Lionsgate to buy Starz for US$4.4 billion

The Santa Monica-headquartered content studio is to acquire U.S. pay-TV network Starz for US$4.4 billion in cash and stock to create "a global content powerhouse."

June 30, 2016

The Santa Monica-headquartered content studio is to acquire U.S. pay-TV network Starz for US$4.4 billion in cash and stock to create "a global content powerhouse."

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Chris Albrecht, Jeffrey Hirsch, Lionsgate, Mark H. Rachesky, Starz

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Chris Albrecht, Jeffrey Hirsch, Lionsgate, Mark H. Rachesky, Starz

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Daniele Alcinii is a news editor at realscreen, the leading international publisher of non-fiction film and television industry news and content. He joined the RS team in 2015 with experience in journalism following a stint out west with Sun Media in Edmonton's Capital Region, and with communications work in Melbourne, Australia and Toronto. You can follow him on Twitter at @danielealcinii.

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