Lions Gate Entertainment

Lions Gate sells 49 pct of TV Guide

source: Alibaba News Channel

 NEW YORK LOS ANGELES, May 28 - Lions Gate Entertainment Corp agreed to sell a 49 percent stake in the TV Guide channel for about $123 million, hoping to help turn the network into a dynamic entertainment channel. The buyers are One Equity Partners, ...

Published Sun, May 31

The Morning Leverage: No Funny Business At First Southern

source: Wall Street Journal

 NY Lions Gate Entertainment swooped in to buy TV Guide Network out from under One Equity's nose back in January. But the firm relentlessly pursued Lions Gate after it learned the movie and television producer was searching for a strategic partner for TV ...

Published Fri, May 29

REFILE-UPDATE 4-Lions Gate selling 49 pct of TV Guide channel

source: Reuters

 India By Sue Zeidler LOS ANGELES, May 28 (Reuters) - Lions Gate Entertainment Corp (LGF.N: Quote, Profile, Research) agreed to sell a 49 percent stake in the TV Guide channel for about $123 million, aiming to turn the network into an entertainment channel. ...

Published Thu, May 28

Lions Gate Said to Be in Talks to Sell TV Guide Channel Stake

source: Bloomberg

 - Andy Fixmer By Andy Fixmer April 21 (Bloomberg) -- Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., the biggest independent film studio, is in talks to sell a minority stake in its TV Guide cable channel, according to a person with knowledge of the negotiations. ...

Published Tue, Apr 21

TMZ making National Enquirer passe? - The Daily Deal

source: The Deal Blogs

The Daily Deal (subscription), NY but what's most noteworthy now is that the sale excludes TVguide.com and the TV Guide Network cable channel, which were sold separately in January to Lions Gate Entertainment, the Vancouver-based film company, for $255 million," Sonenclar writes. ...

Published Thu, Mar 26

Icahn berates Lions Gate top brass

source: Los Angeles Times

Breaking his silence Thursday for the first time about his displeasure with the management of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., Icahn blasted the film and TV studio's recent $250-million acquisition of TV Guide Network and TVGuide.com, saying it "borders ...

Published Thu, Mar 12

Meet UBS’s New Global co-Head of Media Investment Banking

source: Wall Street Journal

 NY In recent months, Bourkoff’s team has been involved in Liberty Media Corp.’s investment in Sirius XM Radio Inc., Charter Communications Inc.’s restructuring and Macrovision Solutions Corp.’s sale of the TV Guide Network to Lions Gate Entertainment ...

Published Thu, Mar 12

Lionsgate buys TV Guide Network and TV Guide Online properties ...

source: RTT News

 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. ...

Published Mon, Mar 2