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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

Fast & Furious speeds to No. 1 worldwide

source: BusinessWorld Online

Fast & Furious speeds to No. 1 worldwide The Haunting in Connecticut was released by Lionsgate, a unit of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. Knowing was released by Summit Entertainment, which is privately held. I Love You, Man was released by Paramount Pictures, a unit of Viacom Inc. ...

Published Mon, Apr 6

multipleverses.com » Blog Archive » IFC and Lionsgate adapting the Anita Blake vampire books for TV

source: Multipleverses.com

IFC and Lionsgate adapting the Anita Blake vampire books for TV April 2nd, 2009 In light of the popularity of Charlaine Harris’s vampire books being adapted to TV by Alan Ball for HBO as True Blood- Lionsgate and  After Dark films and IFC have announced in Variety that they are working on bringing Laurell K Hamilton’s uber popular Anita Blake vampire hunter books to the small screen. Glen Morgan “The X-Files” wrote the adaptation and will exec produce the film, which begins production this summer. Courtney Solomon will exec produce along with Morgan. Hamilton, Jonathan D. Green and Stephanie Caleb are co-exec producers. The initial project will be a tv movie focused on the character of Anita. My guess is that it will be an origins type story. Fo...

Published Thu, Apr 2

‘Monsters vs. Aliens’ fuels booming box office

source: Today's Zaman

 Turkey 2 with $23.0 million, exceeding the forecast of its distributor, Lionsgate. The strong opening coincides with an intensifying battle for control of the studio's parent, Lions Gate Entertainment Corp, by billionaire investor Carl Icahn.

Published Mon, Mar 30

Arts & Leisure

source: BusinessWorld Online

Arts & Leisure  Philippines 2 with $23.0 million, exceeding the forecast of its distributor, Lionsgate. The strong opening coincides with an intensifying battle for control of the studio's parent, Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., by billionaire investor Carl Icahn. ...

Published Mon, Mar 30