Lionsgate Ripe For Takeover As Amazon, Verizon and CBS-Viacom Emerge As Potential Suitors

[The NZA]

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With CBS and Viacom talking merger again, all eyes are on Lionsgate, which is considered ripe for acquisition. According to one source, there are already potential suitors — Amazon, Verizon and a CBS-Viacomcombination — who have all been sniffing around the company.

We hear of interest in Lionsgate from both the nation’s largest telecommunications company, Verizon, which has been bulking up its mobile video offerings through deals like the one announced today with the NBA; and technology giant Amazon, which has invested billions to create original content for its Amazon Prime service including this year’s Golden Globe-winning comedyThe Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.

We understand that Lionsgate, CBS and Viacom may also be evaluating a scenario that would combine the three. Such a deal would result in a dramatically strengthened media company with a dominant broadcast network in CBS;

 

merger season is getting pretty crazy 

[Drifter]

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