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Icahn Launches Third Bid for MGM Debt

Movies
 October 27, 2010 By Brent Lang 2 years ago

Investor will pay 50 cents on the dollar for notes provided creditors vote against Spyglass plan

  

Hollywood Hot for Movie Based on Michael Jackson's 'Thriller'

Deal Central | Movies
 October 26, 2010 By Jeff Sneider 2 years ago

Kenny Ortega ("High School Musical") is attached to direct from a script by Jeremy Garelick ("The Hangover")

  

Icahn Raises Offer to MGM Creditors

Movies
 October 26, 2010 By Brent Lang 2 years ago

Billionaire investor says he will buy up $1.6 billion of notes before Spyglass vote

  

Lionsgate Says Merger Would Save MGM $100M

Movies
 October 25, 2010 By Brent Lang 2 years ago

Meanwhile, MGM's management urges creditors to vote for Spyglass' plan

  

Despite Icahn, MGM Bondholders Favor Spyglass Deal

Media | Movies
 October 24, 2010 By Sharon Waxman 2 years ago

Bondholders feel they can control Spyglass - Icahn, not so much

  

First Look: 'Rabbit Hole' (Trailer)

Movies
 October 22, 2010 By Brent Lang 2 years ago

Dark drama stars Nicole Kidman as a mother grieving the death of her son

  

Icahn Extends Lionsgate Tender Offer Until After MGM Vote

Movies
 October 22, 2010 By Brent Lang 2 years ago

Billionaire investor will give Lionsgate shareholders until Nov. 1 to accept his bid

  

Hoping to Kill Spyglass Plan, Icahn Offers to Buy MGM Debt

Movies
 October 21, 2010 By Brent Lang 2 years ago

Billionaire investor urges creditors to consider Lionsgate's merger proposal

  

Exclusive: Demme, Reeves Enter Mix for 'Pride & Prejudice & Zombies'

Deal Central | Movies
 October 19, 2010 By Jeff Sneider 2 years ago

Mike White and Phil Lord & Chris Miller are also in contention for the coveted Lionsgate gig

  

Canadian Regulators Reject Lions Gate's 'Poison Pill' Play Against Icahn

Movies
 October 19, 2010 By Josh Dickey 2 years ago

Billionaire investor has been trying to take over the Vancouver-based studio throughout the past year

  

'You Take an Ambien, and You're There'

Movies
 October 17, 2010 By Sharon Waxman 2 years ago

The co-chairmen of Roadside Attractions hold forth about independent film and how they got to be a "last man standing" in a business where many have failed

  

MGM Creditors Get 1-Week Delay on Spyglass Vote (Updated)

Movies
 October 15, 2010 By Brent Lang 2 years ago

Note holders originally asked for more time to weigh Lionsgate's merger proposal

  

Lionsgate: Merger with MGM a 'Natural Fit'

Media
 October 13, 2010 By Daniel Frankel 2 years ago

Studio releases statement citing benefits of proposed merger

  

Carl Icahn May Kill MGM and Spyglass Deal -- Here's Why

Movies
 October 12, 2010 By Brent Lang 2 years ago

By embracing Lionsgate's merger proposal, the renegade investor may end Gary Barber and Roger Birnbaum's bid to take over the studio

  

Carl Icahn Backs Lions Gate's Proposed Merger With MGM

Deal Central | Movies
 October 12, 2010 By Dylan Stableford 2 years ago

Corporate raider with eyes on indie studio owns stock in both

  

Lionsgate's Feltheimer: People Want Their Content When, Where They Want It

Media
 October 5, 2010 By Katherine Spiers 2 years ago

Spoke at MIPCOM in Cannes on the need for new economic models

  

Report: Icahn Wants to Force MGM and Lionsgate Merger

Movies
 September 30, 2010 By Brent Lang 2 years ago

The billionaire investor is amassing between $400 and $500 million in the studio's outstanding debt

  

Lionsgate to Open 'Rabbit Hole' in Limited Release on Dec. 17

Deal Central | Movies
 September 23, 2010 By Jeff Sneider 2 years ago

John Cameron Mitchell's drama stars Nicole Kidman and Aaron Eckhart as grieving parents

  

Antonique Smith to Search for Taylor Lautner in 'Abduction'

Deal Central | Movies
 September 23, 2010 By Jeff Sneider 2 years ago

The "Notorious" actress will play a CIA agent partnered with Alfred Molina in John Singleton's Lionsgate thriller

  

TIFF: 'Everything' Goes to Lionsgate/Roadside

Movies
 September 17, 2010 By Steve Pond 2 years ago

Companies team up to make seven-figure deal for bittersweet drama "Everything Must Go"

  

TIFF Scorecard: Weinstein Gets 'Submarine'; Lionsgate, Roadside Buy 'Conspirator'

Movies
 September 15, 2010 By Sharon Waxman 2 years ago

After a two day bidding competition, The Weinstein Company bought a popular British comedy, "Submarine," for $1 million; Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions bought Redford's "Conspirator"

  

Lionsgate & Televisa Join Forces to Target Hispanic Market

Movies
 September 14, 2010 By Brent Lang 2 years ago

Joint venture Pantelion will release 8 to 10 films a year, but past efforts to court Spanish speaking audiences have been mixed

  

Lionsgate Board Rejects Icahn's Latest Bid

Media
 September 8, 2010 By Daniel Frankel 2 years ago

Investors are once again advised to turn their noses at corporate raiders tender offer, this one valued at $7.50 a share

  

Jane Fonda Releasing New Fitness DVDs

Media
 September 7, 2010 By William Yelles 2 years ago

Lionsgate will distribute two titles Nov. 30 as part of new pact

  

Latest: Icahn Increases Tender Offer to Lionsgate; Now at $7.50

Movies
 August 31, 2010 By Lew Harris 2 years ago

Offer is contingent on the shares issued in July to Lionsgate director Mark Rachesky being rescinded or converted into non-voting shares

  

Lionsgate's Summer Success Could Hobble Carl Icahn

Movies
 August 30, 2010 By Brent Lang 2 years ago

Riding a wave of box-office hits and Emmy wins, the embattled studio looks to turn a page on its costly proxy fight

  
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