Lions Gate Entertainment

YouTube Gets New Movie Content

source: E-Gear

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, ...

Published Fri, Apr 17

Google goes Hollywood

source: p2pnet.net

“The agreements with the studios, which include Sony, Lions Gate, MGM and others, are significant because YouTube dominates online video,” says the NYT. But Eric has it ass-backwards. Darwinian survivors, eh? Good one. —- you and I. Here’s how Glogle spins it »»»

Published Fri, Apr 17

MGM studio talks to Moelis, others on debt-source

source: Reuters

Unconfirmed reports billionaire financier Carl Icahn has been buying up MGM debt has sparked speculation the activist shareholder may try to push for a combination of MGM with Lions Gate Entertainment Corp (LGF.N), another studio Icahn has been seeking ...

Published Wed, Mar 18

New Epix Movie Channel, from Paramount-Lions Gate-MGM, Lacks ...

source: Media Buyer Planner

 MD It hopes to attract young adults by injecting “marketing pizzazz” and “up-to-date technology tricks” on an otherwise familiar programming package, according to USA Today. The three studios accounted for about 25% of all ticket sales in 2008, ...

Published Mon, Mar 9

Icahn buys low, then takes a seat at the table

source: Muckety

 NY In recent weeks, Icahn has bought shares of drug companies Cadus Corp. and Amylin Pharmaceuticals, and the movie and TV studio Lions Gate Entertainment. Deadline Hollywood Daily blog reported last week that Icahn also was buying up MGM debt. ...

Published Sun, Mar 1

Apple plots a DVD player for the broadband era

source: GigaOM

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.

Published Sun, Jun 10