Lions Gate to Buy Cable Channel Starz in $4.4 Billion Deal
NEW YORK (AP) – Film and TV studio Lionsgate is buying cable channel operator Starz in a deal worth $4.4 billion. The studio is behind the “Hunger Games” movies and the TV series “Orange Is the New Black.” Starz, based in Englewood, Colorado, runs its namesake cable channel, as well as Starz Encore and MoviePlex. Lionsgate said it will be…
