Sony-Led Consortium Agrees to Purchase MGM
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A consortium led by Sony Corp. that includes cable television giant Comcast Corp. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire venerable film studio Metro-Goldyn-Mayer, the parties said Thursday.
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Film and television studio  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. MGM.N on Monday said it agreed in  principle to be acquired by a consortium led by Sony Corp. of  America for $12 a share in cash, plus assumed debt.
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On top of yesterday's news, DivX has now announced a partnership with Sony that will let retailers offer Sony Pictures Television titles for secure download in DivX format on DivX Certified consumer electronics devices.
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LOS ANGELES : A group led by Japan&#39;s Sony Corp. has struck a tentative deal to acquire Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer movie studios for nearly five billion dollars, ending an era in Hollywood history.
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A group headed by Sony Corp of  America agreed in principle to acquire Hollywood film studio  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM.N for $12 a share in cash, MGM said  on Monday.
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LOS ANGELES, SEPT 14: A consortium led by Sony Corp has agreed in principle to acquire Hollywood studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc for nearly $3 billion.
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TOKYO - Sony Corp. is banking on the $3 billion deal to acquire Hollywood studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc...
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TOKYO With its acquisition of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Sony is one step closer to its vision of linking hardware and content, and to winning the key battle for the next-generation DVD.
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SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- A consortium led by Sony Corp. of America announced late Thursday the details of its $4.8 billion agreement to buy Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
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consortium led by the Sony Corporation of America reached a tentative agreement today to buy Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the Hollywood studio famous for James Bond and the Pink Panther, for
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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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Los Angeles (dpa) - An investment consortium led by Japanese electronics giant Sony has sealed a deal to buy the legendary Hollywood studio MGM, which will keep functioning as an independent unit producing several films a year, Variety reported Friday.
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Hollywood's last major independent, is set to accept a Sony offer worth $5bn.
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Sony Corp.&#39;s Sony Pictures Television International unit says it formed a joint venture with China&#39;s Hua Long Film Digital Production Co.
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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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NEITHER APPLE nor Microsoft will join a consortium formed today to address digital rights management for music and films. But the Coral Consortium has heavyweight firms Sony, Samsung, Philips, Matsushita, HP and 20th Century Fox backing their plans.
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A group headed by Sony Corp of  America agreed in principle to acquire Hollywood film studio  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM.N for $12 a share in cash, both sides   said on Monday.