MGM could go it alone if bids disappoint: sources

2010-03-19T19:00:16Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Storied Hollywood studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer may opt for a stand-alone plan if bids disappoint, and creditors are expected to meet early next week as the company sifts through expected offers, sources said.</p><p>The studio, struggling with $3.7 billion of debt, said in November it was exploring a po...

Icahn launches hostile bid for all of Lions Gate

2010-03-19T14:01:28Z

<div id="subtitle">Icahn makes hostile bid for all of Lions Gate after studio rejects his bid to boost his stake</div><div><p>Activist shareholder Carl Icahn raised the stakes in his yearlong dispute with Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. on Friday, launching an all-out bid to take over the movie studio following disagreements over i...

Palm, Boeing, Lions Gate, Lloyds are big movers

2010-03-19T13:45:55Z

<div id="subtitle">Palm, Boeing, Lions Gate, Lloyds, Weatherford, SunPower among big market movers Friday</div><div><p>Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and

Icahn offers to buy Lions Gate as MGM bid looms

2010-03-19T13:30:25Z

<div><p>LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Billionaire investor Carl Icahn offered on Friday to buy Lions Gate Entertainment Corp <LGF.N>, in a move designed to forestall the studio's expected bid for storied riv...

Icahn launches hostile bid for Lions Gate

2010-03-19T07:00:40Z

<div id="subtitle">Icahn makes hostile bid for all of Lions Gate after studio rejects his bid to boost his stake</div><div><p>Activist shareholder Carl Icahn is launching a takeover bid for Lions Gate Entertainment. The disclosure comes a week after the film studio rejected his bid to take a larger stake in the company.</p>&...

Lions Gate rejects Icahn offer to boost stake

2010-03-12T14:16:28Z

<div><p>LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lions Gate Entertainment Corp rejected on Friday Carl Icahn's bid to increase his stake in the studio as too low, setting the stage for a battle with the billionaire investor.</p&g...

Lions Gate adopts poison pill, rejects Icahn offer

2010-03-12T12:30:12Z

<div id="subtitle">Lions Gate adopts poison pill, rejects Icahn offer to buy up to 13.2 million shares at $6 each</div><div><p>Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. on Friday rejected a bid by activist shareholder Carl Icahn to boost his stake in the movie studio, and its board disclosed the adoption of a provision meant to keep him from...

PREMIOS SPIRIT

2010-03-05T20:40:19Z

Escena de la película "Precious" que compite en los Premios Spirit. (AP Photo/Lionsgate, Anne Marie Fox)

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Icahn seeks more control of Lions Gate studio

2010-02-22T09:13:11Z

<div id="subtitle">Icahn bids $6 for Lions Gate shares; aims to increase holdings to nearly 30 percent</div><div><p>In his latest lunge for control of movie studio Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., activist shareholder Carl Icahn said Tuesday he's offering up to $79 million to boost his stake signific...

Lions Gate: We won't overpay for Miramax, MGM

2010-02-22T10:19:58Z

<div id="subtitle">Lions Gate executives say they won't overpay for Miramax or MGM</div><div><p>Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. executives said Wednesday they would not "overpay" for flagging movie companies Miramax Films or Lionsgate 3Q loss narrows as revenue rises 15 percent</div><div><p>Lionsgate Entertainment Corp. on Tuesday reported a smaller loss for the third-quarter from a year ago, as revenue rose 15 percent on gains in television revenue, which included deliveries of epis...

"Avatar" loses box office crown to "Dear John"

2010-02-22T11:36:24Z

<div><p>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - It had to happen sometime, but nobody expected the biggest film of all time to lose its North American box office crown this weekend to "Dear John," a low-budget "chick flick" with a pair of little-known stars.</p><p>The romantic drama opened at No. 1 with three-day sales of $32.4 million ac...

People Geoffrey Fletcher

2010-02-05T10:15:47Z

FILE - In this Nov. 5, 2009 file photo, Geoffrey Fletcher attends a special screening of "Precious" hosted by The Cinema Society and Lionsgate in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file)

Oscars

2010-02-02T14:46:14Z

In this film publicity image released by Lionsgate Films, Director Lee Daniels, left, speaks with actors Gabourey Sidibe, center, and Xosha Roquemore on the set of "Precious." Daniels was nominated for an Oscar for best director...

Box-office numbers for Oscar best-picture nominees

2010-02-22T12:40:42Z

<div id="subtitle">Box-office performance for 10 best-picture Oscar contenders including `Avatar,' `Hurt Locker'</div><div><p>North American box-office performance as of Sunday for Oscar best-picture nominees:</p><p>_ "Avatar," 20th Century Fox, nine nominations, $596 million, released Dec. 18</p&...

Olivia Wilde lassos role in "Cowboys and Alien"

2010-02-22T12:47:55Z

<div><p>LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Olivia Wilde is in negotiations to star opposite Daniel Craig in the sci-fi Western "Cowboys &amp; Aliens," which Jon Favreau...

MGM studio wins debt leeway as auction progresses

2010-02-22T13:28:08Z

<div><p>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Lenders for Hollywood studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer &lt;MGMYR.UL&gt; agreed to extend a debt forbearance to March 31, which gives the studio more time to find a buyer.</p><p>The extension, which was ...

Film Sundance Oscars

2010-01-26T09:17:38Z

In this film publicity image released by Lionsgate films, Gabourey Sidibe is shown in a scene from "Precious." (AP Photo/Lionsgate, Anne Marie Fox)

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`Avatar' tops $500 million on domestic chart

2010-02-22T18:58:02Z

<div id="subtitle">`Avatar' tops $500 million on domestic chart, closes on `Titanic' records</div><div><p>James Cameron's "Avatar" continues to close in on his own box-office champ "Titanic."</p><p>"Avatar" took in $54.4 million over the four-day Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend, raising its domestic total to $504.9 million.</p><p&am...

"Avatar" passes $500 million at U.S. box office

2010-02-22T20:05:37Z

<div><p>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Newly crowned Golden Globe winner "Avatar" broke the $500 million mark in record time at the North American box office on Monday, quickly closing in on the all-time record held by "Titanic" for 12 years.</p><p>Distributor

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