It’s official: Lionsgate is holding talks with multiple bidders on a potential spin-off of its Starz premium pay TV and streaming platform from its studio operations.

Summary Lions Gate is no longer waiting for a transaction to happen - instead, it wants to start one of its own, namely to sell Starz. At this point, it would be justifiable to seek a sale or spin ...

Lionsgate, which has been looking at myriad ways to unlock the value of its pricey Starz operation, is considering among its options spinning the premium network into a separate company. Such a ...

Holders of Starz Series B common stock (STRZB) will get $7.26 in cash, 0.6321 of a share of Lionsgate voting stock and 0.6321 of a share of Lionsgate non-voting stock.

Without rehashing my previous article, let's outline Starz's merits as an investment, not including Monday's news. MeritsStarz is the only pay-TV offering not owned by a larger conglomerate.

Stock in Lionsgate rose 43 cents, or just over 4 percent, to $11.00 in after-market trading on news of the potential Starz spin-off. News of Starz spin-off talks came as the studio unveiled its ...