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Apple Considers MGM Buyout

January 15, 2020 FilmTake Comments Off on Apple Considers MGM Buyout

After the abysmal start to Apple’s new streaming service, Apple TV+, the tech company is searching for relevance with a new leader and a possible strategic acquisition.

Lionsgate Films Bound For Disney
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Lionsgate Films Are Disney Bound

June 16, 2019 FilmTake Comments Off on Lionsgate Films Are Disney Bound

Starting in 2020, films released by Lionsgate will be distributed on the Hulu streaming service, and FX, the basic-cable channel now owned by Disney after the takeover of Fox.

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Paramount Pictures Deal is Dead

March 21, 2017 FilmTake Comments Off on Paramount Pictures Deal is Dead

Paramount will not receive the $1 billion in slate funding from China’s Shanghai Film Group, and Hua Hua Media. A source said, the “Paramount deal is dead.”