Lionsgate-Starz Tie-Up Eyed in Media M&A Chatter

Variety: Investors have salivated over the prospect that Starz and Lionsgate will hook up. Starz chief Chris Albrecht believes that talk of a union between the cable company, and the film and television studio is being fueled by a sense that the media business is about to enter a period of consolidation. “The first piece is that sort of domino effect,” Albrecht said.