Lions Gate Entertainment

Curtain rises for indie movies as studios retreat

Providence Journal | Fri, Mar 27

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 ...

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2 mainstream media weighed in on a similar topic

9 Months Ago, International Herald Tribune says (in Hollywood pullback lifts curtain for indie filmmakers) 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, ...

And Bloomberg says (in Curtain Rises for ‘Black Mass,’ Indie Films as Studios Retreat) 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. That’s created opportunities for others ...