. “I am pleased with our fourth quarter financial results and ...
Research Oracle roundup for 10 February 2009
Original at blogs.iirgroup.com
• Tue, Feb 10
UK Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation’s (NYSE:LGF) 3Q 09 results were below our and market expectations, due to mute performance from the Motion Pictures segment. Yoy growth was driven by healthy performance from the Television segment. ...
Lions Gate swings to loss, misses expectations
Original at Los Angeles Times
• Mon, Feb 9
CA - Feb 9, 2009 Independent film studio Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. fell to a wider-than-expected loss in the third quarter as movies such as "Transporter 3" and "The ...
Sony's 'Paul Blart' can't be stopped
Original at BloggingStocks
• Mon, Jan 26
BBC News - And then we come to poor Lions Gate Entertainment (NYSE: LGF). My Bloody Valentine 3-D dropped from three to six during the movie's second weekend out, ... The top movies at the North American box office Reuters all 501 news articles
That 3-D POP!
Original at Atlanta Journal Constitution
• Thu, Jan 8
USA - According to a New York Times report, the first 3-D release of the year, “My Bloody Valentine 3-D” from Lions Gate, will appear on just 900 3-D screens ...
Lionsgate Pays $255 Million For TV Guide Network
Original at eFluxMedia
• Tue, Jan 6
- His aim is to take a page from counterparts at Disney and Fox and use his new cable channel to show off Lions Gate movies and TV shows. ...
Hollywood starts '09 with little to celebrate
Original at Baltimore Sun
• Mon, Jan 5
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United States - Jon Feltheimer, chief executive of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., a studio that specializes in low- and mid-range-budget films, said the economic downturn ...
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‘The Spirit’ Premieres In Hollywood
Original at Pink is the New
• Thu, Dec 18
By It's Trent, Bitch! Photo credit: Wireimage; Source] Scarlett Johansson, Eva Mendes, Samuel L. Jackson, relative newcomer Gabriel Macht and others made their way out to the Grauman’s Chinese Theater for the Hollywood premiere of their new movie The Spirit amid the freezing cold rain that fell here last ni...
Al Pacino-Robert De Niro movie poster draws flak
Original at news.smashits.com
• Thu, Dec 18
EnjoyFrance.com India - Dec 18, 2008 Welcoming the decision by film distributor Lions Gate and advertising company CBS to quickly remove the poster, the ASA said that the poster also breached ... Al Pacino and Robert De Niro film poster ruled as offensive EnjoyFrance.com
Forbidden Kingom
Original at blogs.amctv.com
• Tue, Dec 16
By Mary Robinette Kowal The Forbidden Kingdom (2008) This was the year for rust, steel blue and plum in costumes. Although this palette also appears in Prince Caspian it is of mixed success in Forbidden Kingdom. Golden Sparrow's (Yifei Liu) costume has so many... The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)
5 Stock Picks for December
Original at Seeking Alpha
• Thu, Dec 4
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NY - Dec 4, 2008 Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (NYSE: LGF): Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. operates as a filmed entertainment studio. The company offers motion pictures, ...
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CinemaNow Acquired By Sonic Solutions
Original at socalTech.com
• Wed, Nov 19
Marina Del Rey-based Internet video-on-demand firm CinemaNow has been acquired by Sonic Solutions, Sonic said late Wednesday afternoon. According to Sonic Solutions, it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire CinemaNow, which will be combined with Sonic's Qlix team to cr...
Intern - Distributor Film TV Jobs Employment Broadcast Recruitment ...
Original at mandy jobs in UK England
• Thu, Nov 13
We have great reputation as a documentary distributor and in the past year have developed a theatrical wing releasing docs in Picturehouse cinemas nationwide every six weeks (I.O.U.S.A, The Unwinking Gaze, In Prison My Whole Life, ...
Profit Losses The Reel Deal For Lions Gate (LGF, DIS, VIA ...
Original at Investopedia Advisor Commentary
• Thu, Nov 13
Vancouver-based Lions Gate Entertainment (NYSE:LGF) has built an enviable top-line track record as a niche player in the movie business, relying on production budgets that average $35 million per film - less than half what major studios ...
