Sony-Led Group to Acquire MGM for $3B
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LOS ANGELES - A consortium led by Sony Corp. has agreed in principle to acquire famed Hollywood studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc...
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LOS ANGELES  - Sony Pictures Entertainment said Thursday that it has reached $3 billion in worldwide box office sales this year, a marker hit by only two other studios in movie history.
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WASHINGTON -- Sony Corp. is set to take over Hollywood film giant Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM) for about 5 billion dollars, Sony officials said Monday.
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A bidding group headlined by Sony Corp. (6758.T) agreed in principle to buy Hollywood film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  for nearly &#36;5 billion on Monday, after rival bidder Time Warner Inc.  withdrew from the auction.
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LOS ANGELES - A consortium led by Sony has agreed in principle to acquire famed Hollywood studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for nearly $3 billion, MGM said late Monday.    The deal marks the last chapter in the history of two of Hollywood's most storied names - MGM, once best known for its musical hits like "Singing in the Rain" and "Meet Me in St...
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Film and television studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. (MGM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday said it agreed in principle to be acquired by a consortium led by Sony Corp.
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Comcast, the biggest U.S. cable operator, will join the investors working with Sony on the deal, a source close to the discussions said.
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Construction services company URS Corp. said on Monday it would acquire Washington Group International Inc. for about $2.3 billion to expand into the engineering and management of nuclear, infrastructure and environmental projects.
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An Australian-led consortium said it would buy the broadcast business of communications and entertainment group ntl Inc for 1.27 billion pounds.
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. MGM.N  has restricted its employees' ability to trade shares in the  company, and could announce as early as next week a deal to be  acquired for up to $5 billion, sources close to the company and  its talks with possible bidders said on Tuesday.
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Sony is hiring some big guns to capture movie giant Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Photo: AP. Unlike the old days, Sony is seeking outside support in its tilt at MGM, writes William Pesek.
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Sony Pictures is turning  its online acquisition Grouper into a ministudio that aims to  move some of the best user-generated content onto movie and TV  screens.
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LOS ANGELES - Sony Corp. and several financial partners have agreed in principle to acquire movie studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for about $2.94 billion in cash, sources familiar with the talks said Monday...
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LOS ANGELES: A group headed by Sony Corp of America on Monday agreed to buy Hollywood film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for about US$2.
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A consortium led by Sony reached a tentative agreement to buy Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the Hollywood studio for about $4.9 billion.
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Sony Corp. is a step closer to acquiring famed Hollywood studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. in a &#36;3 billion deal that would give it a considerable library of more than 4,100 titles.
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A group led by JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co. agreed to buy UK drugmaker Warner Chilcott Plc for 1.62 billion pounds ($3 billion), outbidding two other private equity firms.