New Distribution Deal with Global Distributor Expands Footprint
Original at SANEPR.COM
• Wed, Nov 12
USA (SANEPR.com) November 13, 2008 -- Open-E, Inc., a leading provider of unified IP storage management software, today announced that Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE: IM), the world’s largest distributor, has been authorized to distribute ...
Major Distributor Raises Concerns Over Borders
Original at mediabistro.com
• Fri, Nov 7
Therefore, the distributor is telling its clients they need to make a decision this weekend: "Publishers must either instruct [us] not to ship their titles to Borders [or] accept the provision that [we], for Borders business only, will guarantee payment only for the publishers' histo...
W. Bombs at Box Office | NewsBusters.org
Original at NewsBusters.org
• Sun, Oct 26
W.'' distributor Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. is betting the movie can break a box-office drought for political films. None of the five released in the weeks ahead of the Nov. 4 election has brought in more than half of the $55.3 ...
Zac Efron vs. Jigsaw: Who will win the bloody box-office battle?
Original at BloggingStocks
• Fri, Oct 24
By Steven Mallas Filed under: General Electric (GE), Time Warner (TWX), Walt Disney (DIS), Viacom (VIA), Sony Corp ADR (SNE), News Corp'B' (NWS), Film Continue reading Zac Efron vs. Jigsaw: Who will win the bloody box-office battle?Read | Read | Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
Kimora Life in the Fab Lane Season One DVD Giveaway | Memorable TV
Original at Memorable TV
• Thu, Oct 9
Lions Gate Entertainment / Region 1 / Released 7 October 2008 Model turned mogul Kimora has also been making her name for herself as a reality TV queen in her Style Network series Life in the Fab Lane, Lions Gate are releasing season ...
Lions Gate in deal with mobile company Zed | Mobile Phone News Update
Original at Mobile Phone News Update
• Wed, Sep 24
Film studio Lions Gate Entertainment Corp on Thursday said it reached a deal with Spanish mobile content provider Zed Group and also said the launch of an ad-supported channel on Google Inc's YouTube was imminent.
Zed, Lions Gate partner on mobile entertainment - FierceMobileContent
Original at FierceMobileContent
• Fri, Sep 12
By Jason Ankeny Mobile entertainment firm Zed announced a deal with Lions Gate Entertainment to collaborate on financing, developing, producing, marketing and distributing a series of mobile content efforts based on... Read more >>
Hollywood coming around? Lions Gate partners with YouTube for film ...
Original at VentureBeat » Mobile
• Wed, Jul 16
Google today announced a partnership with Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., perhaps best known as the studio behind the Saw films and other smaller budget hits. This deal will allow the studio to put clips from its films on YouTube and ...
Google’s YouTube in Lions Gate film clips deal
Original at Financial Post
• Wed, Jul 16
CEO Eric Schmidt said on Wednesday its YouTube unit reached a deal with Lions Gate Entertainment Inc. ... More On This Story. Stock snapshot: Lions Gate Entertainment · Stock snapshot: Google Inc. ...
Podcast: The Rocchi Review -- With Special Guests Andrew Grant and Aaron Hillis of Benten Films
Original at Cinematical
• Sat, Jul 21
By James Rocchi Where's the line between reviewer and distributor? What's it like to literally put your money where your mouth is? And have new platfroms of distribution actually made it harder to get films in front of audiences? And what is 'Mumblecore," anyway? This edition of The Rocchi Review featu...
Apple Working on Movie-Rental Deal for iTunes
Original at Sci-Tech Today
• Mon, Jun 11
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In addition to television shows, Apple already sells old movies from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and Lions Gate Entertainment. Other than Disney, though, Apple has not been successful in securing new releases from major studios to peddle on its iTunes Music Store. Apple CEO Steve Jobs...
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Apple plots a DVD player for the broadband era
Original at GigaOM
• Sun, Jun 10
By Om Malik At $2.99 a pop, the movies will be available for rental for about 30 days, and the service could launch sometime in Autumn 2007, according to the two financial dailies. Apple currently offers movie downloads from studios such as Lions Gate Entertainment, MGM and Disney.
Starbucks Goes Hollywood
Original at Defamer
• Tue, Feb 21
By Seth Audrey Lincoff, a spokeswoman for the Seattle-based coffee retailer, said the move would be designed to put some people who work in Starbucks' entertainment division in closer contact with music labels and movie studios. Starbucks has had success selling CDs at its thousands of retail...